A while back, I was watching a documentary on the Château de Chambord. They were looking at its very special and complex architecture trying to find hints of Leonardo da Vinci’s involvement, and so I got to see the master’s notebooks again. I’ve always been fascinated by da Vinci’s notebooks, full of scribbles and sketches, sometimes even one on
A few months ago, I posted about how hiring experts make all the difference in the world. That was for my nibnut logo. Well, I have again asked for help from more talented people than me, and I again am floored by how much greater their work is to mine. Working with the most excellent
The best results can only be achieved using an expert and great tools. We all feel our expertise and knowledge “bleeds” outside our true expertise and knowledge. Programmers *cough!* Me! *cough!*, for instance, and web programmers in particular, tend to think they can also do decent design work. Sometimes they do happen to be good at
There’s a lot of talk about success these days, at least on my channels, and how it is measured. I think success is a personal thing: it’s likely not the same for everybody. Yet, all the success stories we hear about in the business world are of one of two types: small businesses that were bought
I walk in the woods a lot – the forest behind my house is almost an extension of my home office. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had a eureka moment just seconds into my walk, after I had been stuck for hours on a problem at my desk. It reminds me every time
When I was younger, wondering what I would do later in life, I was overwhelmed by the infinity of jobs out there. I thought I’d narrow down the choices if I focused on “jobs that help people”. That criteria failed me miserably when I realized that all jobs help people, in some form or another! Strangely though,