Random Ramblings

Warning: You’re Not Crazy; You’ve Been Manipulated. #RadioLab

Have you ever been on social media and thought, “What’s going on with my Facebook feed?” Sometimes the world seems terrible. It's as if all of your Facebook friends are insensitive and ill-informed. It's depressing! Other times your feed is filled with inspirational memes, cute photos, and kitten videos. The world seems like a good… Continue reading Warning: You’re Not Crazy; You’ve Been Manipulated. #RadioLab

Productivity, Random Ramblings

Second Rule of Planning Goals: Do the Thing That You Least Want to Do #Productivity #Goals

I hate going to the gym. My gym shares a parking lot with McDonald's. Every time I go to my local gym, I can't help but notice that it's an equal distance from the parking lot to McDonald's cashier as it is to the elliptical machine at the gym. It's less effort to buy a… Continue reading Second Rule of Planning Goals: Do the Thing That You Least Want to Do #Productivity #Goals

Baby Steps, Productivity, Random Ramblings

First Rule of Planning Goals: We Don’t Talk About Our Goals #Productivity #Goals

We’re on the cusp of a new year with all of its shiny promises of hope, fulfillment, and fresh opportunities. As a blogger, it seems logical to announce our plans for the future, to tell our readers our goals in order to stay accountable. That’s what I do. That’s what everyone else does, right? We… Continue reading First Rule of Planning Goals: We Don’t Talk About Our Goals #Productivity #Goals