The Sojourner

The Sojourner

Sign in Subscribe

Slow Down

I finally ordered a Nokia 6300 4g and a 5th gen iPod Classic from eBay. I'm ready to drastically slow my life down by getting rid of my smartphone. I'm basically totally fed up with the constant monkey brain, fragmented attention, and dopamine addiction that seems

Willpower is not finite; excellence builds momentum

Willpower is not finite; excellence builds momentum

I don't believe that willpower is finite anymore. At least, not necessarily. Willpower is finite when you have to repeatedly force yourself to do something you don't want to do. That is certainly exhausting. But I don't think that's what most people

How (even non-tech) Teams Should Communicate Within Organizations: Use APIs

How (even non-tech) Teams Should Communicate Within Organizations: Use APIs

One of the most memorable things I read in the book Working Backwards was about communication within Amazon. In my tenure at Amazon I heard him say many times that if we wanted Amazon to be a place where builders can build, we needed to eliminate communication, not encourage it.

Don’t Wait to Design Your Life

There is not enough time in life to wait until some undetermined future date to do what's important to you. Not if you actually care about how you spend your time. It's a convenient excuse to wait for retirement. Or more money. Or a better dream