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I’ve grown a goiter by dwelling in this den—As cats from stagnant streams in Lombardy,Or in what other land they hap to be—Which drives the belly close beneath the chin:My beard turns up to heaven: my nape falls in,Fixed on my spine: my breast-bone visiblyGrows like a harp: a rich embroideryBedews my face from brush-dropsContinue reading “No A.I. Art”

“Nobody knows anything…… Not one person in the entire motion picture field knows for a certainty what’s going to work. Every time out it’s a guess and, if you’re lucky, an educated one.” -William Goldman “George Lucas was very sure that Star Wars would be a flop and did not attend the premiere because heContinue reading “Nobody Knows”

“You must choose.” -Yoda, The Empire Strikes Back “Learning to choose is hard. Learning to choose well is harder. And learning to choose well in a world of unlimited possibilities is harder still, perhaps too hard”. -Barry Schwartz, book The Paradox Of Choice Traditional economics is all about scarcity. We want everything, but we can’tContinue reading “An Economics Of Abundance”

“Your problem is not the outside world, your problem is the story you’re telling yourself about the outside world. And that story is a choice. If you’re not happy with the story, tell yourself another story. Period. That simple.” -Seth Godin “The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.” -Marcus Aurelius,Continue reading “Better Stories. Better You.”

“Early is on time, on time is late, and late is unacceptable!” -Eric Jerome Dickey One giant life hack and a way to avoid being in a hurry and then subsequently, harried… Once you determine what time you need to set your alarm in order to wake up and get everything you need to getContinue reading “Fifteen Minutes Early”

“It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” -Harry S. Truman Sometimes you get the credit you don’t deserve. Sometimes you don’t get the credit you do deserve. But if you just do the work for the work’s sake and do it to the best of yourContinue reading “Deserving Credit”

“When we’re able to put most of our energy into developing our natural talents, extraordinary room for growth exists. So, a revision to the ‘You-can-be-anything-you-want-to-be” maxim might be more accurate: You cannot be anything you want to be—but you can be a lot more of who you already are.’ -Tom Rath What’s the thing thatContinue reading “Your World Class Strength”

“Epictetus says to think of ourselves as actors in a play. We can’t choose our roles, and they can be switched at any time without warning.” -novel, Go Gentle by Maria Semple “The problem is that the vast majority of us think that we are the directors, writers, and above all, stars of our ownContinue reading “Find Your Role And Play It”

“The note which any creature forms in the song of existence, it is made first for itself.” -John Muir “To hear the song of existence — ours, or another’s, or the entire symphony of being — is the supreme task of life. But how do we listen to that song when it is drowned outContinue reading “The Song Of Existence”

“He that hasteth with his feet sinneth.” -Proverbs 19:2, KJV “Be quick but don’t hurry.” -John Wooden But mama said you can’t hurry loveNo you just have to waitShe said love don’t come easyIt’s a game of give and takeYou can’t hurry loveNo, you just have to waitYou gotta trust, give it timeNo matter howContinue reading “In A Hurry”