I suck. And at a lot of different things. I’m not a good basketball player, I can’t ride a bike, I can barely swim, I a “directionally challenged” and would get hopelessly lost without my phone’s GPS. I’m can carry…
Family
Process or talent? Companies can’t focus on both…
by Joseph Dickerson • February 9, 2013
“The Most Important Document to ever come out of Silicon Valley” was released last week… at least, that’s what Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg called it. This Most Important Document wasn’t a cutting-edge business plan, or a product roadmap… Far from…
Savor.
by Joseph Dickerson • October 23, 2012
I’ve decided my new favorite word is “savor.” It’s something that I need to do more often, and that a huge chunk of people barely do at all. I know my dad didn’t. It will soon be two years since…
Lessons in efficiency: Schedule it, then do it
by Joseph Dickerson • October 16, 2012
I’m big into the “personal productivity” stuff – not because I try to fill my days with “busy work” just to check things off lists, but because being more productive and efficient lets me get more done in less time,…
Success is not a zero-sum game
by Joseph Dickerson • October 12, 2012
I lost a friend recently… no, they didn’t pass away; they just (very subtly) decided to no longer be my friend. They did this by “unfollowing” me on Twitter and ceasing all other communications with me. I reached out to…
Want your own arcade machine? Rec Room Masters can set you up!
by Joseph Dickerson • May 31, 2012
One of the things that I have always wanted to own was a full-sized arcade cabinet. It’s driven by nostalgia, of course: I spent countless hours of my youth shoving quarters into Defender, Pac Man, Frogger or Star Wars… and…
Endings
by Joseph Dickerson • March 14, 2012
I’m going home. They say home is where your heart is, and that’s exactly right. My heart is with my family, and they aren’t here. They’re in my house in Dacula, Georgia, just northeast of Atlanta. Me? Well, for the…
We are ephemera.
by Joseph Dickerson • March 1, 2012
I had a very emotional day this week when I found out an old friend of mine had passed away over a year ago. I was upset, and angry at mutual friends who already knew and hadn’t reach out to…
Rest in peace, Marilyn Daniel-Ware
by Joseph Dickerson • February 26, 2012
Ignorance is definitely bliss. After a lovely, leisurely lunch with some friends today, I grew nostalgic. I thought back to my college days, to when I was doing college radio. I thought about the friends I made when I worked…
Photos: Kennedy Space Center
by Joseph Dickerson • January 10, 2012
I’ve always wanted to visit Kennedy Space Center and I finally got around to crossing that particular item off my “bucket list” this past weekend. Even better, I was able to tour the Vehicle Assembly Building, where all the Saturn…
Changes
by Joseph Dickerson • December 8, 2011
I’m burned out. I’ve been working on one project for over two years now, and I’m over it. I have a hard time getting motivated, and find it difficult to care about what I’m doing. I look at my inbox…