Josh's Blog

Category: Excellence

  • It Might Not Work

    “real innovation comes from the science of ‘this might not work.’”. Try something that might not work and learn from it whether you succeed or fail. The test kitchen mindsets

  • What You Want To Do

    Don’t think about what you want to be, but what you want to do. Keep up some kind of a minimum with other things so that society doesn’t stop you from doing anything at all.” – Richard Feynman  I think who you’re becoming is all important but it’s a good lesson to not getting caught…

  • Start With What You Can Do On Your Worst Day

    “When choosing a new habit many people seem to ask themselves, “What can I do on my best days?” ​ The trick is to ask, “What can I stick to even on my worst days?” ​ Start small. Master the art of showing up. Scale up when you have the time, energy, and interest.” -James…

  • Some days are about not losing. Others are about winning.

    “Some days are about not losing. Others are about winning.” Source: https://medium.com/be-a-brilliant-writer/how-to-form-healthy-habits-that-actually-stick-elastic-habits-by-stephen-guise-5fe6e083e224 For more on this subject, see Atomic Habits by James Clear (where I first heard the idea) and also Apparently Elastic Habits by Stephen Guise.

  • Start. Keep Going. Finish.

    If you haven’t started, start. If you’re in the middle, keep going. If you’re near the end, finish.

  • To Not Address a Problem is To Solve It Poorly

    “We have a given problem to solve. If we undertake the solution, there is, of course, always danger that we may not solve it aright; but to refuse to undertake the solution simply renders it certain that we cannot possibly solve it aright.” – Theodore Roosevelt From “Strenuous Life, 1899” [5]: https://voicesofdemocracy.umd.edu/roosevelt-strenuous-life-1899-speech-text/

  • Passion = To Suffer

    Ken Coleman defines passion as something worth suffering for. Something I love strongly enough that I am willing to suffer hardship and wait for.

  • Persistence Without Patience Leads to Burnout

    “Persistence without patience leads to burnout.” – Ken Coleman It takes time to see progress.

  • Have a Place to Store What You’ve Learned

    Have a place to store what you’ve learned and some way of organizing that information so you can easily find it again. This has helped me in so many ways. Documentation with tech stuff, study sheets* for school, all of it has helped me more than I could express because you don’t have to go…

  • Accountability.

    Thomas Frank talks about how accountability is much more powerful if someone is relying on you or they will fail. That is powerful accountability. Coaches or teachers that are invested in your success are also very valuable.