Author Archives: Konrad

The most useful things I’ve learned have all been outside of the education “system”. I’m not talking about just vocational skills or specific technical skills. I’m talking about everything that I use on a daily basis today. Writing, coding, exercising, meditating, process design, organizational design, critical thinking, systems thinking, structured communication etc… The list could…More

I’m talking about baseball, basketball, football, soccer, etc… Not the casual viewership, rather the all encompassing pursuit of following a team or teams as a hobby. They’re a way of channeling your competitive energy into something that gives you nothing back. Instead, channel your competitiveness into something that gives better returns. It could be playing…More

Goals without a good “how” component never get accomplished. This means going through a visualization exercise. A tough visualization exercise. If your goal is to write a book, you must examine what it will take to do this. 1. Break the task down into smaller sections. In the case of the book this could be…More

Its one of the ways that we enforce uniformity and a shared purpose. It ensures that everyone re-examines their life periodically. Its also a symptom of the standardization of time. A standardization which is necessary to facilitate interactions between people. Without standard recording of passing time commerce would fall apart and with it all the…More

A Harvard study has tracked hundreds of people since 1938. The happiest were not those with money or power. They were those with the best relationships with spouses, family and friends. Those who, after retiring, actively sought out new social circles outside of work. “Those good relationships don’t have to be smooth all the time,”…More

Both for public figures and for those close to you. Its an emotional reaction that had evolutionary benefits in the past that we can now move on from. Mourning is not a good use of your time. Especially the kind that causes a general depression in your general activities. Good uses of your time post…More

He will force us to care about the small elections. The local and community elections. The ones that people ignore and then get upset every 4 years when there isn’t a presidential candidate they like. Because, if you’re upset, thats the only good response to his election. Find every election you are eligible to vote…More

You just need the right technique. Google’s definition of writer’s block: “the condition of being unable to think of what to write or how to proceed with writing.” The answer is to either: 1. Write about why you can’t think of what to write. 2. Talk to someone intelligent (who you don’t talk to often)…More

They’re absurd in that the reasons that are given for taking time off are absurd. Necessary in that they promote the necessary notion that we: 1. Need time off. 2. Need time to connect with our communities. Now you might say that this could be accomplished by giving people greater freedom in their day to…More

France has wine. Germany has beer. Ireland has Irish pubs. Eastern Europe has vodka. The US has beer pong, corn hole and kings. Its what the rest of the world thinks of when they think “Drink like an American.” Its interesting that this is the product of American ingenuity. The US has led the world…More