In their 1993 paper, made famous in Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers, K. Anders Ericsson et al argue that to become an expert at something (think violinist, concert pianist, etc) you must log 10,000 or more hours of practice…
I realize it’s a lost pastime in our culture; however, in the hopes that the right material will inspire some of you, here are some titles that I’ve either read recently or am currently working on…
Two Mondays ago I put my first commercial WordPress theme, Pictography, on sale to the public. Preparing that theme for release has consumed much of the mental capital and time I use for blogging here. So, today I’m going …
This week’s links feature insights from John Mayer, a NY Times article about your intestine’s bacterial ecosystem, a Bay-area startup for a new kind of “temping” and an article by a former Tennessee Vols baseball player now pitching for the NY Mets.
In an effort to get the word out about Pictography, today I purchased some prime ad space over on the Weblog Tools Collection blog. The spot appears on all pages and posts of the site. Since the site …
For those of you who follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you may have noticed that I released my first commercial theme last week (hope I didn’t annoy any of you). In case you didn’t notice, it’s …
While I was working in the home office this morning, I looked up to see a DHL van parked in our driveway. After signing my name, the driver handed me a package which smelled like fresh paper. Inside I found …
Ever since returning from a vacation a couple of weeks ago, I’ve had little time to blog. During that time, I’ve been crunching on a couple of time-consuming projects. One of those is the new Aldis Distributor’s Map. Here …
For the past year I’ve been a part of a teaching team at my church for a series called God and Creation – Understanding God’s Relationship to His Creation. Spanning four weeks, the series discusses God’s attributes and his …