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How I Extract Maximum Value From Books
I read about a book a week, but for years I got little from it — highlights I never revisited, notes I never reread. Here's the process that finally changed that.
The Three Core Philosophies of Ideas at Play
Wouldn't it be awesome if you could remember everything you ever saw, heard, or read? Well, maybe it would not be that awesome. Still, I would really be…
The Origin of Cheat Code
A great day, a big contract, a celebration dinner — derailed by a kid who wouldn't put down the controller. The family story behind the term 'cheat code.'
Work At Play
An interactive workshop using cooperative video games to teach adults the four core skills of connection: synchronization, shared memory, shared identity, and serendipity.
Lost in Place - Week47
A shift in how I lay out Lost in Place — giving more visual space to the content — plus the start of a baseball coaching story told in comic form.
Lost in Place - Week46
Seven more Lost in Place strips, following a thread on how differently people react to the same information — with my own snarky commentary mixed in.
Lost in Place - Week 45
The first seven strips from my 2024 relaunch of Lost in Place, plus the pen-and-paper-to-Canva workflow I use to draw these webtoons.
Lost In Place is Back
I recently felt motivated to share my webtoons on social media. For my own sanity, I also decided to archive them here on my blog.
Discovering HEART Roles
What balances SMART goals? HEART goals. In this blog post I outline the five questions you want to answer to start defining your roles.
Automating Daily Notes in Obsidian with Templater
In this article I dig into the templates I use with Templater for creating useful daily notes in Obsidian.
Real Life Example: Building a New Game
Let me give you a real life example of how having a digital second brain helped me develop a new product, author a book, and create a groundbreaking team workshop.
The Origin of Where Not What
How did I actually get into building a second brain? It didn't start with a desire to be more productive, it started with an idea to make better use of what I was learning.