the art and science of finding your thing
From the category archives:
A few weeks ago I noticed that every time I’d see an article announcing someone’s good fortune or sparkly new thing, I wanted to throw up with jealousy. And it wasn’t only limited to celebratory announcements. Reading a kick-ass blog post made me want to chuck my computer at the wall.
A couple gazing lovingly at [...]
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I read Daniel Coyle’s The Talent Code the first week of 2010, and I still think about the premise at least, oh, every single day. Hands down the most influential businessey read of my year.
Not to build it up or anything.
Premise: Remarkable talent is possible for all of us. That means you. And me. Seriously. [...]
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I keep getting memory flashes that all share a certain hard-to-describe quality: this easy, glowey, vacationey state of mind. Which is lovely, yes, but also tinged with a bit of bittersweet nostalgia.
Two kinds of flashes… one of entirely ordinary moments, and feel a happy glow at their memory mingled with a bit of nostalgia. And [...]
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Somehow I’ve managed to extricate myself (at least for now, knock-knock-knock) from the incessant maddening loop of check-check-checking.
Either by way of the much-needed decaffeination project, my sailboat construction process, Grace, or some combination of all three, I am happily navigating a more peaceful, detached relationship with all things online.
Thankfully, I’m spending time on Important Things. [...]
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Last night was gorgeous. The sunset was hot pink and the air was fresh. And as I pulled into my neighborhood, I saw a bunny hop across the driveway. I grew up in Arizona, where bunny rabbits hop all over the desert. But I hardly ever see them anymore, and I’ve never seen one here.
Happy New [...]
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I'm Briana, the Chief Blisscoverer (one of the many perks of making up my own word) You're the who?
