Category Archives: thoughts

The majority of your views come from just a small portion of the content you create. I know what you’re thinking — duh! If you’ve posted on social media a lot, or published blog posts, you’ve probably had one post that stands out from every other one of your posts. I’ve written hundreds of blogContinue reading “Consistency is Far More Important Than Perfection”

Books I‘ve committed to a life of learning. Books are one of my favorite ways to learn. They make me a more interesting person. They allow me to perform better. They allow me to talk to smarter people. I love them. They will enrich my life, so I spend freely on books. Shoes My great-grandmotherContinue reading “5 Things I Will Spend (Almost) Unlimited Money On”

Early on in the COVID pandemic, I had some extra time to spend at home. I decided to work my way through a physics lecture series I found on YouTube.  I decided to start working my way through these lessons from Jeff Hanson. I started with the Statics course, and then I moved on toContinue reading “My Experience Taking an Engineering Course on YouTube”

I hit a couple of milestones this month that I thought would be interesting to share here. These weren’t really goals that I was working towards, but I’m still happy with the progress I’ve made over the past year or so. 900 Subscribers on YouTube A couple of days ago, I reached 900 subscribers onContinue reading “January Milestones”

I’m seeking a mentor. Honestly, I haven’t done much in the way of actually looking for a mentor. I’d love to have one, though. Someone I can bounce ideas off of, ask for advice, and learn from. But mentors aren’t on LinkedIn just reaching out to every young person in their field. But I understandContinue reading “Why Mentors are So Hard to Find”

Yesterday at work I got to do some awesome work. When you do similar things every day, work can start to feel monotonous. However, yesterday I got a message from a co-worker asking for help on a project and I jumped at the opportunity. We put together a “guest post” or “sponsored post” for aContinue reading “Do Work You’re Proud Of”

I set a goal to post on my personal blog every day in January. So far I’ve been able to do this. I didn’t set any boundaries or rules for what I had to write, how long it had to be, etc. All I have to do is write something that I’m willing to postContinue reading “Pros and Cons of Daily Blog Posts”