Have you ever thought that having too many choices is a problem? These days most of society is wired to believe that more choices = better decisions. That the freedom of choice leads to happier lives. In his article How To Find Happiness In Today’s Hectic World, Eric at Barking Up the Wrong Tree, draws on a conversation with Barry Schwartz, a … Read More
Masters of Love
Have you ever felt like you were about ready to face off with a saber-toothed tiger while sitting next to your significant other trying to have a conversation? If so, read on. In this Atlantic article people are put into two couples camps; Master and Disasters. Disasters have a sense of constantly being in fight-or-flight mode (go back to that saber-toothed tiger standoff). … Read More
Peak Productivity while Project Managing Your Life
I have always been very interested in the field of personal productivity. Trying to balance a business, my wife’s full-time career, and four kids under 5 can be beyond challenging. A go-to person that I read regularly and often shares his ideas and articles is Eric from Barking Up The Wrong Tree. Eric is a writer/journalist whose work has been featured … Read More
The Ivy Lee Method: The Daily Routine Experts Recommend for Peak Productivity
Have you ever heard of the acronym KISS, keep it simple stupid? If not then this post may be for you. Likely you have heard me lament in previous writings on my desire and drive to find things that I can build repeatable processes around not only to help in managing client assets and wealth management planning but also in … Read More
MLB for Mom, Cancer Survivor Visiting All 30 MLB Parks to Honor Late, Baseball-Loving Mom
While my love for baseball has waned as I have gotten older I will still have a Red Sox or Tigers game on at night as background noise. The length of the games and lack of action has not set in well with my attention deficient syndrome mentality. Although, there may be something to Listening to a Baseball Game That Can … Read More
The Secret To Never Being Frustrated Again
Eric Barker at Barking Up The Wrong Tree had a recent post, The Secret To Never Being Frustrated Again, which caught me right at an opportune time as my wife and I try to parent our very demanding set of 4-year old Triplets. I have to remind myself that they are only 4 and I need to level set my expectations for … Read More
Even Doing Good Has Its Financial Perks
Even people who help other people have the ability to cash out in the equity markets. Brad Damphousse and Andy Ballester the founders of crowdfunding site GoFundMe have agreed to sell the controlling position to an investor group led by Accel Partners and Technology Crossover Ventures. The deal, values the company at around $600 million, according to a person familiar with the matter. … Read More
What Happens When Your Brain Doesn’t Get Enough Sleep
The interesting graph below that Barry Ritholtz posted at The Big Picture. Makes me wonder how I ever made it through that first year of sleepless nights and 2 am feedings with my triplets?
Why daydreaming not multitasking is the way to process the unprecedented amount of information we now face
No wonder why most people feel like they are overloaded. The video below ties into another post the “paradox of choice” concept. With so much choice in the world, we burn precious energy fighting the distractions vs. being able to take the appropriate time to really focus on the task at hand. Hat tip to Barry Ritholtz
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