on deciding where a blog lives

2020-12-17

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~4 min read

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777 words

I don’t normally participate in forum discussions. I couldn’t help but weigh into a discussion about strategies for a tech blog. The concern…

how we spend time: the durable partnerships

2020-12-13

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~1 min read

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124 words

Our World In Data recently published findings on how Americans spend their time by who they spend it with. The nearly linear increase in…

three takeaways from eric ries' the lean startup

2020-12-11

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~2 min read

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234 words

Immediate reaction: It’s a business book and any reader should understand that going in. In many ways, it lives up to (or down depending on…

human sized life

2020-12-10

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~5 min read

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961 words

As the year winds down and I look up, I’m thinking more and more about what comes next. There are so many wonderful things happening right…

perpetual thanksgiving

2020-11-25

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~2 min read

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256 words

In a letter to a Mr. B in the winter of 1836, Henry David Thoreau wrote: “I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual…

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