It’s Not That Hard to Meet New People
I’ve realized over the last month how much I love to meet new people. Something about the transition of someone …
How to Deal with Multiple Passions
I’ve been extremely inspired recently. Inspired to go out and become the best at something. The problem is, it happens …
Life at a Startup: Level Seven
This is Part 7 of a weekly series on my growth and development at a software startup in Austin Texas. …
Suffering as a Christian
How many times have you seen a movie with military guys or some spy movie and when the combat gets …
My Last Daily Blog
When I set out to blog daily back in December of 2018, I never thought that I would hit 200 …
Meeting Thirty of Your Close Friends
I feel it necessary for the sake of documentation to make it known that I am currently at FEEcon 2019. …
Reading Shmreading
Reading has always been a struggle for me. And by struggle I mean I avoided it at all costs while …
Organization and Discipline
Organization and discipline have been things that I’ve battled my entire life. Somehow, I’m fairly OCD about some things but …
Life at a Startup: Level One
This was my first week of — well, of a lot of things. For starters, it was my first week …
When Customer Service is Done Right
I have, unfortunately, been no stranger to the woes of technology problems. Back in December I even wrote a post …
No Ultimate Frisbee for 9 months
Ultimate frisbee has been a big part of my life for the last ten years or so. Around the age …
Peoples Small Yet Ginormous Impact On The World
If I said the name Millard Fillmore, would anyone come to mind? If you’ve studied US presidents at all, you …
College is Killing Your Creativity
“I have $20,000 in debt, I’m 3 years into college, I’ve switched my major 4 times, and I don’t want …
Good Conversation
Do you ever have a really long conversation with someone or several people and have a really satisfied feeling afterward? …
My Dream Job
I did a small exercise in Praxis today and I think it’s valuable for me to put it here as …
It’s Okay To Take Advice Sometimes
I’ve noticed a resistance in people to listen to advice, especially advice relating to new and innovative ways to solve …
One At A Time
How would you eat a sandwich? One bite at a time. How would you read a book? One word at …
Three Styles of Directing. Which one are you?
In theater, you often have a wide gamut of personalities within directors, actors, musicians, etc. That’s what makes theater what …
Kids and Their Attention Spans
Ever noticed how a kid can play with a cardboard box for three hours straight, but then at other times …
An Obsession with History
Growing up, I didn’t think I cared much for “history.” In fact, when I was young I might have even …
Learning Out Loud (literally)
I heard at one point that Jewish children in Bible times were required to memorize some insane amount of scripture. …
Lessons From Ronald Reagan
As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, I have been listening to “Reagan In His Own Voice.” The clarity that he …
The Wisdom Of Ronald Reagan
Many people think that Ronald Reagan was just a puppet that was controlled by his staff, his wife, astrologers, and …
Conviction Vs. Preference
My dad was telling me about the Wisconsin v. Yoder case back in 1972 at lunch today. An interesting case …
In Over Your Head? Me Too. Here’s How I’m Dealing With It.
Having a hard project you committed to or accepting a job you have a lot to learn in can be …
Operation: Find 10 Jobs
At the beginning of this week, I had a challenge. Find 10 leads on possible jobs in the field I’m …
“What Have You Been Doing?” An Assessment of the Education System
Growing up homeschooled, I noticed something. Whenever I asked my fellow homeschool friends this question of “what have you been …
I Blogged For 100 Days Straight
In November, I set a goal. My goal was to become a more proficient writer. I talked about in an …
Deciding On the Future: What Methods to Use
As I’ve been continuing my journey in figuring out the best “career path” for myself, I tried a couple of …
What Keeping Score During Card Games Taught Me
Growing up, I didn’t have some of the normal entertainment sources that other kids did. I never had a video …