Chris Deals With It

I recently completed a trip out to the west coast. The trip involved long flights, time changes, a lot of meetings, traffic jams, catching up with friends & family, before ending with a red-eye flight. On today’s episode, I talk about the decisions and mentality that went into my crazy schedule. And I provide 3 tips that helped maximize my trip while managing its physical and mental demands.

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I’ve been struggling to wrap my head around busyness. It seems unavoidable in our current culture. Everyone overworked, stressed out, to the point where they’re virtue signaling about how much is on their plates.

This is a problem, and one that I can likely only solve for myself. Busyness fractures my focus, prevents me from achieving greater heights with my thoughts and actions.

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I’ve been a regular guest on the Code Play Culture podcast. On a recent episode about navigating ideas, around the 39 minute mark, we touched on what it means to consider our current work the last time we would get to create.

On my last episode, #53, I unpacked the mentality of “This is the last…”. On today’s, I’m exploring its opposite: Looking at what creativity, and life more generally, look like with a mentality of “This is the...

I’ve been a regular guest on the Code Play Culture podcast. On a recent episode about navigating ideas, around the 39 minute mark, we touched on what it means to consider our current work the last time we would get to create.

On today's show, I want to unpack the mentality we discussed: “This is the last…”.

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Today’s question:

My mother-in-law recently reacted to a shady text message that was a clear phishing attempt. We cancelled her credit card in time, but I worry this won’t be the last time, because she’s not great with tech. Do you have any advice on how I can help her better recognize and understand these threats, while also limiting her exposure to them?

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Recently, I read “Klondikers: Dawson City's Stanley Cup Challenge and How a Nation Fell in Love with Hockey” by Tim Falconer. It’s a hockey history book about the 1905 Stanley Cup challengers from Dawson City, the small, gold rush outpost-turned-capital city of Canada’s Yukon Province. After traveling for nearly a month across Canada, the Nuggets got absolutely obliterated by the defending champions in Ottawa.

While it’s a great ho...

Today’s question:

I’m in my mid-twenties and a professional in the medical field. I love what I do and its importance to society. But it’s an incredibly demanding field. I’m currently dealing with a short-staffed organization, exhausting shifts, and a manager who emotionally drains me. During a recent vacation, they went so far as to call me just to make me feel guilty for taking time off. My qualifications are in high demand, an...

We’re facing a crisis of civility in our civilization. From my perspective in the suburbs of New York City, I’m struck by the carelessness with which some suburbanites treat others. Suburbs are meant to provide more space, quiet, and ideally a community of neighbors you can actually get to know. On this episode, I’ll attempt to unpack my feelings towards these Suburban Savages and some of the root causes that permit them to thrive.

I recently returned from a family trip to Disney World. While I enjoyed the trip, it was overshadowed by the tragedies in Israel. I struggled with the juxtaposition between human joy and the knowledge that others elsewhere were suffering horrible atrocities.

These issues were on my mind while waiting in line at the Imaginarium at Epcot. While I waited to introduce the kids to Figment, there was a sign off to the side that struck me...

Over the summer, I had a conversation with a close friend & fellow creative mind. He also happens to be a board gamer & designer, who was providing a kind ear for your host. I was feeling overwhelmed with the amount of stuff on my plate. My time was being stretched too thin, often by forces out of my control.

This friend made a comment about my life resembling a worker placement game, which resonated and stuck with me long ...

This is part 13, the last in our summer PRINCIPLES series. It can be listened to by itself, but for greater context refer back to the intro Episode #32. 

Principle #13 - Make wrong things right

Note that the principles in this series are what work for me. They allow me to thrive and live my values as best as I can. I’m not advocating the adoption of my specific set of principles. Rather I’m attempting to showcase the power of princ...

This is part 12 of our summer PRINCIPLES series. It can be listened to by itself, but for greater context refer back to the intro Episode #32. 

Principle #12 - Success is found in the effort

Note that the principles in this series are what work for me. They allow me to thrive and live my values as best as I can. I’m not advocating the adoption of my specific set of principles. Rather I’m attempting to showcase the power of principl...

This is part 11 of our summer PRINCIPLES series. It can be listened to by itself, but for greater context refer back to the intro Episode #32. 

Principle #11 - Create beneficial things with passion

Note that the principles in this series are what work for me. They allow me to thrive and live my values as best as I can. I’m not advocating the adoption of my specific set of principles. Rather I’m attempting to showcase the power of p...

This is part 10 of our summer PRINCIPLES series. It can be listened to by itself, but for greater context refer back to the intro Episode #32. 

Principle #10 - Live minimized and organized

Note that the principles in this series are what work for me. They allow me to thrive and live my values as best as I can. I’m not advocating the adoption of my specific set of principles. Rather I’m attempting to showcase the power of principles...

This is part 9 of our summer PRINCIPLES series. It can be listened to by itself, but for greater context refer back to the intro Episode #32. 

Principle #9 - Thoughtful opinions held loosely

Note that the principles in this series are what work for me. They allow me to thrive and live my values as best as I can. I’m not advocating the adoption of my specific set of principles. Rather I’m attempting to showcase the power of principl...

This is part 8 of our summer PRINCIPLES series. It can be listened to by itself, but for greater context refer back to the intro Episode #32. 

Principle #8 - Make this self your best self

Note that the principles in this series are what work for me. They allow me to thrive and live my values as best as I can. I’m not advocating the adoption of my specific set of principles. Rather I’m attempting to showcase the power of principles ...

This is part 7 of our summer PRINCIPLES series. It can be listened to by itself, but for greater context refer back to the intro Episode #32. 

Principle #7 - Own your words and actions

Note that the principles in this series are what work for me. They allow me to thrive and live my values as best as I can. I’m not advocating the adoption of my specific set of principles. Rather I’m attempting to showcase the power of principles by ...