The Engine of Matt Todd

#269 Cheetos lesson for the day 14.01.2021 11:25 ↓

Cheetos are the best, and that's the problem

#268 Interview: Kevin Kane 13.01.2021 1:20:31 ↓

Kevin Kane is a father of two young girls in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District. He has become a vocal proponent of returning to school, and once you hear his story, you'll understand his sense of urgency. Enjoy!

#267 The potential of a clean room 11.01.2021 11:58 ↓

Kinetic vs potential energy in everything, including free speech and a clean room.

#266 Honey badger media defense 08.01.2021 10:58 ↓

Be the honey badger!!!!

#265 Average effort yields success 07.01.2021 10:53 ↓

Average performance is not associated with success, but when compared to a rockstar moment, average wins every time!

#264 Pick the myth or the fault 06.01.2021 10:57 ↓

You can't have myths that remove fault from your actions AND the ability to change you plot in life. You have to pick one or the other.

#263 Act like you're blind 05.01.2021 10:40 ↓

Our reliance on our problem solving capacity just makes more of a mess in our current bad actions. Be blind in the future, and this may change that. 

#262 Bringing the worst to get the best 04.01.2021 10:12 ↓

I had to bring out the worst in myself to figure out how to get the best, and you may need to, too.

#261 Applebees tried to save me 01.01.2021 10:22 ↓

As bad as the food is, the people make up for it.

#260 Shelf life of life 30.12.2020 10:36 ↓

Why would we have a different egg timer for different aspects of our life when the same urgency is required in all places?

#259 Goldfish fail 21.12.2020 12:11 ↓

The easiest sometimes turns out to be the most vacant.

#258 Interview: Mark Tarses 19.12.2020 1:23:47 ↓

Mark Tarses is the president of the Berkeley Property Owner's Association. He has been a landlord in Berkeley for over 40 years and has never had an eviction. His management style and business philosophies are incredible. Enjoy!

#257 I'm a mess 18.12.2020 11:17 ↓

It's painfully true, but ultimately leads to less pain.

#255 Alumnus of the Month: Carly Ross 17.12.2020 1:13:01 ↓

Carly Ross is a Danville native, MTU alum, and sophomore at the USD Honor College. She's a standout individual with a die hard work ethic. It was an honor to sit down with her and see how awesome she is becoming. She is also looking for an internship in business, real estate, or anything, frankly, in the Bay Area or San Diego area for this coming summer. Hook a girl up! Contact below. Enjoy!...

#256 Team reptile 17.12.2020 13:22 ↓

We can understand that we're on different teams without throwing away the larger team.

#254 The little voice 16.12.2020 11:14 ↓

It's not likely you're born with it, but it can alter your life.

#253 The invisible standard 15.12.2020 11:39 ↓

Can you hold yourself to a standard that no one else even knows about?

#252 Monopoly as a barometer 14.12.2020 11:35 ↓

You can't tell me you don't have it in you if you want to win big in monopoly. 

#251 Interview: Sacha Feinman 12.12.2020 1:39:00 ↓

Sacha Feinman is a writer, Jiu Jitsu practitioner and teacher, and is also involved with the Guardian Gym project in Oakland. He's always a pleasure to spend time with. Enjoy!

#250 Pics of a steak 11.12.2020 10:20 ↓

The pictures may be more gratifying than the silence. 

#249 Am I on fire right now? 10.12.2020 10:40 ↓

If you can't separate the distinction between was on fire and AM on fire, you may be losing your way.

#248 The burden of the future 09.12.2020 10:17 ↓

What are we if we can choose to to make our lives hard or not? Not all of us will be good examples for those that come after.

#247 Don't win too many games 08.12.2020 11:43 ↓

We always want to win more games, but it will ultimately lead to less success. 

#246 Lesser of two 07.12.2020 12:54 ↓

The difficult thing is actually the lesser of the two