STATUS: Prospect Chance Adams was a top Yankees prospect up until 2018, when he was called to the New York Yankees and struggled. His struggles continued even after he was traded to the Kansas City Royals and even in the minor leagues. Adams underwent Tommy John surgery in late 2020 and still struggled upon his […]
Your Three Most Important Resources
In the grand scheme of things, your three most important resources are health, money, and time. I’ve heard that there are three phases in life. In your youth, you have health and time, but little money. In your middle age, you have health and money, but little time. In your old age, you have money […]
Create an Idea File
When I was 13 years old, about 30 years ago, I noticed that I would come up with what I thought were great ideas, then promptly forget about them. That’s when I started carrying around a small pad of paper and pencil (this was before everyone had mobile devices). Whenever I had an interesting idea, […]
Plus-Minus Curation
Let’s say you have a folder with 100 of your favorite music videos. However, you think that’s too many, so you want to bring it down to your top 40 favorites. One way to whittle down your collection is with what I call “Plus-Minus Curation.” You can keep track of your files using a spreadsheet […]
Tournament Bracket Curation
Suppose you’re at an art gallery and you want to buy two paintings to hang on the wall in your office. There are nine paintings to choose from. How would you choose? One thing you might try is what I call tournament bracket curation. You pit the paintings against each other two at a time […]
Finish Your Content
Do you have a backlog of books, ebooks, articles, podcasts, videos, and other media content that you want to consume, but don’t have the time? Be honest… will you ever have the time? It’s time to clean things up and get your media backlog under control. Here’s how you can do it. Round up all […]