Dave StagnerUrgent, important, and imaginaryThere’s a well known and popular idea sometimes called the Eisenhower Principle, after being articulated by President Eisenhower. He said…Jan 25, 2022Jan 25, 2022
Dave StagnerConfessions of a Morning Person: upping my gameFor the past two months, I’ve made a radical change to my morning routine. I started getting up nearly two hours earlier than I was before…Jan 25, 20221Jan 25, 20221
Dave StagnerApple Watch — first full dayNote: This is going to be personal, about my health needs. If you’re looking for the usual fluffy marketing porn, you might want to look…Dec 30, 2021Dec 30, 2021
Dave StagnerFive Year PlanHere’s a little exercise I use pretty regularly when journaling, especially when I need to kickstart my priorities for the day. I don’t…Dec 27, 2021Dec 27, 2021
Dave StagnerSpeak, “friend”, and enterProgramming is a lot like the Doors of Durin. You and your colleagues spend all day wondering wtf “Speak, friend, and enter” means, then…Dec 20, 2021Dec 20, 2021
Dave StagnerConfessions of a Morning Person: PrioritiesOver the past month, I’ve made a quite successful effort to shift my sleep schedule to buy myself a couple of hours to myself, before…Dec 17, 2021Dec 17, 2021
Dave StagnerMedium writing experiment (so far)As I’ve written previously, I’m in the midst of an experiment to drastically change my personal habits. One of the habits I’m trying to…Dec 16, 2021Dec 16, 2021
Dave StagnerHow much hustle is right?I follow a few daily content email lists, each with varying degrees of trying to sell me something. The three that I read every day are…Dec 15, 2021Dec 15, 2021
Dave StagnerCan’t never did anything.My father was not a good person or a good parent, but he did say one thing that really stuck with me… “Can’t never did anything”. I say it…Dec 14, 2021Dec 14, 2021
Dave StagnerI may be wrong; I am often wrong“I may be wrong; I am often wrong” is something of a mantra for me. I say it out loud almost every day, in conversation with co-workers and…Dec 13, 2021Dec 13, 2021