The interesting/sad thing is, MacGuffins are more than just a fiction devices. We all want and chase the unimportant, believing it is important. That’s why MacGuffins work so well in fiction. We can all relate to the absurd. #life #writing #fiction

Is your life driven by time and schedules? Is your life driven by checklists? Is your life driven by others? Is your life driven by emotion? Is your life driven? #life

Sometimes, you have to make a mistake to realize you’ve been doing something wrong. #life

Spend some money on a stranger. If you can’t have a good day, there is no reason someone else shouldn’t. #life #success

Be patient. #life #success

The problem of “notes”, “journals”, and “diaries”, is they are treated like dumping grounds for content. Everything goes into them. Finding and using something (even with search and folders) is problematic. Separate the content as you create it. #life #success

Curiosity facilitates “idea collisions” which promotes new ideas which can be useful to others due to a shared life experience. #life #success

3 kinds of “notes”. Things you: — want to remember (reminder) — find interesting (clipping) — created (callout) All belong in different “buckets”: — Reminder, journal, etc. — Scrapbook, journal, etc. — Someplace else. They don’t belong with the others. These are important. #life #success #notes

Life is impermanent to let those who come after do better. #life

Implementing a vision without a goal is just content creation. #life #failure

Luck is what happens when your preparation is second nature. #life

What do you want to learn in 2026? Me? I think I’ll get around to trying to learn to solve a Rubik’s Cube. Maybe. Why? Just to be able to do it. #life

Wealth and celebrity cause others to want it. Wanting it, people will buy believing they are buying celebrity and wealth. Wanting what you don’t have is coveting or jealousy. Jealousy and coveting cause people to buy. It’s not logical, but it’s true. #life #failure #marketing

Labeling yourself, or others, places you/them on a spectrum. Where you land depends on how extreme the label is. #life #failure

Seeing the impossible should cause you to question your assumptions and the facts at-hand, not fall into an emotional and uncontrolled panic. #life #success

Value your non-productive time. Teach others to respect it. It doesn’t mean what you are doing isn’t important. It may not have value to others, but it’s valuable to you. #life #success

If the totality of your news deals with sports or betting, you have already lost. #life #failure

Don’t talk about what you’re interested in. Talk about what both of you are interested in. Or, at a minimum, really listen. #life #success

Your goals at work should parallel your goals at not work. Life:work stress results when they don’t align. #life #success

Teams are formed by common goals, not managers. #life #business

The stakes are always life and death. Assuming otherwise, can lead to unnecessary mistakes. #life

If you worry about your brand more than your values, your brand has none. #life #author

Do you track your habits? Or do you just track the good ones you want to establish? #life

The world knows you for who you are. You see yourself for who you wish to be. #life

Leave room in your brain so that you can level up. Without room, you cannot grow. #life #success.