by Jim Chaput | Feb 17, 2020 | Jim's Blog
Friction sometimes prevents us from making progress. On a lazy Sunday afternoon, it was all I could do to get myself started on finishing our tax return. I looked for distractions, but seeing all the paperwork on the counter helped me muster the will to start. Once I...
by Jim Chaput | Feb 16, 2020 | Jim's Blog
Trish, Roli and I did a hike behind Lake Chocorua today. It was cold, but the sun was shining and we had the trails to ourselves. Roli did his best to sniff out all of the deer tracks. Trish and I enjoyed the sun, trees and sounds of nature. As much as we are social...
by Jim Chaput | Feb 15, 2020 | Jim's Blog
Honesty is one of my core values. Recently I was reminded that something can be true and unhelpful. Sometimes silence or curiosity is better than the truth. Trish was watching a training video and the presenter mentioned something about a study that showed lifestyle...
by Jim Chaput | Feb 14, 2020 | Jim's Blog
Pro and con lists are great to evaluate important choices. Comparing the significance of potential downsides and upsides can be even more helpful. Car insurance is a good example. You trade a known downside of $100 or $200 per month for reasonable certainty that you...
by Jim Chaput | Feb 13, 2020 | Jim's Blog
There are times that I wish learning things were easier. A couple of my current hobbies require hours and hours of practice to make even slow progress. I need to remind myself that most of the things that I’ve enjoyed over the years took dedication. Although...
by Jim Chaput | Feb 12, 2020 | Jim's Blog
Here we are again, another milestone. Today marks the 400th blog post in this project. What started as daily writing turned into something bigger than I ever expected. Writing about old memories has allowed me to let go of things that I hadn’t realized were weighing...
