Keep The Things You Love Offline
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about how people with healthy, satisfied, and productive lives tend to avoid social media. Or at least excessive use of social media. Today… Read more »
Tag: hobbies
Spend Time Doing, Not Preparing
Look, I’m a big believer in preparation. “Success happens when opportunity meets preparation,” and all that good stuff. Yep. But there comes a point where preparation gets in the way… Read more »
Quarantine Got You Down? Allow Me to Teach You How to Be an Introvert.
With the coronavirus sweeping the world, a lot of people are finding themselves doing time in isolation and quarantine. For introverts like me, this is actually a good thing. We… Read more »
Hobbies Are Not a Waste of Time
I have (too) many hobbies. The funny thing is, I consider every one of them vital to my enjoyment of life. Or I thought I did. Last week someone who… Read more »
The Analog Year
I’ve written before about how I tend to avoid New Year’s resolutions. Generally, I believe in fixing things as they need fixing, not waiting for some arbitrary date on the… Read more »
The Great Technology Ripoff 2: Steal Your Soul Back (2/2)
Because sequels are all the rage these days, it’s time for the sequel to my post about technology stealing your soul. This is the Great Technology Ripoff 2: How to… Read more »
The Great Technology Ripoff: Has It Stolen Your Soul? (1/2)
Hang on to your hats, people, because here comes another post from the old fart reminiscing about the good old days before the internet. “Oh, no, here she goes railing… Read more »
Doing vs. Want to Have Done
Okay, class is in session so sit down and pay attention. Today we’re going to learn the distinction between “Doing” a thing and “Wanting to have done” a thing. You… Read more »
You Don’t Have to Monetize Every Skill
In today’s culture, in America especially, there is a pressure to monetize every single skill that you possess. It doesn’t matter what it is… It could be something utterly obscure… Read more »
Not Every Girl Aspires to Geekdom
Ever since I stepped into the Lego gender war by openly admitting my love for the Friends line of products and embracing those elements in my own builds, I’ve been fascinated… Read more »