Category: learning in public

Coping with the little frustrations

I return from a run, a good one feeling confident of having done a good time. Then I look at my watch and notice that it is not running. I forgot to turn it on. All that distance and time are forgotten (my legs do remember), and I feel a little frustrated. Even for such a small thing, I need to calm the rational and the emotional part of my brain. Read more...

Why do you run?

Some people run: because it feels good because it is healthy because they love the endorphine because it is outside I run because that is the only way to eat chocolate, drink good wine and look sexy to my wife Read more...

First drafts

From the book Creativity Inc. Whatever you do the first time will suck. But to do quality work (art), this is a needed step. Every Pixar movie was very bad to start with. Read more...

How to have your sub-conscience to speak its (yours) mind

How to have your sub-conscience to speak its (yours) mind There are moments in life when I need to make a choice between two options, and I cannot. I cannot decide. In my head, it goes like this: I pick option one, feel confident about it, then start feeling that option 2 is best, but I like option 1. I like option 2, too (pun intended). I end up in a loop called analysis-paralysis. Read more...

Talking with the chimp inside my head

The chimp paradox Summary: A great book that explains in simpler terms (and fun drawings) how our brain works and how to best manage our lizard brain. It is a great companion book for Think Fast and Slow Author: Dr. Steve Peters Amazon link Read more...

How to remember names

When you hear a name, you should do the following: use it immediately, like hello Jason Associate a moving image to the name and put it on the person. For me, Jason is the killer in Friday the 13th. For example, I will imagine all Jasons with a hokey mark, a knife and a desire to kill me. use the name multiple times during the conversation use the name at the end. Read more...