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Email is a blessing and a curse.

We know that we need it to communicate in current society, but we just get so gosh darn much of it.

Enter three sentences. This is email mantra I’ve used intentionally now for the past six months and it’s glorious.

From the site:

Do you have an email philosophy? If not, consider three sentences. Life will be easier!

In salute to my friend and King Dreamer Ben Arment, I decided to throw together a little rundown of my own. Here’s what’s going on:

• My son is teething. I had no idea the human mouth was capable of producing so much saliva.
• I pre-ordered both “Rework” by Jason Fried and “Making Things Happen” by Scott Belsky. I cannot wait to read these.
• Found a new (to me) coffee shop in Des Moines on a date with my wife. Smokey Row is everything a coffee shop should be–quaint, busy, local, good coffee.
• I bought two bags of king-size Skittles and two king-size Snickers on Tuesday and had them finished by the end of the day. I’ve got a problem.
• Dave Ramsey is a financial and branding genius. His strategies have allowed us to make some crucial decisions that we wouldn’t have been able to otherwise.
• Running is spiritual.
• People hate to have their traditions and routines changed or even challenged. Prepared to be ostracized and demonized if you do.
• The Olympics have been fun to watch. Although, I could do without the ice-dancing and figure-skating drama.
• I have tried for so long to like Christian music and I just can’t do it. I’ll take the Beastie Boys any day of the week. Sorry.

It ain’t coming through the door.

Brilliant. I don’t know where this club is at, but I want to go there.

Are you a millennial? I am. 74% in fact.

This has implications for everything from when I watch television, to how I communicate, to what religion I prefer. No–really.

As a matter of fact, what generation you are a part of has more to do with the person you are than any other factor in your life. Even the family you grew up with.

Take this easy test to find out if you’re a Boomer, a Gen X’er or a Millennial.

What was your score?

HT: Jake Bouma

I just read this in a newsletter from Chris Brogan. I think there’s wisdom in it, so I pass it on to you:

If you’re not shipping/executing/delivering, you’re not doing. If you’re not doing, you’re just thinking. The truth is, you’ve gotta DO. That’s what fixes everything.

* How I got to be a top-shelf speak: speeches every 3 days.

* How I got to be a NYT bestselling author: write every day.

* How I got anything I’ve ever received in this life: did something.

Right? You’re on that. So, let’s ship. And if you need help, screw the muses: find the shippers.

Is there anything you’re sitting on–an idea, a business proposal, a book, a blog post, a speech, a poem, a cake–that is just hanging out? Do something about it.

Seth Godin calls it shipping.
Tom Peters calls it executing.
Chris Brogan says “just DO something.”

I agree with them.

Now that you know, what are you going to do about it?

There are no words. (If you can’t see the video in your RSS reader, click here.)

This is how I slept last night:

What do you think happened between the hours of 1:30-2:30?

Hint: I have a five-month old.

Graph courtesy of Sleep Cycle (iTunes link).

Flip a coin. While it hangs in the air, you’ll know where you want to go.

Even if it’s for the briefest of moments.

HT: Lifehacker.com

If we bloggers can’t poke a little fun at ourselves every now and again, we take our craft way too seriously.

As the great Pat Sayjack once said about his fabled Wheel of Fortune career, “At the end of the day, I host a game show.”

Movie Lesson #1: If there is a baby–born or unborn–involved in the plot line of a movie, they are thinking of making a sequel.