Do Millennials and retirement mix? • As a Millennial, I guess that means I'm qualified to write this (or, at least ask the question). It seems a version of this headline pops up more and more frequently these days. I'll keep this post brief. The short answer is: no one knows … [Read more...]
18 Uncommon Stats to Set Your 2018 Perspective
Goodbye 2017, hello 2018 • As the year comes to an end, I took a few days to reflect on 2017 and set perspective heading into 2018. Here are some numbers — covering a wide range of topics — that never cease to amaze me and will help set (or reset) your perspective: … [Read more...]
10 Life Hacks from “Essentialism” (Book Summary)
Some essentials about Essentialism (or TL;DR) • Let's kick things off with the Essentialism elevator pitch. If you only have one minute to read this, here you go: Definition: Author Greg McKeown says the most fitting definition of essentialism is "less but better." … [Read more...]
The Secret of Productivity is a VERY BIG Waste Paper Basket
A True Essentialist • I recently finished Greg McKeown's book Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less (book summary here). Like most great books, I have a ton of underlines, highlights, and notes. However, there are usually one or two stories that stand out above the … [Read more...]
Time Equality: How Do You Use Your 24 Hours Per Day?
Everyone Gets 24 Hours Each Day • Whenever I'm feeling overwhelmed, I remind myself that everyone gets the same 24 hours in a day. Everyone. Every one. You, me, your parents, your siblings, all your friends, everyone you've ever met, everyone you've never met, all … [Read more...]
12 Life Lessons from “Chasing Slow” (Book Summary)
Intro to Chasing Slow • I just finished reading Erin Loechner’s Chasing Slow. I purchased the book without really doing any homework on it — I guess that’s the power of a good book title. Because I didn’t know anything about it, I went into it assuming it was going to be a book … [Read more...]
“Then what?” The Story of the Tourist and the Fisherman
The Origin of the Fisherman Story • After reading the story of "The Mexican Fisherman" in Erin Loechner's book Chasing Slow, I did some quick Google searching to try to find the author and when it was originally published. Interestingly, it doesn't seem to pop up in Google … [Read more...]