by Jim Chaput | Mar 14, 2020 | Jim's Blog
Getting things done is great and can be very rewarding. Productivity taken too far comes at the price of our health and relationships and is unsustainable. Downtime can be great and helps us recharge to do our best work. Relaxation taken too far becomes laziness and...
by Jim Chaput | Mar 12, 2020 | Jim's Blog
There are some things that I do in the morning or they don’t happen. For some reason, the momentum of the day takes over and when I see the incomplete tasks at the end of the day I think, “It’s too late, I’ll try again tomorrow.” When I think about it, this makes no...
by Jim Chaput | Mar 11, 2020 | Jim's Blog
A rational argument probably won’t have much effect on someone who’s behaving irrationally. Judging them probably doesn’t help them or you either. Even more so than other times, empathy is the best course. “First seek to understand, then be...
by Jim Chaput | Mar 10, 2020 | Jim's Blog
I don’t watch the news or read any news beyond our local free paper. It’s still unavoidable hearing a wide range of opinions on the Coronavirus. Many people have pointed out that more people die every year from the flu. That doesn’t tell me the level of...
by Jim Chaput | Mar 9, 2020 | Jim's Blog
If you want to win, you need to know the rules. You also need to know whether other people are playing by the same rules. If you assume everyone follows the rules, cheaters will catch you flat-footed. When you’re playing against someone who cheats, winning is a lot...
