The Beginner's Mind
Ed Ricketts was a marine biologist, philosopher, music lover, and writer during the first half of the 20th century.He was also a close friend of John Steinbeck, who cast him as characters in several novels, most famously as Doc in
The 1956 western, The Searchers, tells the story of Ethan Edwards (played by John Wayne) who returns home from the Civil War and shortly thereafter is forced to embark upon an epic journey to find the surviving member of his brother’s abducted family. Most critics
Inspiration is commonly understood as something that makes someone want to do something, or that gives someone an idea for what to do. Some people see inspiration as a magical force. Others are inspired by events and people in their
As so often happens, a song provided the inspiration for this week’s newsletter. If you haven’t heard “Friends in Low Places” by Garth Brooks in a while, the song tells the story of a guy who drinks to ease the
This week was one of those weeks where the unique expertise of WatzThis? became highly relevant. We feel that its our duty to talk about these technical topics, as they are important to everyone who has a website that they want people
Most of what we do at WatzThis? involves writing of one type or another. On a daily basis, one or both of us is currently doing one or more of the following types of writing that we get paid to
Businesses spend a lot of time and effort measuring worker productivity. Productivity gurus and books like Getting Things Done can tell you how to use a system of lists, file folders, and label makers to become incredibly efficient and get
People have different strengths. Some people excel at technical tasks, some are better leaders; some people have what it takes to be successful entrepreneurs, and some people are inventors. Michael Gerber (author of The E-Myth Revisited) describes our human condition
“Gusto” isn’t a word that we hear very often these days. A noun, from the Italian word “gusto”, meaning “taste,” gusto seems to have peaked in popularity at some point in the mid twentieth century. Some of the greatest figures of
“In the startup world, you work hard and you move fast in order to make other people rich.” ― Bruce Sterling What gives your work meaning? Is the purpose of your work to enable you to do worthwhile things? Is