Seeking Coastal Utopia

Maybe we should even restate it by saying that simple is always better. “eyeglasses with black frames” by Jess Watters on  Unsplash Simple. The word itself is simple. The opposite of complex, the opposite of making it so confusing that it requires three people to work on it. It is as simple as one element, one piece. Simple is elegant in its scarcity. When you say “ wow, that was simple, ” you say it with a smile. When you say “ wow, that was complex ” it is usually prefaced or closed with expletives. Now, this is not a treatise against technology, even though technology is taking over. It is adding more complexity to our cars (e.g. self-driving vehicles) or that our appliances are now connected to the web and have browsers and screens built into them, enabled to determine where you are short on foodstuffs. There are (lots of) times when you want simple. It is recognized that self-driving vehicles are required to be complex because of the daunting task for eng...

Are you a giver or are you a taker? Do you try to share everything that you have or do you try to keep things close so that no one can steal it? How do you get those around you to level up? You should share your ideas and share your concepts. Always. Often. Why? “Do Something Great neon sign” by Clark Tibbs on  Unsplash It allows you to leverage the ideas and thoughts of a different worldview . Someone else’s perspective will help you build on those dreams. Ego check. The reason why you do this is that you are not an expert in everything. Seriously. You may be an expert in photography . Or one that can articulate and present engineering development in a rich and impactful manner. Or in helping others see their full, true potential , and teach others to be more empathetic in their actions, but you too can use the help. The help you need to level up . You can certainly be the one that comes up with all the ideas, the creator. You can be the one that’s driven to pus...

Evil replacement water cooler Change is hard, really hard. People say they like change, and they say that they thrive in change. Lies. Most people hate it. We are creatures of habit. Wait, who moved my cheese ? Change is a significant part of my daily work, figuring out how to instill change within an organization. I live, eat, and breathe changes, yet I hate it too. One day I went to fill my water bottle at the cooler and to my dismay, the old water cooler had been replaced with a new one. [pause — huh, look at that a new water cooler ] Then I lost it. My cool that is. After a few expletives… Why should I try it out? Screw you, I want the old water cooler back! Stupid thing. I hate these fill buttons. What the…I can go outside and fill my bottle in a rainstorm faster than this thing — [um dude, you live in Arizona, it rains like 2 inches a year here]… Uuuuuuugh. This water is taking too long to fill. OK, deep breath, it will be ok. Fuh. It’s not even...