IntroductionIn exploring the secrets behind business longevity and productivity, the stories of the world’s oldest companies provide a profound perspective. These businesses, having withstood the tests of centuries, offer invaluable lessons in enduri...

Photo by Mpho Mojapelo on UnsplashSometimes we can learn as much about how to be productive from a stark example of in efficiency as we can from a well oiled machine. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) practices can vary significantly from one municipa...

From Inbox Overwhelm to Life Success: How Efficient Email Management Translates to Better Productivity and Reduced StressDoes This Image Stress You Out?In the modern era of constant digital connection, email has evolved into an essential component of...

Who Gets Digital Access After You Die?Mortality has been on my mind for awhile now. Maybe it’s the EMT work I do, maybe it’s because my wife and I are expecting our fifth kid. I don’t know. But me being me, after the philosophical musings, I head dir...

When I hear somebody say, “I don’t have enough time,” or “there’s just not enough time,” or “I wish I had more time.” I automatically think, “First, you have way too much time. And second, you’re using it very poorly.”Still here?Awesome.See, they’re...

There’s a concept in woodworking that I realized has really interesting applications in business. Basically, it’s the difference between referencing and measuring,In woodworking, a reference is almost always going to be better than a measurement.For...

Mystery of the Missing Migrants — Charley Harper 1990In 1895, a man by the name of Georges Polti embarked on an analysis of all great works of literature that could be found at the time, Greek classics, Contemporary French works, everything he could...

Charley Harper 1965Every company boasts about this person, the only person that can do this one thing. We hold them in high regard because they have processes in place (even if it’s only in their mind) and have tested them in an authentic setting. It...

You know the old saying “practice makes perfect”? Who doesn’t, right?. Well, it’s total BS. Practice makes for improvement, maybe. But I think “Practice Makes Permanent” is probably the better way to put it.The problem with this is that it goes both ...

There once was a bird sitting on a tree ranch, happily singing and singing. He didn’t notice that it was getting cold and that winter was coming. He just kept on singing. It got so cold that he froze, fell off the tree and landed on the ground, near ...