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Locus of control and you
Do you have an internal or an external locus of control? Many of the most successful among us have an internal locus of control. Many of...

Jacob Schnee
Nov 20, 20182 min read
Let's talk about communicating
Today we talked a lot about how we could improve communication and information flow between business units. So how do you communicate...

Jacob Schnee
Nov 19, 20182 min read
One way to start your week
It's Sunday night. That means it's football time! Definitely kidding. (While I do enjoy a game as a good excuse to get silly with the...
Jacob Schnee
Nov 18, 20184 min read


Two roads diverged in a wood...
I was speaking with a friend last week who is a father. Among a wealth of quandaries philosophical, we got to talking about the "right"...

Jacob Schnee
Mar 28, 20183 min read


A few learnings from The Mind Illuminated
The two key components of consciousness. Attention and awareness. The difference between attention and awareness. Think of attention is...

Jacob Schnee
Mar 21, 20182 min read


The good war
Boy am I grateful I came across this book. It's called The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. In retrospect, I will cede that the...

Jacob Schnee
Mar 13, 20182 min read


A new meditation method
The Mind Illuminated, the method is called. I picked this up about a week ago. It's been very helpful for me in the meantime, especially...

Jacob Schnee
Mar 6, 20182 min read


The real deadpool
The tragic truth? The majority of procrastinators, who end up with massive regrets on their death bed, don't procrastinate by sitting on...

Jacob Schnee
Feb 27, 20181 min read


What day is it today?
You know those days when you are firing on all cylinders? When it seems that the simple thought of your making something happen causes it...

Jacob Schnee
Feb 21, 20181 min read


Holycraphedidit!!!!
Seeing Shaun White's expression when he discovered he won gold in South Korea moments ago was a revelation. The visual manifestation of...

Jacob Schnee
Feb 14, 20181 min read


Seven things I learned from MoMA this weekend
"MoMA, or heaven?" I texted Bill along with a photo of Braque's Man with a Guitar, on display in the 3rd floor cubism room. Bill knows a...

Jacob Schnee
Feb 6, 20184 min read


A new, old kind of fulfillment
Well past twilight, the rain gave the streets a glisten. I waited at the stop, looking north, and noticed I didn't need to shield my eyes...
Jacob Schnee
Jan 30, 20182 min read


Perfectionism by any other name
Thank you Liz Gilbert. An expression of gratitude for all the thought parsing and emotional work you put into crafting this razor sharp...

Jacob Schnee
Jan 23, 20182 min read


An alternative to resolutions this year
I've never been big on resolutions. Growing up, we would take a single piece of paper and fold it in half so there were two sides to it....

Jacob Schnee
Jan 16, 20183 min read


On the importance of working your core
"My doctor says I need to [engage mocking, sarcastic tone] 'work my core more.' Whatever..." So said my coworker, who happens to...

Jacob Schnee
Jan 9, 20182 min read


This post is a piece of crap.
You've already read this post. You know what it is. There are no surprises. This article is a piece of crap. But I post it today because...

Jacob Schnee
Jan 1, 20181 min read


5 blogs that make my days better
Wait But Why by Tim Urban. Tim explains high level concepts in an impossibly simple, approachable way that make sense to the layman and...
Jacob Schnee
Dec 17, 20172 min read
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