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
Q: Is staying up-to-date really serving me well? A: True wisdom has been tested by generations; not tapped out hurriedly on a smartphone. We’re bombarded with things to read: emails, news headlines, posts, books, magazines, articles,… Read More »The Timeless and the Temporary
Q: What is the hardest thing you are capable of doing?A: Typically we can imagine something just a little harder than the hardest thing we’ve done. But what if we’ve never done hard things? Earlier… Read More »Hard Things
Q: How can I prepare for a changing future?A: By continuing to learn, rather than trusting what you already know. “In times of change learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped… Read More »The Learners & The Learned
Q: How many of my problems are imaginary? A: More than you might think In the book Chicken Soup For The Soul, Nadine Stair (an 85 year old woman from Kentucky) shares a remarkable piece of… Read More »Imaginary Problems
Q: What creates an environment for deeper conversations?A: More, Less, or Different Light A novelist and an architect have both pointed out the importance of light on how we think, how we share, and where… Read More »The Effects of Light on Conversations