by John Macdonald | Dec 29, 2025 | The250
If you put it on the calendar, you’ve got the target. It’s one less variable to undermine your willpower. You’ve scheduled the marathon, product launch, or doctor appointment. Now you no longer need to focus on if. You can focus on what and how. ... by John Macdonald | Dec 28, 2025 | The250
We’re odd mimetic creatures. We have this strong desire to immitate and fit in, and can go to awfully long lengths to do so, yet it’s that fitting in that usually gets us nowhere. “Look at how utterly the same I am as everyone else!” Said no one who ever got the... by John Macdonald | Dec 27, 2025 | The250
We live in a consumer society. This season is an especially consumer-driven time of year. With all of the consumption, we have an opportunity to be a producer. You can produce items such as art, words, and work. You can also produce generosity, leadership, and... by John Macdonald | Dec 26, 2025 | The250
We’re coming to the end of another year. That means resolutions. The calender gives us this natural inflection point. The end of the old and a new beginning. Feels fresh. Feels possible. Feels optimistic. Those are good feelings. But your resolutions are... by John Macdonald | Dec 25, 2025 | AI, The250
The birth of this baby on a silent night went viral. Viral in the only way it could at the time. Word of mouth over the course of months. Then word of mouth became the written word. And here we are 2000 years later, and the birth is still viral. Fully... by John Macdonald | Dec 24, 2025 | The250
When designing software, we spend a lot of time and energy on understanding and specifying the control and data flow. The control flow describes the order in which we perform operations. Do this, then that, and finally the other thing. If X happens, then do Y....