Pear is ripe
“When the pear is ripe, it will fall from the tree,” they say. What they don’t tell you is to catch and eat the pear...
Tag: musings
Numb to continual uncertainty
Uncertainty begs for attention. Anxiety thrives off inaction. Born naked, we get sucked into the vortex of other people’s expectations. Instead, we must learn how...
Turning problems into opportunities
Opportunities and problems go together, often masked as one of the same. It’s your perspective that determines how well you exploit this dialectic. It’s always...
The power of choice
Choice rattles decision-making. People don’t like choice, they flinch. They’d rather someone else stear their lives for them. But given no choice, we’d lack all...
Make culture, don’t just consume it
Consumption is a conduit to creativity. Reading and curation inspire us to reproduce our thoughts and ideas to others. The problem is, most people eat...
Doing more begets more productivity
Busy people get more done. Having multiple priorities creates a state of flow. Hesitation is a preventative form of worry. The chronic overthinker pays the...
More than just a pipe dream
Dreams come and go but leave the loftiest impressions. How is it that something can leave such a big imprint but rarely create a reality...
Seeking ignorance amid uncertainty
Curiosity is a powerful tool. It makes us question our surroundings and compels us to ask why things work the way they do. It kicks the...
Work x “Work”
There are two types of work: Work that you do for fun Work that pays the bills The first is sexy and fuels your creativity....
The young/old dynamic
Younger people are generally more obsessed and driven. Older folks are generally more accepting of the status quo, albeit through jadedness rather than experience. The...
Create your own luck
Luck is magic. But magic tricks take preparation. There’s a lot of work into making it look easy. It’s no surprise that the best things...
Back of the envelope…for starters ✍️✉️
It doesn’t matter where or how an idea emerges. What matters is that the concept exists somewhere on paper, a napkin, an envelope, a Tweet,...