Category: General
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Tim Ballard and Operation Underground Railroad
My Introduction to O.U.R. A few years ago, I had the privilege of hearing Tim Ballard speak at a company meeting. Tim started Operation Underground Railroad to help people who were stuck in the darkest places of the world, and who can’t help themselves. During the presentation I was struck by the evil in the…
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What makes you come alive?
I love solving problems with technology. I’m just trying to figure out how best to do that for as many people as possible. What makes you come alive?
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Todoist List Filters – a hack for giving your filter groups a title
A few weeks ago I learned (from this awesome post) that in Todoist (my referral link) you can create filters with multiple criteria by separating the criteria with commas. I created a filter on my mobile app (I wanted to group small, medium, and large tasks for today). label:Large & today, today & label:Medium, today…
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Why don’t I like selling or supporting products I create?
(This is a series of posts exploring my goals and direction for life…) In my last post I came to realize that a lot of my problems with work outside of my job (although I wager it plays a role there too) is that when I create something, I don’t like to sell it OR…
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Barbara Pincock Knickerbocker
Barbara Pincock Knickerbocker, age 88, of Aston and Brookhaven, PA, died Sunday, June 9, 2019. Barbara was devoted to her family and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Broomall, PA. She loved spending time relaxing at the beach, traveling, shopping, good food and cooking. If she loved you then she fed you. She…
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Specialization vs. redundancy
Good conversation about specialization with a co-worker today. Previously they worked closely with someone who left the company and we are trying to figure out how to backfill with the workload we have. It basically comes down to having redundancy or specialization. The discussion stuck with me through the day and got me thinking about…
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“Dude, suckin’ at something is the first step to being sorta good at something.” —Jake, “Adventure Time” via @momentumdash
"Dude, suckin' at something is the first step to being sorta good at something." —Jake, "Adventure Time" via @momentumdash — Chris Hess (@HessCJ) March 11, 2016 "Dude, suckin' at something is the first step to being sorta good at something." —Jake, "Adventure Time" via @momentumdash — Chris Hess (@HessCJ) March 11, 2016
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“If you want something big, it’s critical to make that initial choice to commit to a tangible and specific outcome.” — @ramit
“If you want something big, it’s critical to make that initial choice to commit to a tangible and specific outcome.” — @ramit — Chris Hess (@HessCJ) March 10, 2016 “If you want something big, it’s critical to make that initial choice to commit to a tangible and specific outcome.” — @ramit — Chris Hess (@HessCJ)…
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A Flying Baseball Bat, a Dad’s Instinct and a Photograph
A Flying Baseball Bat, a Dad’s Instinct and a Photograph http://bit.ly/220LSsH — Chris Hess (@HessCJ) March 9, 2016 A Flying Baseball Bat, a Dad’s Instinct and a Photograph https://t.co/Q4j3kNjCBn — Chris Hess (@HessCJ) March 9, 2016
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“We need to expect failure and plan what we’ll do when rejection comes. Every top performer does this.” — @ramit http://bit.ly/1TLUIGr
“We need to expect failure and plan what we’ll do when rejection comes. Every top performer does this.” — @ramit http://bit.ly/1TLUIGr — Chris Hess (@HessCJ) March 9, 2016