“What you need instead [of an ad hoc approach] is a full-fledged philosophy of technology use, rooted in your deep values, that provides clear answers to the questions of what tools you should use and how you should use them, and, equally important, enables you to confidently ignore everything else.” (p. XVI) So begins “Digital … Read more
The dumpster fire that was 2020 has now become 2021: the pandemic is still here, tens of thousands of people dying every day, vaccines are still out of reach for many. And on January 6 we saw the capitol stormed by thugs. Not much changed. On January 20, Joe Biden became the 46th president of … Read more
In our culture of FOMO it’s easy to dismiss permanency as a rut. As Americans, our attitude is to be always exploring, always moving on to something “new”, as if new is always better, and the promise of “the future” is more valuable than living in the present. I’ve been married for 31 years. I’ve … Read more
I’ve just returned from my 2nd annual “Life Plan” retreat (If you want to know about Life Planning, check out this post). Rather than try to run through all the highlights in one post, I plan on breaking it down into a couple. One of the first things I needed to do on my retreat … Read more
Most folks have New Year’s resolutions, but I’m using the last half of 2019 – and specifically July and August – to institute some new habits. If it takes 66 days to train a new habit, then I’m hoping that I can have some new behaviors in place by September. These habits specifically have to … Read more
I recently took a retreat weekend for a “mid-life reset”. (You can read about my fasting experience during my retreat at https://davidscotts.blog//fitness-over-50/hiit-and-run). I took several tools with me for the weekend, including the book “Living Forward” by Michael Hyatt and Daniel Harkavy. I’ve been planning this retreat for a long time. Case in point: I … Read more
Things that make me want to scream: Bending my fingernail backwards Having a customer ask me for advice, then attempt to tell me how I should fix the problem. This week, yet again, I had a customer ask me to look at a technical problem. She’s paying my hourly consulting fee, mind you, because I’m … Read more
Set Yourself Up To Win I want to crush the day. I’m a husband, dad, small business owner, service technician, consultant, coach, mentor, and more. I have a lot of roles, which means I have a lot of people relying on me to be my productive best. I also have expectations of myself: I need … Read more