Today, four people said “Happy New Year” to me. It’s mostly a casual greeting, like saying, “How are you?” Nobody expects a serious answer, but it’s a way of opening a conversation. It’s friendly, and it’s nice. But why “Happy?” Is that the ultimate goal for this year . . . that it’s a chance […]
Productivity
Help Me Read Less This Year
I wish I could get paid to read. That would be like getting paid to eat ice cream. I heard recently that the average person reads less than two books a year. I have trouble wrapping my head around that statistic, because I love to read so much. Two-book-per-year people make New Year’s resolutions like, […]
Why Nobody Steals Hotel Artwork
I’m sitting in a hotel room in Lancaster, California. It’s a simple room with the basics: a bed, a desk, a TV, and a microwave. And there’s a painting on the wall. It’s pretty big, and has an even bigger gold frame. I’m sure it’s just a print, and there’s a piece of glass covering […]