I recently saw Rocketman . The film wasn’t good, but it had a quote that I’ve been reflecting on. “You got to kill the person you were born to be in order to become the person you want to be.” I don’t think that is true. I’m happy with the person I am, but I’ve tweaked my idea of who that is for basically my entire life. It hasn’t always been gradual, but to say that I ‘killed’ my old self wouldn’t be true.
I understand that identity is a hot topic nowadays. I’ve written about it in passing…
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Dungeons & Dragons is as intimidating as it is freeing. On one hand, you have a game that’s only limited by your imagination—and a big book o’ rules, which you’re free to disregard as you see fit. On the other hand, if you’re the Dungeon Master, you have to walk a tricky tightrope. It’s important to give your players the freedom they need to be crazy and creative, but you also need to restrain them a bit so you can actually complete the…
Whether you are building a data lake, a data analytics pipeline, or a simple data feed, you may have small volumes of data that need to be processed and refreshed regularly. This post shows how you can build and deploy a micro extract, transform, and load (ETL) pipeline to handle this requirement. In addition, you […]
Uncle Sam is raising the bar for advice that brokers give to retirement savers.
Brain surgery isn't new, author Sam Kean points out. Skulls that are 8,000 years old have shown signs of surgery -- and, most importantly, of healing afterwards.
As the gig economy grows, it's easier than ever to be your own boss. But you still have to answer to Uncle Sam.
This 4-question quiz can help you identify the specific things that could make you happier right now, says writer Sam Horn. Just pick up a pen and paper.
We often hear that organizational culture is determined by the board and the CEO. Where does that leave everyone else? Sam Watson argues that organizational culture is a shared responsibility of the board, senior leadership, and staff.
Being awestruck can bring a host of benefits from lowering stress and boosting creativity to making us nicer people. But what exactly is awe, and how do we g...
At the Y Combinator blog, Sam Altman announces that they are hiring a researcher to study a basic income. I am all for more research, but skeptical about the basic income as a policy solution. It has…
Sam Storms has written two “10 Things” posts about the Bible’s teaching on headship and submission within marriage. Even though these are well-known biblical concepts (e.g., Eph. …
Being self-employed can be a good thing, just make sure you take care of paying Uncle Sam! Check out these self-employed tax tips we put together.
Photo by Sam Moqadam on Unsplash Divorce is complicated and one of the challenges is the push and pull between transparency and protecting...
Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator, shares his thoughts on how you can succeed with a startup.
In this episode of The Catholic Gentleman, John and Sam discuss the life lessons that men have to learn to mature and grow in wisdom, holiness, and virtue. G...
Sam McKenney describes a drill allowing you to practice the proper body movement in the back swing.
You can use your Sam’s membership on auto-related items like gasoline and tires, but did you know you can also buy a car through the retailer?