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Ideas & Reflections

This section features a collection of short excursions into the world of ideas and/or reflections on topics I’ve found interesting.

Postit scrabble to do.

Get more done by focusing on just five things

Everyone gets frustrated with their productivity. No mater how much you get done, it can begin to feel like you aren’t getting anything that really …

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Photo of an astronaut on the moon.

What will you accept when you grow up?

Perspectives and predictions relating to the future shift and change over time. But, they don’t have to.

Categories Ideas & Reflections
Icon of a gem emerging from a person's thoughts that represents the items categorized as a ideas.

Why I wear a tie to work

A quick reflection on why we wear what we do and what it means to us.

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Artist focuses on hovering pencil.

Don’t let excuses crush your creativity

An inspiring story of one artist who endeavored to create a song-a-day for a year, and what happened next.

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Rugby players dive for the ball. Image Credit: Tony McIntyre, via Flickr/CC.

Why playing the game and showing up matters

Playing with ideas, trying out products, and having new experiences is fuel for creativity and invention.

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Two men stop to have a conversation on the street. Image Credit: Jim Pennucci, via Flickr/CC.

Speaking in person as a standard

Conversations, problem solving, and brainstorming take advantage of verbal and non-verbal communication that can only occur in face-to-face interactions.

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