I love a good board game, playing guitar, and cooking. If I had all the time in the world, then I’d try every hobby out there.
Reality check: We don’t have an endless supply of time, but many of us still have a lot of hobbies. So what do we do? How can we find the [...]

I’m a huge fan of the Office. And though I mainly watch it for its witty comedy, I think there’s a lot to learn from the characters in Scranton, Pa. For example, here’s a blurb of what Pam says to Jim when she decides to leave graphic design school:

Have you ever felt like you’ve reached a turning point in your life? No one can predict the future; we can only prepare for it. That’s a bit of a generalization though. Some futures seem more predictable than others. For example, I’ve got a few exams to take over the next few weeks, so I [...]

Today, I just wasn’t in the mood to do work. That’s okay. I did something else instead. Rather than miserably forcing myself to do something that I thought I wanted to get done today, I did something different. I can’t do it too often, especially if a deadline is approaching (ahem, April 15th is coming, [...]

“I didn’t see it then, but it turned out that getting fired . . . was the best thing that could have ever happened to me.” -Steve Jobs
Reality
These are hard times. Optimistic projections predict a rebound in the economy by the end of 2009. Pessimistic ones predict the self destruction of the United States. Lovely, [...]

When you wake up in the morning, why are you waking up? If you cannot answer this question for too many days in a row, then you are doing something wrong.

Have you ever said “yes” to something that you didn’t want to do? Were you worried that the other person would hate you if you said “no”? Did you stop and ask yourself whether this new request was really worth your time? Most of us have a limited amount of time on any given day, [...]

There are luxurious things in life, and there are those things that cost $1.89 that still make you happy, like the Dairy Queen Hand Dipped Cone:

It’s no Graeter’s, but it’s still tasty. Also good is TCBY’s $0.99 waffle cone on Wednesdays. No shortage of tasty ice cream treats here

If it weren’t for bad days, I would hate my life. Or rather, I would hate the kind of life I live. I know I wrote a lengthy post that said we should strive to make every day a good day, but my point here is to say that bad days prepare us to appreciate [...]

You know, for as much as people emphasize getting things done and maximizing productivity, it’s okay to just do nothing too.
I have to turn my mind off and cool it down every once in a while to keep it from overheating and breaking down, right?