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2016
Project Planning: The ADHD Way [Part 2]
In part 1 we talked about getting those crazy times under control, gaining discipline, and turning the curse of ADHD into a superpower. Part two is about the master list. On days like this when I’m cracking from energy overload and excitement for a big presentation I have coming up, I can’t focus. The master […]
2016
Project Planning: The ADHD Way [Part 1]
Another Q from the Q&A bucket I get a lot is “How do you manage to get so much done when you have unmedicated ADHD?“ First off, I find this hilarious. Why does everyone assume that if you have ADHD you are dysfunctional? Get rid of that notion immediately because it’s bullshit. And I’m calling […]
2016
Q&A: How do you know if you’re a good match?
One of the students we work with at Insanitek asked a brilliant question in The Forum (our version of a break room). She is looking to collaborate with someone on a project, and there are lots of people with the right skills to choose from. She asked, “How do you know if you’re a good […]
2016
You suffer when you have lots of busy “work”
We all dream of doing something more with our lives. You, in particular, probably plan on saving the world with your inventions, creative ideas, and research. And it would all happen, too, if you weren’t so busy. Let’s get something out in the open first: You are only as busy as you decide to be. That’s […]
2016
Pay It Forward First
We’ve all heard of the concept of “paying it forward”. Some heard about it from countless self-help books, others from the film Pay It Forward, or if you’re earning your accolades, you’ve heard about it from the original source, In the Garden of Delight by Lily Hardy Hammond. It’s concept is that instead of paying someone back […]
2016
My 3 Words of 2016 (and guiding goals for Insanitek)
The first time I heard of the “word(s) a year” concept, it was from Chris Brogan. My first year of trying it, I failed miserably because I wasn’t comfortable in what our primary focuses were. There was just too much to do, too little time. I chose words, but I didn’t focus on it at […]
2015
When yearly planning goes too far
Every year I have this bizarre ritual of making my own calendar pages for my day planner, planning out a year in course detail, and leaving large chunks of time blank. Think, adding birthdays and dates I have to remember, then jotting down a note like “Q1 goal: get systems organised”, then not actually breaking […]
2015
Have a little faith
The title sounds odd coming from an atheist, doesn’t it? Bear with me for a few moments and hear me out before you hit the exit button. Since dropping off into depression due to my father dying, things have not been the same. Then, as I was bouncing back, I came down with the worst flu […]
Thoughts on Universities Acting as VCs
In January, 2015 University of California made some ripples in the Venture Capitalist pond when they announced their decision to toss out their long-standing notions that the university would not get involved in outside ventures and replace it with a new ruling stating that they would have a $250 million fund for new ventures that […]
2015
“Get a real job” stems from fear
This past month I’ve taken a rather unplanned hiatus due to the flu. I came home from tutoring one evening, passed out on the couch, and didn’t wake up until three days later. When I did wake up, it was pure Hell. The first thing that went through my head was, “Why don’t I have […]
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