"Resilience is all about being able to overcome the unexpected. Sustainability is about survival. The goal of resilience is to thrive" (Jamais Cascio). There are a lot of times when I've felt lazy. But there are even more times when I've screwed up my scheduling unintentionally with obstacles I disregarded having to encounter. Even with... Continue Reading →

"The future doesn't belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave" (Ronald Reagan). Recently I was taken by my boss to a meeting. I had only been to two prior meetings with our own staff and coming from two kitchen jobs at 19, I never felt I had the authority to talk. I was... Continue Reading →

"It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves" (Edmund Hillary). We are all guilty of believing we know ourselves and others much more than we do. I believe I know everything about myself. I may even believe I know quite a lot about other people and I form the intention to help them because... Continue Reading →

Although I normally don't write about television and film, everyone who has seen Breaking Bad knows this show can linger in your mind long after the last episode. I am late to the party as I had not seen the show until recently, but as for everyone else, it is never too late to discover... Continue Reading →

"Never assume the obvious is true" (William Safire). What is a heuristic If you've never heard the term, the best way to define it is a brain shortcut. The most common example is to think of a time when you had to make a decision and you felt like you understood the consequences of the... Continue Reading →

"Art consists of reshaping life, but it does not create life nor cause life" (Stanley Kubrick). I've realized over time that making a good schedule and routine to how I do things has helped me let go of what it is I would explore creatively. This is a bad thing. The exploration of not knowing... Continue Reading →

An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house-building business to live a more leisurely life with his wife and enjoy his extended family. He would miss the paycheck each week. But he wanted to retire. They could get by. The contractor was sorry to see... Continue Reading →

One of the most frustrating things about blogging is seeing after you have posted something, the expected traction is not there. You work so hard on a post making sure all parts of it fit together well and subsequent SEO action has been taken. The picture fits perfectly. The title says what it is about.... Continue Reading →

Starting off I want to say, this title actually isn't clickbait. I'm here to talk about why clickbait has risen, why we see it in such negative light and why it isn't a complete waste of time. We all know about the rise of clickbait. We may have been a victim of it once or twice. Some... Continue Reading →