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Suppose you’re at an art gallery and you want to buy two paintings to hang on the wall in your office. There are nine paintings to choose from. How would you choose? One thing you might try is what I call tournament bracket curation. You pit the paintings against each other two at a time […]

Do you have a backlog of books, ebooks, articles, podcasts, videos, and other media content that you want to consume, but don’t have the time? Be honest… will you ever have the time? It’s time to clean things up and get your media backlog under control. Here’s how you can do it. Round up all […]

The book The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho was about accomplishing your “personal legend.” The idea behind movie Soul related to finding your “spark.” The book Volcanic Momentum, by Jordan Ring spoke of “destiny goals.” What is that big thing that you’re going to devote your life towards? What in your life is worth fighting, and […]

Today, StormShock.com turns 22 years old. It was the first domain name I ever purchased, and I bought it from GoDaddy. I was 20 years old and a computer science student in college. Here is the first Wayback Machine snapshot of StormShock, from March 2, 2001: https://web.archive.org/web/20010302221852/http://www.stormshock.com/ Back then, I populated a history database and […]

Disclaimer: In this article, I discuss my own opinions and observations on health topics.  I am not a doctor.  The information here is only observations and opinions, not medical advice.  Please consult your physician before making any changes that might affect your health. Coffee has become a large part of the American culture.  We use […]

I see wealth like it is flowing water. I work, and the paychecks I receive is water flowing into the reservoir of my bank account. When I spend money, I draw water out of the reservoir. Sometimes I spend too much and the reservoir shrinks as the water leaves. Other times, I draw as much […]