Lowering the Bar to Raise the Standard
Although they are not the end in themselves, these small habitual goals can create a habit from which the real destination will emerge.
The Cusp of Comfort and Challenge
We need comfort. We need challenge. We need to be on the cusp of comfort and challenge.
Overwhelmed and Understated
Find a way to highlight the individuals that comprise of those big numbers. This will give us time to comprehend and close the gap between the overwhelming and the understated.
My Baby Is Not an Equation
Making others happy is not always a bad thing, but when the happiness of the person blinds us from the actual person right before our eyes, it is only adding to the problem that the individual is unseen.
In the Midst of the Strangest Easter Morning
In the midst of the strangest Easter morning, I find my self up with my daughter. Mom was up at every hour of the night with the baby, so she needs rest. Somehow our little Bean was also up but is awake just fine.
What is Normalcy?
Everyone is writing about it, talking about it on podcasts, and it's the only thing on TV. We are at a point where people say, "I don't want to talk about COVID-19 here, so..." and then they proceed to talk about normal everyday things in the context of COVID-19. Well,...
User Optimized vs. System Optimized
User Optimized vs. System Optimized was first drafted here, but first published at aFIREofFaith.com. Engineers get really good at thinking in terms of systems. Operations research describes the method of expressing what happens in the world through mathematical models. This can be used to make systems optimized for either the user or...
Blog or Journal?
I am not sure what to call these everyday thoughts. In the past, I have kept notebooks to jot down song ideas, to-do lists, and prayer reflections. I never put a title to these notebooks before though. This feels different, a little more official because of the public nature of...
The Beginning of the Blog
While I am sure that I will dive into my past and all of the events that have affected the way I am and think today, let me quickly just describe where I come from right now.