This parable helps keep me from overreacting — negatively or positively — when “big” news happens. Of course, it also applies to news of all sizes.

Forget convoluted sequences of seemingly random characters. Instead, go long. Even better, let software handle it for you.

Procrastination makes the whole world dimmer. For posterity, here are the tricks I know of to get the ball rolling.

Let’s say you want to read on your gadget in a dark space (maybe next to a person who wants to sleep). You’ve turned the brightness all the way down and it’s still lighting up the room like a fireworks display. Time for Halloween Mode.

Early morning is the only time I know I’ll be able to do something consistently every day. Here’s what I've been doing lately.

A few simple but effective ideas on how to make email your servant (rather than the other way around).

Esteemed designer Bill Drenttel recently passed away, and Michael Beirut shared this text from a 1991 presentation in a post on Design Observer.

A couple of weeks ago the hard drive in my computer completely died and it wasn’t really a big deal. Here’s the short story and how it can help you.

Turn your collaborativity up to 11 with these helpful tips from Brené Brown.

What better time than the holiday season to ponder your own inevitable demise? Ho ho ho!