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Never Enough — A Victim of America’s Productivity Fetish
I don’t hold myself accountable every day. Maybe that’s a feeling that stems from toxic productivity: the feeling that whatever you accomplish…
The Guilty Pleasure of Inaction: When Rest Feels Like Failure
Taking My Foot Off the Gas Last week one of the only things on my mind was simple: “I’m exhausted.” Marco’s Brain…
Some Flames Just Die Out Slowly
I found myself in the Kita-Sandō district north of Harajuku and Shibuya. It felt odd being there without a group of guests…
Finding Different Ways to Win: In Basketball and in Life
I got up in the morning to pack my gym bag. It felt strange—like I was stepping back into an old routine…
Getting My Shift Together (One Task at a Time)
Late Start After a train delay, I realized I’d be arriving at work nearly an hour behind schedule. I agreed to make…
Workplace Automation with Google
“I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.”…
Better Process Bad Results
When the Shots Don’t Fall It was my day off, and I have a bad habit of sleeping in till around noon…
Tomorrow Isn’t Guaranteed
I woke up wondering if I should try to make my way to World DJ Festival Japan. A couple of my favorite…
Cycles, Scabs, Circuits, Nostalgia, and Power Chords
In a recent post, I’ve joked that it’s taken me nearly two months to get a new blog out. It’s impossible to…
Not Every Slip is a Terrible Fall
This morning, I woke up on instinct. Looking down at the clock, panic surged through me—I had overslept by an hour. But…