Never.

Notoriously hard to define, but I’m trying.

Listen.

How do I know when I’m losing my mind? Easy. I wrote it down.

On making room for the slow, messy, unpredictable process of living out your values.

Sharing a talk I gave at Micro Camp last week.

Bonus: Find out the real reason behind the Chartreuse shortage.

Maybe they actually do know what they’re doing.

Technology increases our ability to choose communities. How do your values enter in?

Visiting Manhattan.

What if, instead of asking yourself, “What do I need to get done,” you ask yourself: “What do I want to make real, in this world?”

Think of your time in terms of money, to make time for things that you’ll never get paid to do.

A 500 year old Zen Buddhist painting exercise, updated by cartoonist Lynda Barry, can help you free yourself from what haunts you.

Write down your rules. This gives you the courage to live by them.

How to keep a contemplative, yet action-oriented journal.

Tap into the power of ritual, ceremonial actions for making personal, individual change.

Here’s your excuse to buy that fabulous notebook / ceramic plate / fountain pen / journal cover / whatever / that you’ve been trying to justify to yourself.

Scheduling important but not urgent things is a mighty power. And, it takes patience and time to work it out.

It’s surprising how dependent I got on using a touch screen; and other surprises upon switching to a basic phone.

There is something holy about human life and connection, even if you are walking around among strangers.

Who are you, when you’re online? And how is that different, from being with others in person?