by David | Jan 27, 2021 | blog
As I shared in a previous post, test and learn is an approach for evaluating options when you’re not sure which option better. The basic idea is that you test out a new option against an existing default option to learn to see if the new option performs better....
by David | Jan 26, 2021 | blog
In looking back over the past three years, if I had to pick one new practice that has been most helpful to me, it would be starting my day with an intentional power hour. I first learned about the idea of establishing power hour in an online workshop through Jamie...
by David | Jan 25, 2021 | blog
When Peter and I were summarizing our key takeaways from 2020, he shared one of his was the idea of test and learn, which I had shared with him earlier in the year. After our conversation, we both realized how test and learn was another way of saying continuous...
by David | Jan 24, 2021 | blog
One of my martial arts teachers used to tell us students to always bring a question to ask whenever we had senior instructors visit to teach seminars. Bringing a question is a practice I’ve since adopted for any type of seminar or class I take. I’ve...
by David | Jan 23, 2021 | blog
I’ve been thinking about this question a lot: Why do I do what I do? What I’ve realized is that sometimes the reasons I have for doing things changes with time. Sometimes I stumble into doing something for one reason and then discover other reasons later...
by David | Jan 22, 2021 | blog
During my Eastern Theories class today, the teacher shared that there can be no understanding without direct experience. I can read, watch videos, or listen to lectures to learn about spiritual traditions like Advaita Vedanta or Buddhism, but I can never hope to...