You Can’t Jump A Chasm In 2 Leaps
(Sofia, Bulgaria) Running towards the cement bank, fear took over. I tried to stop, but my momentum pulled me over the edge into the water. I was completely safe, only soaking wet. Two weeks later in Bucharest, Romania, I…
Don’t Get Stuck In A ‘Cumulative Learning’ Pothole
Last week, I spent my evenings watching a “Electronics For Complete Beginners” course; resistors, capacitors, inductors, transformers, transistors… little tools I use every day but know nothing about. One lecture explained Op Amp internal circuitry, which is highly confusing…
No Multitasking, But Dual-Tasking Is OK
Multitasking may be a problem, but Dual-Tasking helps you reach your goals faster. I purposefully dual-task every day. Dual-Tasking: The brain does one thing while the body does something else. Yesterday, I hiked through Rila National Park in…
I Recorded Dates As ‘Monday’ And ‘Friday’
2 years tracking my time… without recording the month or year. “Monday – Completed A,B,C” “Monday – Did X,Y,Z” Which Monday? February or July? 2016 or 2017? Hong Kong or Honduras? I didn’t realize that in addition…