From the monthly archives:

January 2009

Top 5 ways not to be a loser

1. Avoid telling people “dude, we need to get together” every time you run into them by chance, and then never call them to make good.
2. Don’t change your public face based on who you’re with.
3. Stop thinking I ought to be impressed with you and try having a sincere conversation with me.
4. Leave the [...]

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Becoming…

I thought I’d share a bit more personal offering today. As I’ve mentioned before, HowToMatter is nowhere near a “I know everything about living right and I’ve decided to share it with you’. Hardly. Nope, HTM is, for me, about the practice of becoming better. By considering my feelings on the topics that are important [...]

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My challenge.

We have a highly specialized mechanism to alert us to the things that require our urgent attention. I call it the ‘avoidance redirect’ move, and I’ve reached master-status (akin to a black-belt in karate, only somewhat less useful).
By way of example, let us consider the highly under-rated task of paying bills. Now, I don’t actually [...]

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On the road to nowhere.

Is anyone out there concerned about the sustainability of the human race? Big question, let me give you some back-story. Let me tell you right up front though…this post is longer than normal, and it’s riddled with paranoia. There, you’ve been warned.
Yesterday I was reading “The Other Climate Crisis‘, a report by Ken Robinson at [...]

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My boys have never eaten at McDonalds.

Why does that matter to me? Well, for a lot of reasons, but one in particular. It’s a success story. As a parent, I like to imagine I’m influencing the people my boys will grow up to be. Of course I am, we all do that for our kids. But on this score, I’m doing [...]