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When it all goes wrong
It’s been said before that failing to plan is planning to fail. But, what do you do when it all goes wrong? We’ve all been there. You can plan and prepare as much as possible, and yet sometimes, in crunch time, everything falls apart....
Read moreA runner’s guide to balance and perspective
This was originally published in 2006. It feels both very far away and more relevant than ever. I think there’s value in here, even for the non-runners among us: as we drown in email, connectivity and general juggling of too many tasks… sometimes unplugging...
Read moreWhat’s in a name?
When I was younger, I wrote a lot of letters. Most of them were to professional athletes. The pattern was always the same: Write a letter, stuff a baseball card or photo into the envelope, send it and wait. I was after one thing:...
Read moreBroadcast media broke us
I’m not about to sit here and say that traditional media is dead. (It’s not.) I’m also not going to get into a discussion about the different ways that traditional broadcast media broken. (Though, It’s certainly due for reinvention) What is more important than...
Read moreArchitects, Carpenters and Hammer Swingers
Hammers are great tools. There’s something satisfying about a nice sharp nail sinking into wood. That’s the great thing about hammers – repetitive simplicity, with great results: as long as you swing hard enough, you’ll accomplish your goal every time. Wonderfully, mindless work. Swing...
Read moreShow Your Work
Think back to high school math class, or a university physics course. Somewhere along the way, on a test or final exam, we’ve all seen this, scrawled in red ink… Show your work! For most of us, this was a startling realization. Until we...
Read moreKnowing when to worry
I’ll be the first to admit it – I tend to worry about things. I think we all do. We’re wired to be concerned about our survival; at some level that has to be an evolutionary thing. Worrying is part of being human. The...
Read moreHow to be human in spite of the web
We’re all very good at discussing how social media is making us better. Better relationships, better communication, better chances at serendipity, better access to information. Its more rare to hear about ways that social media and its associated tools are making us worse. What...
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