Chances are you’ve heard the decision-making framework of, “Hell Yes, No.” Coined by Derek Sivers and championed into the mainstream by Tim Ferriss and Mark Manson, it’s a filter for deciding how to spend time and energy. Here’s how it goes: When opportunity knocks, if you don’t feel fireworks of…

Why Finnish children are given two hours of daily playtime and what we can learn from them. — “Adults are just obsolete children.” -Dr. Suess In 2013, an elementary school teacher named Timothy Walker moved from Boston to Finland to teach 5th grade. A year later he wrote a piece for the Atlantic about how his students in Finland had fewer behavior issues, were more attentive, and less likely to burn out before the end…

“In order to understand the world, one must turn away from it on occasion.” -Albert Camus On Christmas morning, 2018, Colin O’Brady woke up the same way he had for the last 52-days — alone in his tent on the frozen desert floor. He looked at his map. He saw…

Last night Ava and I played a few hands of Gin Rummy and I was reminded of an embarrassing truth: I can’t shuffle a deck of cards. I don’t mean that I can’t shuffle like a casino dealer. I mean that I can’t shuffle at the level you’d expect from…

How to increase income and freedom through accountability — Ifyou’re a Freelancer who wants to increase income, independence, and security (the Freelancer Trifecta), then the last thing you want to do is increase “productivity.” You want to increase accountability. Being paid based on the hours you work is the slow and certain death of the Freelancer. And no amount…

“If you don’t become the ocean, you’ll be seasick every day.” -Leonard Cohen It’s a busy night at the Boston Opera House. Couples file in with black ties and glistening gowns. Martinis float by on trays, dodging patron elbows and distracted faces. The house lights flicker and ticket holders head…

I read a great quote by the artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat the other day that went, “Art is how we decorate space. Music is how we decorate time.” I love this idea of “decorating time.” It also fits into my belief around how once a piece of art is released to…

How a journaling habit can turn introspection into insight — source Self-reflection like this is like getting dressed in the dark — you might get your pants on, but they’re probably backward and definitely won’t match your shoes. What is consciousness? The word gets thrown around in science fiction films, branded as the final divide between humans and robots. Is…

The hidden key to connection, creativity, and flow — The author and journalist, Florence Williams is zig-zagging through a patch of prickly pear cacti toward the San Juan River. Walls of hematite rock and soft bluffs of red soil line the river bank. She steps carefully and spots a grassy opening where she can sit and watch the water…