The Surprising Depth of People

It's the 4th of July. People are moving through the stadium gates towards the concessions stands or seats. Over the murmur of happy voices is the crack of a ball meeting bat. The FirstNLR Deaf Church returned to Traveler's Stadium to just hang out. Opportunities to build relationships, start new ones, and generally have a …

No Media for 5 Days and I Loved It

Have you heard of Tim Ferriss? He's an efficiency expert who can cut the waste out of almost anything. The 80/20 analysis post I previously wrote about was from him. Then I ordered his first book The Four Hour Work Week (4HWW). Within it was a way to cut out mental overwhelm. The 24 hour news cycle …

Defeating Busyness on the Road to Nowhere

Have you ever felt like a hamster on a wheel going nowhere, no matter how hard you run? I watch stacks of books to read grow, hours at work increase, and time to enjoy myself decrease. It’s pretty miserable.   I remembered something Tim Ferriss said on a podcast once about conducting an 80/20 analysis. …