by John Macdonald | Apr 26, 2024 | The250
“It’s better to be in the arena, getting stomped by the bull, than to be up in the stands or out in the parking lot.” – Steven Pressfield, The War pf Art Observing versus participating. There is little risk in observing. You can make...
by John Macdonald | Apr 25, 2024 | The250
Nobody is self-made. If someone says it, that’s arrogance or ignorance talking. What about your customers, readers, or users? Your legal and accounting partners? The people who wrote the stuff you read? The kid in his basement who wrote the app you’re...
by John Macdonald | Apr 24, 2024 | The250
I’ve been trying to get to this post for the last hour and a half. I’m not procrastinating, but every time I say to myself, “OK, now let’s start writing,” I’m pulled back to the other thing I’m actually working on. The thing...
by John Macdonald | Apr 23, 2024 | The250
When I pick up a hammer, there is no doubt about what I use it for. I hit and extract things with it. Sometimes those things are nails, sometimes not. But I never look at it and think, “maybe this hammer would be good at designing my...
by John Macdonald | Apr 22, 2024 | The250
What role do consequences serve? Do they serve any? What if the implementation of the playground eliminates any consequence of falling?What if the implementation of the economic system eliminates any consequence of repression?What if the implementation of the...
