Envision then do
You have to know exactly how you want the music to sound in your head, hear exactly how it actually sounds in the room, then bring the two as close together as possible. That’s paraphrasing a knighted...
View ArticleWhat money can buy
A while back, I mentioned Jacob Needleman’s Money and the Meaning of Life. One of the points Needleman makes is that for almost any problem in life there is a very specific amount of money that will...
View ArticleDeadlines
The nice thing about deadlines is that they force you to ship. Your article, your app, your art will never be perfect, so of course you can always make it better tomorrow. Deadlines force you to give...
View ArticlePlanning ahead
As life gets more complicated, planning gets more important. I’ve never been a good planner. I don’t like planning, so I naturally resist it. But as work gets more challenging and my 9-year-old son Gus...
View ArticleHow geeky
I’m going to be heading down to South By Southwest in a couple of weeks, and I am stoked … I’m even going to be taking the Startup Bus! Unfortunately, I’m going to have to miss one of my son’s...
View ArticleTribbon time
Hey there – Jody and I launched Tribbon last week, and most of my non-family blogging is going to happen in that context. You can read all about my latest learning (read: failing and continuing) in my...
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Gus’s first gymnastics meet of the new season
It’s a new gymnastics season! Gus’s first meet was last weekend, and he did great – 2nd All Around for Level 5 JrB (full scores). As I always tell him, I’m more proud of the work he put in than the...
View ArticleLumia or iPhone?
I crashed my phone last night, my trusty HTC 8X Windows Phone. It’s been a great phone, but it’s time to upgrade … I’m agonizing over the decision. Now that I don’t work for Microsoft, I can get any...
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My Beautiful Mind
At Business of Software 2013, Greg Baugues spoke about depression and the stigma surrounding mental illness. The only way to eliminate that stigma is to talk about it. So I am. When I was a senior in...
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Music my kid shared with me
An unexpected joy … as my 13-year-old son, Gus, has developed his own musical tastes, he’s turned me onto some great music. Here are three examples. Note: some of this music uses strong language. If...
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