“There is no moment that you become an entrepreneur, so there is no need to quit your job just to define yourself as one.”
You Don’t Need to Quit Your Job to Be a Maker
How to Get Better at Estimating Your Time
“While we’re bad at estimating how long tasks will take us to complete, we’re actually pretty good at estimating how long it will take someone else to complete a task.”
10 Ideas For The Interested This Week
“Enjoy it!” — Brody Stevens
There’s Nothing To Be Afraid Of
We all get scared.
And when we do, it’s tempting to allow our fear to hold us back from the things we want, need, and are born to do.
In the moments I encounter fears that feel insurmountable, I remind myself of a few simple truths.
The Most Radical Choice You Can Make Is to Be Optimistic
“Optimism is our instinct to inhale while suffocating. Our need to declare what ‘needs to be’ in the face of what is. Optimism is not uncool; it is rebellious and daring and vital.”
What No One Tells You About Getting Older
“Everyone older than you will be ‘adults’ and everyone younger than you will be ‘kids.’ You’ll always feel in the middle of those two stages of life.”
Three Ways to Save More Money
“After bank overdraft fees, the number-one regretted purchase was … eating out. It’s a frequent purchase that many of us make regularly, but, savings-wise, it’s death by a thousand cuts.”
The Best Thing You Can Do for Your Health Is to Sleep Well
“In the spring, when we lose one hour of sleep, there is a 24% increase in heart attacks the following day. In the autumn, we gain an hour of sleep opportunity, and there is a 21% reduction in heart attacks.”
Six Things to Overcome to Become a Better Listener
“You have to discard the filters you’ve created, and focus on potential positive outcomes that can only happen when you listen.”
Why Designing Things to Be Simple for Users Isn’t Always Best
“The more users invest in a way of doing things through tiny bits of work, the more valuable the service becomes in their lives and the less they question its use.”