February 2012
6 posts
On "disconnecting"
Above: A trail I ran today in Hueston State Park, near Oxford, OH.
I often hear people say we need to “disconnect” more often. Sometimes I ask why. Why should we disconnect? Their answers: We need to “turn off our computers for a weekend.” We need “get away from email.” The answer is usually about getting away from technology.
But do they really mean...
People who do and people who don't
There are people who do. And there are people who don’t. It’s binary.
“People who do” seem to amaze you with what they do. Everytime you talk with them, they’ve done some that seems to surpass your expectations.
One of these “people who do” is Duncan Wolfe. Check out his personal website, Tumblr, and Twitter. I chat with Duncan often. He does things....
On living each day as if it were your last
“If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” - Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Speech 2005
I wish I lived each day realizing that I could die tomorrow. Some people say that this is reckless — that this style of living makes people do regretful things. I beg to differ.
Smart, wise old people, in their last years, tie up loose ends,...
