Although the NBA season has just started, it seems like this is going to be a fun year. Each team seems to have at least one All-Star on it. The first 8 weeks of any NBA season is typically the best, this is before fatigue and injuries set in so you get to see rosters …

I often say free advice is worth what you pay for it, but after extensive experience in a brutal job market during the Great Recession, I found a few tips that helped me get through it. A lot of those in my age cohort are going through joblessness right now, or are underemployed, or feel …

I’ve been taking stock of the current job market by talking to former colleagues, friends, relatives, and current classmates. It is without a doubt a very frustrating and challenging job market right now for the professional. For those out of work, the roles they are landing are more limited in scope and at a lower …

I recently sat down and took a survey of all of the technology that I own. I found that all of them have a different operating system. I realized it is because I like operating systems in general. It got me thinking more about them, what I’ve used in the past, and where I think …

I’m starting to think movie makers are doing it wrong. Why are movies still two hours long? What’s the point of a movie if we have ten plus hours of streaming (per season) for popular shows on a half dozen streaming apps? Do movies even make sense anymore in that context? I had some thoughts …

I had a disturbing thought recently about artificial intelligence and my usage of it. I rely a lot on AI right now, both in my day-to-day work processes and my graduate work. For my employer, I often utilize AI to answer technical questions, create SQL queries, diagnose error messages, or give me guidance on customer …

Once you start realizing there are biases in action when making decisions, especially in a group, you can start making better decisions. These are the most common biases that I was able to find with their definitions and applications in real life, or at least how I have experienced them. Groupthink is probably the most …

Most people who do not play chess do not realize that it is a game made up of smaller games – three to be exact. Each are distinct and have their own strategies to be successful, which chess players call “gaining the initiative.” The first game, the opener, is about deploying your pieces and trying …

The 2026 Tour De France is underway and I am watching the daily races. Since they are four plus hours in runtime I let them play in the background. This is not the first Tour I have watched though, for many years I have been a fan. I cannot explain why, but this race captivates …

Time management is always a topic that comes up in discussion and contemplation for me. The question is always, “how to manage one’s time effectively?” We all can agree it requires a multi-faceted approach. It requires planning, prioritization, documentation, reminders, logging, and scheduling. What about being effective with that time? If we’ve done the work …