The Golden Rule On Creating Rules

The golden rule on creating rules

Rules help when they provide a path toward accomplishing a goal that has been proven through successive iterations.

There will never be a programmer in the White House

I’ve been fortunate enough, in my lifetime, to have witnessed the election of the first African American president of the United States. Perhaps, one day soon, the first female President or the first Chinese President.

Change Your Venue, Increase Your Creativity

Changing venues for you and your work is a critical part of discovery and creation. I imagine Neil Armstrong probably felt this in his bones. The next time you hit a rut with a piece of work, uproot it and yourself, it’ll give you a fresh perspective…

Your Idea: The Hook, The Worm, and The Pivot

When you have a good idea and for whatever reason you’re brave/dumb/free enough to drop everything you’re doing and follow up on it, you’ve just bitten the hook. The idea is dangling on it like a worm. There’s a lot of words out there to describe where…

High-Five: The Best Reads of the Week

I’m going to try this once a week. A list of the 5 best things I’ve read all week with some small descriptions. You may hate it. You may love it. You may completely ignore it. Well, I say to you, it’s here when you want it, mmm-k?