When our fears come true we become free from the hold they have over us. I finally laced the back wheel for my motorcycle project. I’d laced the front wheel a few months back, right after I moved into the apartment across from the park. It was the easiest wheel…

I was six years into my engineering career, and itching badly for a new challenge. I wanted to light other people up with the work I did, not just make cool CAD. …

When we have a so-called “hard” task on our list, we often make it worse by labeling it that way. We think to ourselves “that’s really gonna suck, I don’t want to do it.” And usually it does end up being unpleasant. But not because it’s inherently unpleasant. It’s unpleasant…

To be really successful and fulfilled as entrepreneurs, living in the present moment needs to be our default state. Entering a flow state, where we get our best work done, emerges from presence. Our best ideas occur when we’re totally present and engaged. …

These days, by the time you’re ready to upgrade to a new phone, your old phone has limited or no monetary value left. (I mean unless you’re an Apple fanboy/fangirl who upgrades every year). What if there was a way to prevent your old smartphone from becoming e-waste, while simultaneously…

It’s not about knowing when to stop. We all know when, most of us just don’t. We rationalize ourselves past our limits from a place of unconscious anxiety, and then we’re frustrated when we burn out. But what if being burned out is actually how we check to see if we’re doing it right….? And if we’re not burned out we think something is wrong. The check statement returns false and an exception is thrown, a top level interrupt is triggered! Must do something to create burnout, else failure is imminent!

I may not work as an engineer anymore, but I still consider myself an engineer in the domain of life. I still rely heavily on systems and processes to make my life easier. If I’m going to do something more than once, I come up with a system for how…

I walked past a dumpster chute on my walk to the office today with a sign taped to it that said “please break down your boxes.” I think we should tape signs to our laptops that say “please break down your work.” The pull to check email a hundred times…

Here is my call to you today: Automate. Automate. Automate. Here’s the catch, you’re only going to use analog technology, like safety pins and file cabinets. Huh? One of the best ways to get more productive is to make things happen automatically. I’m not talking about using a computer to…