Michael J. MottaReading to Learn: Why You Shouldn’t Read Beginning-to-End and What to do InsteadWhen I try to read books to my daughter, she always grabs the book and turns to a different page. I patiently explain to her that books are…Jun 6, 2021Jun 6, 2021
Michael J. MottaHow to win back a habit (or not, I don’t know yet)For a bunch of reasons — some legitimate, most not — I haven’t written on Medium in a long time.Jan 29, 2019Jan 29, 2019
Michael J. MottaSpace-time Management: What the Heck Is That?Leonard Bernstein said, “To achieve great things, two things are needed; a plan, and not quite enough time.”Mar 19, 20181Mar 19, 20181
Michael J. MottainART + marketingHow (Not) to Measure Your Success: the Score Card FallacyWe look for measuring sticks. It’s not our fault, mostly, because our individual brains yearn for measurement and our collective brains…Mar 14, 2018Mar 14, 2018
Michael J. MottainMission.orgText Expansion Doesn’t Just Save Time, It Clarifies ThinkingI love TextExpander. For those who do not know about this amazing piece of software, it allows you to, well, expand your text. You assign a…Feb 27, 2018Feb 27, 2018
Michael J. MottainART + marketing10 Absurd Things I Journaled About Last YearIn my journal, I often rant about life annoyances and societal absurdities. Some are recognized problems in society, others are based on my…Feb 22, 20182Feb 22, 20182
Michael J. MottainAscent PublicationHow to Hack Your Self-Awareness (A Neckbeard Story)Self-awareness is critical for emotional intelligence but who has time for that?Feb 15, 2018Feb 15, 2018
Michael J. MottainAscent PublicationHow to Use Journaling to Avoid IndecisionI am prone to disproportionally analyzing situations. The truly important things get decided by gut and the nominal decisions are debated…Feb 13, 20183Feb 13, 20183
Michael J. MottainART + marketing6 Sentences About 2 Sentences You Should Stop SayingWrong and all too human is when we start a sentence with “I don’t have time to…”Feb 12, 20181Feb 12, 20181
Michael J. MottainMission.orgHow to Strategically Allocate Time and Your Other 6 ResourcesIt would be great if students had enough time to prepare for class, go to class, work, and pursue passion projects with abandon… but most…Feb 8, 20181Feb 8, 20181