Category: 5 Minute Fridays

  • 5 Minute Friday: Trump, The Internet, and The Meaning of Life

    5 Minute Friday: Trump, The Internet, and The Meaning of Life

    Welcome back to your favorite Friday read, posted on a Saturday. The last week has been wild here in the U.S. The presidential election took place this past Tuesday and America has, for the second time in history, elected a candidate to serve a non-consecutive second presidential term. Donald Trump There are many things to…

  • 5 Minute Friday: New Beginnings, Career Paths, Habits

    5 Minute Friday: New Beginnings, Career Paths, Habits

    Welcome back to your favorite Friday activity, reading my random thoughts throughout the week. I have updated the title to “5 Minute Friday” rather than “3 Minute Friday”. First, because it will allow me to explain more and secondly, because I think it sounds better as a title. I hope everyone’s week went well. Let’s…

  • 3 Minute Friday: The Future, The Present, and Fake Beauty

    3 Minute Friday: The Future, The Present, and Fake Beauty

    Hello Friends, I hope you had a great week and are enjoying a lovely Friday. The last few mornings here in New England have been cool and foggy. It seems mother nature is getting in the spooky spirit for Halloween. I’ve been thinking about my future recently. Pretty much every day for the last few…

  • 3 Minute Friday: Hopeful vs Optimistic, Habits, and Being Comfortable

    3 Minute Friday: Hopeful vs Optimistic, Habits, and Being Comfortable

    Dear Friend, This weeks been a bit of rough one. Honestly, the last few months have been a bit rough. I’ve been constantly overwhelmed and worried. It is almost all self inflicted – worrying about the future, questioning if I am making the right decisions, and stressing that I am not accomplishing enough. The icing…

  • 3 Minute Friday: Special Canada Edition

    3 Minute Friday: Special Canada Edition

    As I write this, I am enjoying a rainy morning in Maine on my way to Canada. This will be the first time I travel outside of the United States. It is a bit of a drive from my friends house here in Maine, five hours and twenty two minutes to Quebec City to be…

  • 3 Minute Friday: Competition, City Planning, and LYOL

    3 Minute Friday: Competition, City Planning, and LYOL

    Hello and welcome back on this lovely Friday night. Summer has not yet ended here in New England. We got a taste of cooler temperatures for a week, nice cool mornings in the 50’s and midday highs in the 70’s, but the past few days and upcoming week are back in the mid 80’s. Fall…

  • 3 Minute Friday: VO2 Max, Enjoyment and Risk Taking

    3 Minute Friday: VO2 Max, Enjoyment and Risk Taking

    Happy Friday everybody. It is crazy to me the amount that can change in a week. Maybe it is just me, but I seem to have different goals at the end of the week than I did at the start. It is like each day I learn more about myself and what I am truly…

  • 3 Minute Friday: Landmines, Fishbowls, and Bicycles

    3 Minute Friday: Landmines, Fishbowls, and Bicycles

    TGIF everyone, another work week down. I’ve been a busy little bee this week with work and personal projects. Here are some of the things that I’ve been thinking about: Landmines Your day job is like a minefield, you never know when you’ll step on a landmine. My prediction: We’re in a recession. This might…

  • 3 Minute Friday: Anger, Imposter Syndrome, and the Power of Now

    3 Minute Friday: Anger, Imposter Syndrome, and the Power of Now

    Anger I’ve noticed lately that I quicker to anger than I used to be. I hate being angry. It takes time away from the rest of my day and puts me in a bad mood. I have a few ideas for why I am more hot headed than normal: 1. The more I learn about…