Archive for June, 2007



When is Procrastination Positive?

June 6th, 2007 by Steve

People write frequently about how to stop procrastinating. But when is procrastination positive?
Two rationalizations I hear people utter frequently:

We’ve gone without doing (x) for (specified time), what’s wrong with waiting another (specified time)
If we don’t (do x) now, we’ll never do it.

#1 is a rationalization for procrastinating and #2 is a rationalization against procrastinating. Both […]

The Hidden Inner Life of Existential Depression

June 5th, 2007 by Steve

I am going to share something personal, with the hope that some of you who have had similar experiences will understand you are not alone.
I, like many other people, have episodes of Existential Depression. Some call it psychic pain. Sometimes events trigger an episode and other times it is spontaneous. About the time I started […]

The Best of the Internet 6-3-07

June 3rd, 2007 by Steve

This is the most useful post I’ve read in a long time… simple…and dead-on.
Guy Kawasaki made a great post about the art of schmoozing. I found this useful… I have always found it difficult to schmooze and the larger the group the worse it gets.
I know people make fun of this inner child stuff… but […]