Living

Surprised by Green Lights

May 10, 2026

Almost every time I’m behind a car, waiting on a green light, the light will turn, and I’ll have to wait for the driver in…

Best Practices Are Just Average Practices, Embrace the Contrarian Way

January 6, 2026

I don’t get the obsession with best practices. People always talk about them, likely because none of us really knows what we are doing and…

700 Days of Reading: Lessons, Challenges, and Advice

February 24, 2025

Today marks 700 days in a row of reading for at least one hour. I’ve maintained this streak through family vacations (with five kids!), while…

What I want people to say about me

February 5, 2024

I read this quote recently, and it has haunted me. “the most serious misfortune for a busy man, who is overwhelmed by his possessions is,…

What we can’t do

January 28, 2023

Have you ever found that you can’t do something simple? Or, more accurately, that you can’t bring yourself to do it consistently? As I look…