The Most Popular Posts of 2023

The Most Popular Posts of 2023

2023 was another significant year for this blog, with lots of new content, and more visitors and page views than ever before. Here are the most popular posts (as well as some of my own favorites) from the year. You…

The Best Books from 2023

The Best Books from 2023

Let us dare to think, read, speak, and write. (John Adams) For the last number of years, I’ve kept up the habit of sharing my favorite books from the year – and 2023 is no exception. I’ve still got a…

Three Steps Forward

Three Steps Forward

The daily rhythm of success can be summarized simply: ‘three steps forward, two steps back.’ It hardly feels like success. To alternate between progress and failure feels mediocre. It feels like daily life. It feels boring. Yet, it’s the mindset…

The Encounter (John Newton)

The Encounter (John Newton)

In evil long I took delight,Unawed by shame or fear,Till a new object struck my sight,And stopped my wild career:I saw One hanging on a treeIn agonies and blood,Who fixed His languid eyes on me,As near His cross I stood….

Monotasking and Your Phone

Monotasking and Your Phone

Introductory Explanation This year I was excited to read a book. Just the title of the book itself was enough to get me thinking. “The Twelve Monotasks: Do One Thing at a Time to Do Everything Better.” Such a book…