Posted in seeker, tagged advice on February 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
News inspires; noise distracts. Both news and noise can trouble you, but don’t worry. Go where you’re inspired. Don’t stay where you’re distracted. Soon you’ll tell news from noise.
Posted in seeker, tagged advice on February 10, 2008 | 5 Comments »
You are not at the beginning of the end. You are at the beginning of the new.
Posted in seeker, tagged advice, change your life on February 8, 2008 | 12 Comments »
I’m taking a break from the web, at least until a story is done, and maybe for much longer. So I’ll leave you with two thoughts that have always mattered to me. The first is something you’ve heard ten thousand times, but should be on every page of the web: When you make assumptions about [...]
Posted in seeker, tagged advice on December 27, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Researcher: Info Overload Costs Economy. Yes, I know you multitask very well, but the folks in “The Marching Morons” also know they’re driving very fast. A common trait of most of the world’s great thinkers is the ability and willingness to focus on a single problem.
Posted in seeker, tagged advice on December 18, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Her father is in the hospital, in a room where his family may be with him. Emma is flying to be with them. I’m tending to things here, and may join them soon.
Tell someone you love them, then do something meaningful. (Yes, those can be the same thing.)
Posted in seeker, tagged advice on January 3, 2005 | 4 Comments »
Once you’ve set up a long, happy relationship, there’s one more thing required to keep it going: Don’t assume you’re in a long, happy relationship. Assume you’re in a brief, wonderful romance, and, every day, say or do something to show how grateful you are.
Posted in seeker, tagged advice on January 3, 2005 | 4 Comments »
Rachel Brown, in a comment on my previous post, asked,
So what do you think is the key to having a long and happy relationship, other than finding someone you’d like to have a long and happy relationship with? (Actually, if you have any advice on the latter question, I’d love to hear that too.)
Ah, love, [...]
Posted in seeker, tagged advice on January 2, 2005 | 2 Comments »
1. Don’t take advice from anyone who’s unhappy.
You might think there’s an exception to this: the person who has learned a hard lesson. But people who’ve really learned hard lessons are no longer unhappy. You haven’t learned a lesson until you’ve accepted it and are ready to move forward.
2. Don’t take advice from someone who [...]
