When did life become so complicated? I am juggling a personal calendar that includes a kitchen renovation project, co-ordinating move-in days for two universities in two different states, eye surgery, my mother's visit, my trip to Florida to visit my baby brother and his family, and a weekend away with Bhavna.…
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The only real battle in life is between hanging on and letting go.
Posted on 13th October 2018
"The only real battle in life is between hanging on and letting go." Shannon L. Alder…
Why bad technology dominates our lives, according to Don Norman by Don Norman (amp.fastcompany.com) Just think about your life today, obeying the dictates of technology–waking up to alarm clocks (even if disguised as music or news); spending hours every day fixing, patching, rebooting, inventing work-arounds; answering the constant barrage of emails, tweets, text messages, and instant this and that; being fearful of falling for some new scam or phishing attack; constantly upgrading everything; and having to remember an unwieldly number…
Building an Instant Life Plan and telling your personal story by Ben Werdmüller The Stanford d.School style Instant Business Plan, where the elements are literally Post-Its than can be swapped and changed, is a far better north star than a one-shot document. I think the same approach could work well for a life plan: a paper document where changability is an intrinsic part of the format, but you are nonetheless forced to express your ideas concretely. Hmm ... I think…
