by Tim Denning | Sep 18, 2023 | Life Hacks
If there’s one thing that can change your life, it’s going freaking first. Who the heck wants to do that though? At work I used to weasel my way out of anything. “Any volunteers to stay back late and help clients?” I’d run for the elevator. One evening our bank...
by Tim Denning | Jan 16, 2023 | Life Hacks
Goals are stupid. They’re a hand-wavy hipster idea from the Woodstock festival days. A goal is hope. A goal is procrastination. A goal is a “that’d be nice to have.” Then life gets in the way and slaps you in your pretty face. Recently a student in my academy emailed...
by Tim Denning | Jan 2, 2023 | Life Hacks
“A new year, a new you.” I hate this catchphrase. It makes me want to drive my moderately priced Honda Civic off a cliff. The problem with this cliche is it’s based on hope. There’s no concrete action, just nice ideas. The same applies to New Year’s Resolutions. They...
by Tim Denning | Oct 2, 2021 | Motivation
For a productivity guy, I’ve become a sloth bear. The last few weeks have been weird. I don’t feel like working. I want to be lazy and goof off. (Don’t tell James Clear.) When I have lazy days I get mad at myself. Productivity guilt destroys my happiness. It’s easy to...
by Tim Denning | Oct 1, 2021 | Life Hacks
Tragedy comes for us all. A few years ago, my job got brutally eliminated. One day I came into the office. A dictator man who turned the company upside down said, “we’re going to have to let you go.” My world suddenly didn’t make sense. No job equaled tragedy. The...
