Why Am I In Milwaukee?
9/2/2017--With a three-day weekend, I had the feeling I should "use" it somehow. One of the first thoughts in my mind was to go somewhere, not Indy or Chicago, or…
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Why Am I In Milwaukee?
The European Philosophers From Descartes to Nietzsche
Rene Descartes (1596 to 1650): “Je pense, donc je suis (Cogito, ergo sum).” Topics: He excelled at analysis into ultimately simple and clear ideas, making him a good place to…
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The European Philosophers From Descartes to Nietzsche
Encourage employees to do what they enjoy
8/31/2015--Give extra slack to an employee who says, "I love this type of work". That employee probably needs less management on a passion project than other projects they're given. Further,…
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Encourage employees to do what they enjoy
Revisiting and redefining purpose
07/30/2016--Revisiting my purpose helps ensure two things: That I'm on track That it's still my purpose to pursue I set a purpose over four months ago ("to be content at…
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Revisiting and redefining purpose
Bad judgment leads to good judgment
10/30/16--My work computer was stolen this week. It was a good week, as I learned better judgment in a few areas. First, no garage is safe when it's a public…
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Bad judgment leads to good judgment
The utility and essence of civic duty
11/12/2016--A vote for president is considered "civic duty" by many people I know. Forget for a moment I've never tried to define what a civic duty is. First I'd like…
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The utility and essence of civic duty
Recognizing Quality (or a lack of it)
11/19/2016--The sooner you learn to recognize quality, the better you'll be ready to contribute in almost any area. I'd put "quality recognition" in the category of "metaskills". As Tim Ferriss…
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Recognizing Quality (or a lack of it)
Love = donation + investment of time
12/2/2016--Love is at least willingness to give up time for a person. More specifically, time from your own interests and to theirs. For example, love could be recognized by giving…
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Love = donation + investment of time
Gratitude: for all things vs each thing
2/13/2017--It's a different challenge to be grateful while rich vs poor or even while simply comfortable. It may even be more challenging to practice gratitude because true gratitude calls for…
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Gratitude: for all things vs each thing
16 metaskills I’ve found so far
1/14/2017 What is a metaskill? "Meta": (from Greek meta meaning ‘with, across, or after’) a prefix used in English to mean higher, or beyond. E.g. metaphysics; metalanguage. (Oxford Dictionary) Really,…
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16 metaskills I’ve found so far