As part of my Year of Being Present, something I’m keen to do is dramatically reduce the number of distractions on my phone, and in my digital life in general. I’m using a number of tools, like the Brick, and ScreenTime+, and I have…
In case you missed it, last week I talked about how in Curling, sweepers guide the stone by controlling the friction. We can apply this to our business by looking at tasks we perform, or processes, and trying to smooth that over. But what…
I’ve really enjoyed watching Curling Mixed Doubles at the 2026 Olympics in Milan/Cortina. I remember noting at the last Olympics, it seemed like everyone in my orbit (friends, family, podcasters) was talking about, and even taking up, Curling. So I decided to give it…
For a while, it was pure chaos on the days I picked up my kids from school and daycare. We’d come home. They’d have a ton of energy. And I would: If you’re thinking I was ineffective with most of those, you’re right. I…
This weekend marked SNL’s 50th Anniversary, and if you’re a fan, you haven’t been short on behind-the-scenes content. On top of all the extra YouTube videos, interviews, and events, there’s a 4-part documentary on Peacock called SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night. The entire series is fascinating…
Americans ate an estimated 12.5 million pizzas during the Super Bowl (according to a quick Google search). Most people ordered them from pizza joints, but some likely baked at home. I decided to be one of those people. Now, I had never made homemade…
Baseball in its current form (“the modern era”) has been around for 124 years — hosting roughly 300,000 games. Did you know that out of those roughly 300,000 games, only 24 have been perfect—meaning no batters reached base through a hit, walk, or error?…
It’s been nearly 15 years since Christopher Nolan’s mind-bending film Inception came out, and I still think about it regularly. If you’re unfamiliar, it focuses on a man named Dom Cobb, played by Leonardo DiCaprio. He’s known for stealing secrets from people’s subconscious by…
If you’re in the northeast United States, you know you need to mow pretty much every week in the summer. But there was a point a few summers ago, due to rain, lack of child care, and travel, that I didn’t get mow my…
Imagine this: you’re in a new town, and you’re looking for a place to eat — not a franchise, but something local. It just so happens that a bunch of people you know live, or have lived in this town — people who understand…