by Jim Chaput | May 17, 2020 | Jim's Blog
When working on creative projects, there are no right answers. One of the challenges this creates is how to know when you’re done. At some point, you have to call pencils down and put your work out there. As Steve Jobs said, real artists ship. When other people...
by Jim Chaput | May 16, 2020 | Jim's Blog
Whether events are good or bad depends on your perspective. School closures are a bummer for a lot of people that are losing social connection, a safe space or their best opportunity to learn. For others, it might be relief from a terrible situation. What if you have...
by Jim Chaput | May 15, 2020 | Jim's Blog
It’s amazing how productive you can be when trying to avoid a particular task. As I was preparing to write a blog post, I managed to create my to do list for next week, catch up on a bunch of emails and tidy the kitchen and dining room. Maybe that’s one of the keys to...
by Jim Chaput | May 14, 2020 | Jim's Blog
Listening to an old Def Leppard album today reminded me of a long-lost friend. We haven’t spoken in over 10 years and I remembered that it was once his favorite album. I decided it had been too long so I called his old number, hoping it might still be good. The...
by Jim Chaput | May 13, 2020 | Jim's Blog
One of the challenges of working from home is that anytime you’re home, you’re also at work. If your partner also frequently works at home, you can thoughtlessly work too much. It’s even more challenging when most of the work you do at home is online. Any time you’re...
by Jim Chaput | May 12, 2020 | Jim's Blog
In these challenging times, we could all use a little inspiration. If you haven’t seen it yet, check out this video, The Great Realisation (British spelling intentional). It’s an optimistic view of what the new normal could be. What do you do to stay...
