Stop telling me you don’t have time. Stop telling me how busy you are. Stop updating your Facebook account after you’ve complained about being too busy. Stop telling me about your favorite show on television after you tell me you can’t figure out how to start your blog. Stop making excuses for yourself–excuses are boring, [...]

Have you ever dreamed of writing a novel? Like a big-boy chapter book? I certainly have, and I’m almost to the point where I can check off that goal of mine. I’ve always felt like I could do as well (or better) than a lot of the novels I’d read, and since I read a [...]

Motivation is a tricky thing. I’ve heard it described as a “muscle,” meaning that like muscles, we need to exercise our “motivation” in order to increase its usefulness. Most of us suffer from instances of prolonged apathy or even disdain for our projects, our goals, and our lives. Some of us even have an issue with [...]

I had just finished tagging every single book in my house into my Delicious Library 2 app–enjoying the “beep” it made as it scanned the barcode, and I looked back in my room to find my wife sleeping soundly in bed; long ago having passed out and given up waiting for me. I sighed, closed [...]

Pursuing the Highest Level of Yourself. As I enter my “mid-twenties” (which my wife says doesn’t really start until 25), I’m finding myself caught up more and more with books, articles, and websites offering one thing: tips and advice about becoming the best version of myself. From dressing to hygiene to cooking to being a [...]