by Jim Chaput | Mar 5, 2019 | Jim's Blog
When Trish was working on her Masters in Architecture thesis, the founding partner (Peter) of her firm told her, “You know what is most important about your theses? Get it done.” I remember Trish and I debating this back then. She thought it was not that simple, it...
by Jim Chaput | Mar 4, 2019 | Jim's Blog
Before you focus on doing things right, make sure you do the right things. No matter how well you do something, it will not matter if it does not help you achieve your goal. For example, in your quest to lose weight, you diligently go to the gym 5 times per week and...
by Jim Chaput | Mar 3, 2019 | Jim's Blog
In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they’re different. It is a funny saying, but so true. You can read about or develop theories around what should work, but you will not know what really works until you apply it. In many areas, practitioners are...
by Jim Chaput | Mar 2, 2019 | Jim's Blog
It’s easy to get lots of data on your activity, food and sleep. It is also easy to fall into the trap of relying on the data instead of your own awareness or chasing the data, always focusing on collecting more. I sometimes get annoyed when my phone battery dies while...
by Jim Chaput | Mar 1, 2019 | Jim's Blog
Do you beat yourself up over your mistakes, choices that did not work out well or things not done on your to do list? If somebody treated you like you treat yourself, would you be friends with that person? When one of your friends or your partner makes a mistake, do...
by Jim Chaput | Feb 28, 2019 | Jim's Blog
It is tempting to believe that if you look long enough, you will find a magic diet that will give you exactly what you need. There might be such a diet, but the challenge is what you need might not be right for anyone else. No one knows what is best for you, you need...
