Ever see something beautiful and then realize it’s actually trash? I went for a walk the other night and as I got close to a street light I saw something sparkly on the road. It was about the size of my palm, and glittering in the street light, and flattened, like it had been run […]
When I started writing this I had more questions than answers. What is comfort? Where do you get it? How much does it cost? When do you seek it out and when does it seek you out?
First, my apologies, loyal readers. You are probably wondering why I didn’t post last week and I’m excited to tell you why! This week I’ll be cross-posting content that I’m composing for my new business. It’s called Unstoppable Startup and our sole purpose is to help startups succeed. That’s right, I’m getting paid to do […]
If you want to get better at making good decisions practice making your own decisions. Maybe you’re lucky and you already make good decisions. Maybe you don’t need to make good decisions because you are good at football, baseball, and lacrosse, darts and basketball, and poker, golf, and chess. The rest of us learn to […]
Sometimes when you are in the middle of nowhere you want to watch the latest episode of Cosmos. There’s just something about resting under the stars watching Neil deGrasse Tyson talk about the stars. Northwest Montana isn’t exactly the middle of nowhere. There is less light pollution (ranked 48th in population density) and the air […]
Intellectual property is a term that bears some resemblance to real property but the two are very different. IP represents the product of knowledge workers time and resources. Real property represents physical objects. Sometimes a knowledge worker produces an idea that makes its way into the physical world. But that is another discussion. Walk down […]
Everyone knows how to clean. Throw out trash, move dust and dirt around until you can’t see it anymore. Wash, rinse, repeat. I’m developing a system for living with the clutter through my spring cleaning process. Specify clear goals (Are they feasible?) Make a plan (Can it be delegated?) Commit to a timeline (When will […]
A whiteboard in your workspace is essential. I do a lot of design work on sketch paper (lines get in my way) but having a whiteboard in my office gives me the power to let my imagination run wild. I just take a picture with my phone and share it with my team. Check out […]
7 years ago when I was working in a cubicle in Bellevue I thought I had made it. Good money, good benefits, interesting work at a fast paced company. Then came the crippling anxiety and quietly building rage. Those side effects seem inseparable from high profile agency jobs with six figure salaries. When I was […]
I went to Starbucks. They are everywhere. On the highway, downtown, in Safeway, even Albertsons now. The coffee is always the same and they all have free wifi. Here are some other places I’ve been so far. Saint Regis Travel Center St Regis, Montana What’s in a name? The St Regis Travel Center is all […]
That feeling when you know someone is wrong on the Internet… It’s the overlap in the middle of the Venn diagram between Critical Thinking and Critical Feeling. On one side you think they are wrong and on the other side you feel that they are wrong. Combine those two experiences and you’ve got a self-righteous […]
Have you read that to be more productive you should wake up earlier? Me too. I’m in Montana and I’m starting to believe it’s true. We’re crossing time zones and I’m waking at the same time of day so I get up a whole hour earlier now. My primary team and almost all of my […]
Aaron Bronow 