We often expect things to be fair in relationships. We may not consciously frame it this way, but people quite often think of it as if we do something that helps another, then they owe us somehow or at least should reward us in some other way with appreciation or reciprocity. Reality is just not……
Author: Kurt Frost
Failure of Awareness
We tend to focus most on our strengths and things within our awareness. Whatever is the most developed part of ourselves tends to lead our experience through life. E.g. Someone who has a rational, intellectual view of situations will tend to be rewarded for this awareness, because it worked for them, and do it more……
Getting to Completion with “Topic Lock”
Choices are hard, yet seductive. I like to “keep my options open”, but this usually ends up with me procrastinating and not getting things done. There are many things that get in the way of completing work, but usually committing to too much is pretty high on the list. In his podcast, Cortex, CGP Grey……
What Makes Difficult Conversations Difficult
Some conversations are much harder to have than others. I have quite a few books on communication and some specifically on difficult conversations, but I had not quite thought of exactly why this is so. Then, listening to Seth Godin this morning, he hit it right on the head by saying that some conversations are……
The Sounds of My Youth
Star Wars occupied most of my childhood. The original film was released when I was 5 years old and, after seeing that, Luke Skywalker, tie fighters and Wookies consumed the majority of my brother, Stefan, and my waking hours… during our sleeping hours, we had The Empire Strikes Back sheets! It is a movie with……
A Little Bit of Structure Helps the Day Run Smoothly
If you find your motivation is lacking these days and are beating yourself up about it, consider a few of these ideas.
The Great Thumping Mystery Solved!
The other day I finally solved a mystery that has been plaguing me for weeks. I had not lost sleep over it, but it was starting to feel like a Scooby Doo mystery. It all started one day when I was sitting at my house and I heard a rhythmic thumping sound. It sounded like……
A Comics Podcast to Pass the Time
You may have a bit more time on your hands these days. If you are looking for something to do – and if you like superheroes or comics (and why wouldn’t you?) – you just may like this new podcast from Marvel, called Marvels. As opposed to many superhero stories, the heroes are not the……
Easy Side-by-Side Windows in Windows 10
I have never liked messing around with my carefully curated windows in Windows 10. Like many things in my life, I have spent time getting them just the way I want them and have thus foregone the convenience of working with side-side windows because of the pain of resizing everything when I am done. (Sorry……
Living Inside of the Circle
It is a productivity/personal development cliche by now to talk about focusing on the things that matter most and not to get caught up in the busyness of life. This does not make it any less important or needed though. It is rare to not meet someone and have them lament how crazy busy they……