“My dear, here we must run as fast as we can, just to stay in place. And if you wish to go anywhere you must run twice as fast as that.” -Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland We all get busy at times. In fact, sometimes we feel “too busy” to do certain things. One of […]
When I walk into a bookstore I quickly sniff out the well worn path to the self-help, business, and art sections. One of the challenges with non-fiction (especially self-help and business books) is that a lot of the advice is predictable, overly simplistic, or doesn’t feel actionable. It’s an ongoing search for truth or answers […]
“Productive work does not mean the unfocused performance of the motions of some job. It means the consciously chosen pursuit of a productive career, in any line of rational endeavor, great or modest, on any level of ability. It is not the degree of a man’s ability nor the scale of his work that is […]
The notion that you should “follow your passion” is an internet sensation. The popularity shouldn’t be at all surprising considering most people want to do what they want and they simultaneously feel discontent. Even though passion is the career advice pretty girl, there are some detractors. Cal Newport was an early detractor. He suggests that rather […]