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Q: Am I being deceived by my actions ?  A: We can easily convince ourselves that we are something we aren’t. While reading George Bernard Shaw’s Man and Superman, I was struck by this monologue in… Read More »Less Than You Are

Q: How do we grow up?  A: Slowly and then all of a sudden. There’s a great line in John Green’s A Fault In Our Stars that says,“As he read, I fell in love the way… Read More »Growing Up

Q: How long did we drag heavy doors in front of doorways before someone invented hinges?  A: Too long. A small hinge can make a huge door swing effortlessly. It’s remarkable how little force it takes… Read More »Big Doors Swing on Small Hinges 

Q: How can I produce more? A: Do less. I am not a gardener. But I do have a few tomato plants in a raised bed in the back yard. One of the things I’m surprised… Read More »Pruning and Sabbath 

Q: Does this problem need more attention or less? A: Depends if its a leaky ceiling or a muddy puddle.  This pearl of wisdom comes straight from one of my favorite authors James Clear: I split… Read More »Leaky Ceilings or Muddy Puddles

Q: What’s special about ordinary moments? A: How they add up.  I drove almost 2,000 miles this week. That was nearly 32 hours behind the wheel. And for the most part, it was just me watching… Read More »Enjoying Mundane Moments

Q: What difference can one person make? A: One person could change the world.  Often, we belittle our potential and assume that the world is too large and the problem too big for us to make… Read More »Great Man Theory