Archive for January, 2009

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Having thoughts ≠ thinking

The other day I was thinking about something.  My mind was all over the place, and I was having trouble staying focused or making any real progress in my thoughts.    Then I realized: I’m not “thinking” about this.  I’m just “having thoughts”.   Too often we mistake one for the other. The act of [...]

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

The Impact of Being Purposeful

This posting is going to sound a bit like I'm tooting my own horn.  That's because I am.  Ok, that's not strictly accurate.  It doesn't feel so much like tooting my horn as it feels like acknowledging some substantial progress I have made in my work and my life.  And, I'm of course writing this [...]

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Completing 2008 and Designing 2009

Hello and Happy New Year from New York! I am here with my wife, visiting relatives and enjoying New York at this time of year.  We went to Times Square last night but were too late to get closer than two blocks from the square itself, so we went to a nearby venue and rung [...]