On Monday, I wrote about spending your time wisely; I don’t think I’ve been doing that with my podcast. I’ve been more focused on “parking lot” stuff, to use the analogy from that newsletter: It’s perhaps stuff that I should think about over the…
I was looking at a new karate studio that opened up in my town and I couldn’t help but think that there were very few parking spots for people to park…like 8 at most. What would happen if one of the classes got too…
I’m sitting in a coffee shop in upstate NY thinking about how I can create a better personalized experience for coaching clients, while still automating it. Right now, I’m sending them an automated DM welcoming them and pointing them to a pinned post in…
Back when I was a web developer, every week a friend or acquaintance would come up to me and say, “Joey, I have a great idea for an app.” They would then explain some brilliant app to me that would make a ton of…
Over the weekend, Clark Schmidt, a starting pitcher for the New York Yankees, flirted with a no-hitter. This is a feat so rare that in the last 10 years, it’s only been done 21 times by a single pitcher. That’s about 0.08% of all…
Back in 1991, George HW Bush was hugely popular — like 90% approval rating popular. But in 1992, that changed dramatically, shifting to a 64% disapproval just months before the presidential election. The economy had a lot to do with it. That shift was even worse…
Are you familiar with the term “Rubber Ducking?” I recently learned it’s primarily used in software development, thanks to the book The Pragmatic Programmer. It’s the practice of solving a problem by talking through it out loud (sometimes to a rubber duck). And while the…
I’ve written a few times about how my father and brother-in-law have helped me with home improvement projects. They both have so many tools; when we built the fence, my brother-in-law brought his auger, a two-person hand operated drill. It’s an area where I’m…
When I was a kid, the flu hit me extraordinarily hard. I was down for 2 weeks. I couldn’t eat. I slept poorly. I got way behind on school work. I did lose like 15 pounds, though. Due to diligently getting my flu vaccine…
Do you want to know why I’m AI Hesitant™? Because people use it for things to cheat the hard work of actual accomplishment. This was much more ubiquitous in the early days (you know, all those 2 years ago), but it still happens. It…