Productivity

Default to Yes

Default to Yes for things that you want to accomplish or improve.

Default to yes for things that you want to accomplish This is another of the tricks to help you accomplish something meaningful. I primarily use it when I want to improve in some way. It sounds very simple, and it…

Consider Quitting Social Media

Why You Should Consider Quitting Social Media

Should you consider quitting social media? With the recent murder of Charlie Kirk, the harms of social media have again become apparent. I don’t believe his murder had much to do with social media, but after something horrible happens that…

Keeping Busy

Keeping Busy

Is Keeping Busy Good? I retired less than a year ago. Before I retired, the most frequent question I was asked was, “What will you do?” Now, it is “Are you keeping busy?” Have you ever thought about what keeping…

Opportunity Cost of Time

Opportunity Cost of Time

Opportunity cost represents the potential benefits that a business, an investor, or an individual consumer misses out on when choosing one alternative over another. Opportunity cost usually refers to money. If you buy a television for $1000, you don’t have…

Back Up Your Computer (for Mac users)

Back Up Your Files

Please back up your computer. I will give you the basics. It happens all the time. Someone tells me that disaster struck. They lost their photos and important files. Losing files or photos is entirely avoidable. I haven’t used a…

Why Drugs Are Bad

Drugs are bad because you lose this

Nearly everyone has heard that drugs are harmful. I go a step further. Drugs are bad. Nearly everything can be harmful. Smoking causes cancer, driving leads to car accidents, seeing friends can lead to respiratory illnesses. I rarely say that…