Thoughts on business, online media, and life from a web head, gamer, and entrepreneur living the Gamer Lifestyle.
Projects vs. Hobbies
It is human nature to search for or invent activities that will keep us occupied. Hobbies and projects are the only two tools the mind has to achieve a state of flow, provide a sentiment satisfaction, and fight boredom.
Awesomeness vs. Usefulness
We don’t want to hear about how awesome your product is. We want to know what it will do for us, how it will make our life better (and how much it costs).
Stream of consciousness management
If you have employees, hire freelancers, or are in charge of a team of coworkers, please do not talk to them, chat with them, call them, or email them.
Catch 22: Accomplishments Foster Motivation
Finishing a project, reaching a goal, accomplishing something great helps us to stay motivated. However, to do these things we need to be motivated…
Intelligence vs Intellect
The intelligence equation + random thoughts on the media.
There is no such thing as self-development
Compartmentalizing your days in two categories (trying to become a better person vs. mindlessly plowing ahead) is a losing proposition. There’s no such thing as self-development; there’s just life and we should all try to get better at everything we’re doing, all the time.
Smart busy-ness
As soon as a task or project is completed, it is inevitably replaced by another one. That is human nature. The key to happiness is to filter this incessant flow of activity; the key is to only let absorbing, challenging, and intrinsically rewarding projects, games, tasks, and activities enter our lives.
Emotional Failure vs. Empirical Failure
All failures are not created equal.
Mindshare
Some thoughts on mental health and stress reduction.
Sleep on it
Problem solving. That’s what we (should) do everyday in everything we do. Unfortunately, I am too often reminded that I’m not as smart as I think I am. So how can I solve problems that stump me? Apparently, I should just sleep on it.
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