Keep Two Thoughts

Small Big Things 21.06.2024 5:13 ↓

Appreciating the little things. Flick a switch and the lights come one. Turn a tap and get clean, drinkable water.

Commencement 14.06.2024 5:47 ↓

>What message would you deliver in a commencement address?

Our food 07.06.2024 4:41 ↓

Moving in the right direction with regards to eating meat.

As Yet Untitled 31.05.2024 5:46 ↓

Write your own job title and bio. Revisit it now and then to see if it still adequately describes you.    

Local 24.05.2024 4:58 ↓

Little steps are still steps.

Not for me 17.05.2024 5:28 ↓

There's nothing wrong with most things we complain about - they're just not for us.

Understanding 10.05.2024 5:34 ↓

Understanding the difference between what we do and who we are.

Holiday Stories 03.05.2024 5:10 ↓

The grasshopper and the ant, the four children, and my favorite Passover story.

Competing Errors 26.04.2024 5:26 ↓

We're not on opposite sides of the same argument - we're arguing different things.

Connect 19.04.2024 5:12 ↓

Reach out and connect with someone. Call, text, email, or write an old-fashioned letter that requires a stamp.

Sound 12.04.2024 6:58 ↓

For so many years radio was literally the voice in my head.

One Down 05.04.2024 6:10 ↓

On running races with no finish line.

Moments 29.03.2024 4:11 ↓

The attention time it takes to bake a loaf of bread is small - maybe twenty minutes. But it requires planning to sprinkle those moments in your day. I'm sure this is a metaphor.

15 22.03.2024 3:52 ↓

15 years since my first post in my personal blog - and the reasons why.

And Ever 15.03.2024 4:30 ↓

For ever begins a new chapter. And Ever never ends.

History 08.03.2024 4:13 ↓

The version of the facts that we see and learn are based on someone else's opinions.   Links: The Washington Post article on the Statue of Liberty

Drawing 01.03.2024 3:28 ↓

Don't wish you could do something - wish you would. Then do it.

Science 23.02.2024 5:35 ↓

Working with various levels of knowns.   Link: Michaelson and Morley's experiment

After 16.02.2024 4:28 ↓

After you return to normalcy, there's a lot of work to be done and nothing can be taken for granted.

Can Opener 09.02.2024 5:57 ↓

When you give someone a can of food, make sure they have a can opener.   Links:   Monty telling this story Ish's keynote. Article on food donations

Flip Flop 02.02.2024 6:24 ↓

Reassessing if decisions you made and sides you chose long ago still make sense.   Links: article in The Atlantic on Cognitive Dissonance

The End of 2020 26.01.2024 4:56 ↓

On making small changes and not making resolutions.   Links: Andy Matuschak  Successful habits through smoothly ratcheting Chris Brogan  three words from 2020

Ours 19.01.2024 4:25 ↓

One of the unsung keys to creativity is knowing when to stop and go ahead and ship.

Shipping 12.01.2024 3:59 ↓

One of the unsung keys to creativity is knowing when to stop and go ahead and ship.     Links:  Todd Vaziri Analyzes a scene in Queens Gambit Javier Grillo-Marxuach on knowing when to stop

Fix All 05.01.2024 5:15 ↓

Don't just press the "Fix All" button. Look  for the critical fix that takes care of all of the cascading errors.