by John Macdonald | Mar 21, 2022 | Action, Activity, Mindset, Productivity, Time Management
You Have a Time Prioritization Problem The light bulb went on in the middle of the night while I was staring bleary-eyed at the blue-light glow of my computer monitor. My wife and I had three young kids at home, and I was a programmer on a software development...
by John Macdonald | Mar 14, 2022 | Action, Activity, Productivity, Time Management
How to be Productively Unproductive Did my Wordle today. Meh…got it in 5. I’m usually a 4 or 5 guy, so par for the course. I’m a bit caught up in the craze, like many of you. I don’t cheat (what’s the point), nor share on social...
by John Macdonald | Jan 31, 2022 | Action, Activity
Does it make you a badass, or is it just pathetic? I distinctly remember the first time I noticed a tattoo. My mom was mortified. I don’t remember my exact age, but given where we lived, I was probably 6 or 7. At this time in my childhood, we lived...
by John Macdonald | Jan 10, 2022 | Action, Activity, How-To
Revealing Truths About Creativity and Creatives The Peter Jackson documentary compiled from the 1969 Beatles’ Get Back sessions is a masterclass in the process of creative work. Many people think good art and creative work is magic, requires some unique, innate...
by John Macdonald | Jan 3, 2022 | Action, Activity
Do These Things to Get You Started with a Clean Slate A fresh start. A new beginning. Wipe the slate clean. If you’re anything like me, sometimes you need a reset. A fresh start brings possibilities and helps purge the baggage renting space in my mind. At...
by John Macdonald | Dec 27, 2021 | Action, Activity, Mindset
It Has Nothing to Do With Physical Health Spoiler Alert: This isn’t an article about the physical health benefits of intermittent fasting. This is an article about what the experiment taught me about mindset, habits, discipline, and the secret to making...