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Values, Passions, Goals: A Primer - a metaphor

Values, Passions, Goals: A Primer

  • by Example in Metaphor
  • July 25, 2017May 25, 2019

In my last post, I told you that I’d show you how I go about considering my values and passions. What tools and exercises I’ve… Read More »Values, Passions, Goals: A Primer

Silence your Outer Critic - a metaphor

Silence your Outer Critic

  • by Example in Metaphor
  • July 13, 2017July 11, 2019

Critics are worthless. It’s a known thing. Teddy Roosevelt said it best: “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out… Read More »Silence your Outer Critic

Talent is a lie - a metaphor

Talent is a Lie

  • by Example in Metaphor
  • July 2, 2017May 23, 2019

In the living room of where I grew up, we had a piano. Every night, my mom would play pop songs or stuff she heard… Read More »Talent is a Lie

Bloom Late - a metaphor

Bloom Late

  • by Example in Metaphor
  • June 25, 2017May 23, 2019

There are few things that I find more despicable and pernicious than the idea of a “late bloomer.” To be fair, a lot of that… Read More »Bloom Late

A Note on Minimalism in the Pursuit of Process - a metaphor

A Note on Minimalism in the Pursuit of Process

  • by Example in Metaphor
  • June 18, 2017May 23, 2019

In February of 2000, the small wooden house I shared with 2 college friends burnt to the ground. Went up like a matchbook. My clothes,… Read More »A Note on Minimalism in the Pursuit of Process

The Internet, The polymath, and the (Hopeful) Death of Specialization - a metaphor

The Internet, The Polymath, and the (hopeful) Death of Specialization

  • by Example in Metaphor
  • June 11, 2017July 6, 2019

Pardon me while I speculate wildly. I was at a work conference earlier this year. The theme was around disruptive and continual innovation, and to… Read More »The Internet, The Polymath, and the (hopeful) Death of Specialization

In Defense of Killing your Chickens - a Metaphor

In Defense of Killing your Chickens

  • by Example in Metaphor
  • June 4, 2017May 23, 2019

We raise chickens. Not many. We have 3 left at the moment. Well, I guess 2 now. Not really for eating, but for eggs, and… Read More »In Defense of Killing your Chickens

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