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Strategic Friction - Look Before You Leap
2025-04-28
Strategic friction: Intentional pauses to improve decisions. Balance thoughtful reflection with progress to avoid mistakes and ensure quality outcomes in work and life.
Social Friction – The People Problem (and Solution)
2025-04-21
Social friction—the tension in human interactions—can stall progress or sharpen ideas. Learn how to balance it to transform people problems into solutions.
Cognitive Friction – The Mental Load of Unfinished Business
2025-04-14
Cognitive friction: mental strain from too many tasks or too little focus. Learn to manage it with lists, priorities, and small wins to stay sharp and productive.
Communication Friction – Signal to Noise Ratio
2025-04-07
Communication friction: too much noise buries the message, too little signal creates gaps. Learn to balance clarity and brevity for better outcomes.
Decision-Making Friction – The Cost of Too Many Choices
2025-03-31
Decision-making friction is the mental drag from too many choices or too few.
Bureaucratic Friction – Guardrails, not Quicksand
2025-03-24
Definition: Bureaucratic friction involves policies, processes, and approvals that either ensure quality or create slowdowns—guardrails that guide or quicksand that strangles.
Friction: Friend & Foe
2025-03-17
Friction can grind you down or hold you steady— it’s all in how you handle it. Explore "The Friction Project" by Sutton & Rao in Part 1 of our 9-part series. Learn what friction is, how to spot it, an...
12 Rules and a Deeper Truth
2025-03-10
Discover the deeper truths behind Jordan Peterson’s 12 Rules for Life. Beyond self-help, it’s a call to responsibility, honest relationships, and meaningful goals—echoing a higher purpose. Explore how...
Curiosity and Pi (Lots of Pi)
2025-03-03
Pi Day is approaching! The past months have been all about learning—self-publishing, app development, and blogging. I’m reflecting on curiosity, creativity, and bringing ideas to life!
12 Rules - Coda
2025-02-24
Hard questions illuminate the path to growth. Jordan Peterson’s 12 Rules for Life challenges us to ask and answer with honesty, forging a framework for becoming—not just being.
Rule 12 - Pain is Inevitable, Suffering is Optional
2025-02-17
Work life, social life, family—each has its own distinct goals and objectives. Learn how Jordan Peterson’s Rule 12 offers insights into navigating limitations, challenges, and meaningful relationships...
Rule 11 - Danger Is My Middle Name
2025-02-10
Pushing limits fosters growth. From bike jumps to hockey checks, I learned that strength without control is chaos, but strength with control is power. Inspired by Rule 11, this post explores why takin...
Rule 10 - Negotiation 101
2025-02-03
Miscommunication leads to frustration, wasted effort, and missed opportunities. Precision in speech fosters trust, clarity, and collaboration. Before negotiating expectations, we must first understand...
Rule 9 - "Temba, his arms wide"
2025-01-27
Fostering genuine understanding takes effort. Ongoing communication and a shared story is essential for understanding and working toward shared goals.
Rule 8 - Turnip Fluff
2025-01-20
Honesty is a skill, and like any skill, it requires practice—even in the most unexpected situations. Such practice changes us at a fundamental level, allowing us to become who we can become, reaching ...
Rule 7 - Bargaining with the Future
2025-01-13
Jordan Peterson’s Rule 7: "Pursue What Is Meaningful, Not What Is Expedient," emphasizes the importance of sacrifices that serve long-term, meaningful goals over short-term gratification. By resisting...
Rule 6 - It's Not You, It's Me
2025-01-06
Dive into Jordan Peterson's Rule 6: Set Your House in Perfect Order Before You Criticize the World. Life’s challenges are inevitable, but personal responsibility and small, actionable steps can transf...
Rule 5: I Really Want to Like You
2024-12-30
Jordan Peterson’s Rule 5 isn’t just for parents—it's a philosophy that applies to anyone navigating relationships, leadership, or teamwork. Reflect on the value of clear expectations and the impact of...
Rule 4 - Note to Self: Don't Waste My Time
2024-12-23
The only comparison worth making is between who you are today and who you were yesterday. At first glance, this might not seem like a tool to bring order to chaos—but as we explore it together, its po...
Rule 3: The Same, but Different
2024-12-16
The company you keep significantly shapes your character, values, and opportunities. Healthy friendships help us grow into better versions of ourselves and move closer to our goals.
Rule 2: That's a Problem for Future Peter
2024-12-09
What's worse than knowing that you're setting yourself up for difficult times?
Rule 1: Captain Pinchy
2024-12-02
Neither failure, nor success, are permanent. We can face life with humility and courage, balancing self-awareness with the determination to improve.
Rules, Rules, Rules!
2024-11-25
The best games have rules. Could you imagine playing a game without rules or without consequences for breaking them?
The MAIN THING Journal
2024-11-18
Establish the habit of journaling - quick and focused!
"Be Where Your Feet Are"
2024-11-11
A simple phrase struck me unexpectedly when I first heard it.
The Anti-Donut Activist
2024-11-04
How well do you understand your own goals?
Post Game Review: The Zen of Bowling
2024-10-28
Be on the lookout for like-minded followers!
Frame 10: The Perfect Game
2024-10-21
If you must judge yourself, judge yourself by where you were yesterday.
Frame 9: League Play
2024-10-14
Choose well. You will be impacted by those you surround yourself with.
Frame 8: Reserving a Lane
2024-10-07
Taking the first steps toward a meaningful pursuit.
Frame 7: The Empty Frame
2024-09-30
Failure can be a step toward refinement.
Frame 6: Bumpers
2024-09-23
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal"
Frame 5: The 7-10 Split
2024-09-16
Failure isn't fatal. It's just a frustrating setback. Embrace it, learn from it, and try again.
Frame 4: The Pocket
2024-09-09
The ability and willingness to adjust in the face of uncertainty and change.
What's With the Bird?
2024-09-02
Meet the BlahBird: Your Friendly, Noisy Companion
Frame 3: The Turkey
2024-08-26
Deliberate practice and specific preparation toward our goals.
Frame 2: The Ball
2024-08-19
Masterfully assembled, the hidden complexities impact our success!
Frame 1: The Benchmark
2024-08-12
Gauge the conditions and adjust the strategy!
Rolling with the Zen of Bowling
2024-08-05
The observations of a follower and an honorary bowling manager!
A Strange Hobby?
2024-07-29
"Play is the highest form of research, really"
Embrace Focus with Power Play Days
2024-07-22
Special days to focus on tasks that need dedicated attention.
IGGs: Incremental Growth Goals
2024-07-15
The power of small, potentially sustainable changes.
