The Illness

July 24, 2008

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Tomorrow you visit the doctor and find out you have a life-threatening illness. There’s no cure. Nobody knows how much longer you have to live. It could be a few weeks. It could be a few months. It could be a few years. Possibly longer. The only thing that’s certain is that you will die. You won’t experience any physical pain as a result of the illness. One day you’ll just go to sleep and you won’t wake up again.

If this happened to you, how would you change your life? What would you do right away? What would you do after that? The answer to those questions is what you should be doing right now.

Jan 2008

Feb

Starting anew

Less talk, more do.

51 ways to change your life

Are lists really as useful as they seem?

Mar

Routines for Creativity

Think creativity can thrive without structure? Think again.

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

The Illness

A quick hypothetical.

Aug

Working Life

Why retiring at the age of 65 might not be such a good idea.

Idea: So easy, mom can do it.

Techy stuff explained in plain english.

Sep

How to remember stuff

My memory sucks, and it's all the iPhone's fault.

Risk-inverse

When the sky is falling, stay outside.

Idea: Judge books by their cover

See how good your snap judgements are.

Stuff I love: Muji Chronotebook

On Multifunction vs. Multipurpose

Oct

How many gallons?

An Obama-inspired miniproject.

Presidential Teas

A new collaboration. Taking orders til election day.

On Permanence

Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love my printer.

Nov

Passion Projects

A new kind of travel site and some observations on doing what you love.

Maxing out Your Triangle

Rethinking work-hard/play-hard.

Dec

Time on Your Side

On conquering intimidating to-do lists.

StickyScreen

A digital post-it for your web browser.

Jan 2009

Buckminster Fuller's Universe

An operating strategy for years to come.

In Praise of Lo-Fi

Contemplations at 30,000 feet.

Feb

Mar

Denial

See also: hope, optimism, positivity.

Apr

Steepster

On tea and tech.

Doing the Dishes

...and liking it.

May

Jun

The Value of Certainty, Part 2

And the definition of risk.

Jul

Aug

Sep

30 Minutes a Day

How to make long-term memory work in your favor.

Oct

Nov

Roulette

New York, Michigan and Pattern-seeking

Dec

Jan 2010

More Fun at MJR

On local theaters and participation hooks.

Feb

Mar

Apr

May