It's only five days into the New Year, but as you might expect, I was curious as to how my stats were doing so far this year (I gave a recap of my 2024 stats a couple of days ago. I realize this is not a promising trend - five blog posts this year, and … Continue reading The Unintended Consequences of Checking My Stats
I'll admit it. I've got a problem. And it's gotten worse over the years. It only took three days since my return to blogging for the problem to rear its ugly head. At least when I first started blogging 10 years ago, I was able to hold off for 37 days. Some of you may … Continue reading So I Guess Less Really Is More
It was exactly 10 years ago today that I signed up for a 30-day running and writing challenge. The goal was to do both for 30 straight days. Back then, the exercise was the easy part. And it still is. But I made it through those 30 days, which became 100 days, then a year, … Continue reading Thank You, Again!
As I try to learn more about the world of AI. I thought I would ask Meta AI "Who is Jim Borden?" It offered three possible responses, but none of them were me (a professional basketball player, founder of Borden Dairy, or a U.S. politician). It noted that if none of these fit me, I … Continue reading I Like Who Meta AI Thinks I Am
As soon as I saw what happened, I knew I would have to write a blog post about it. Earlier today, skksfjkf asfjskl jfdklsaj;sgja'fa;sfk;lllllllllllllllfs Oops, sorry, I must have fallen asleep while writing that last sentence. Anyway, as I was saying... Earlier today, I was walking across campus and I noticed off to my right … Continue reading The Dangers of Blogging While Tired
In the latest episode of his Pinkcast, Dan Pink offers guidance on how to respond more effectively to people when they come to us with complications, confusion, and complaints. Usually, when people come to us with a problem or grievance, we try to respond with a quick solution to the issue at hand. This is … Continue reading Dan Pink: Three Simple Words for Dealing with Challenging Situations
The photo above is one I took as I was leaving my building today, Friday afternoon. I'd like to give the benefit of doubt to whoever had been sitting there; maybe they had just stepped away to use the restroom. After all, someone who reads the Wall Street Journal wouldn't just leave a mess like … Continue reading Is This What a Dine and Dash Crime Scene Looks Like?
Like many organizations, Villanova's default email system is Microsoft Outlook as part of MS Office 365. Over the years, the spam filtering capabilities of Outlook seem to have gotten better. When an email is flagged as being potential spam, it is filtered into either a Junk Folder or a Quarantine folder. I wasn't quite sure … Continue reading This Microsoft Office 365 Feature Sums Up the Current State of Politics in the U.S. Pretty Well
Peter Drucker is one of the most well-known names in the world of business, often credited with creating the field of management. In the many business courses I have taken over the years, the odds were high that his name and his contributions would be a featured part of the course. So when I saw … Continue reading Dan Pink Summons the Spirit of Peter Drucker
You can thank Dan Ariely for this tip on how to increase your level of happiness. Dear Dan, My aunt gave me some money for my birthday. Since she wasn’t sure about my likes and dislikes, she said to spend it on something that would make me happy. Do you have any advice on how … Continue reading This Blog Post Will Make You Happy
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