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My Mortgage Is With Who Now? A Confusing Experience With FourLeaf Federal Credit Union and Cenlar
If you have a mortgage with FourLeaf Federal Credit Union (formerly Bethpage FCU), you might want to know who’s actually servicing it. What I thought was a simple rebrand turned into a strange customer service experience. It started a few months ago when FourLeaf sent out a notice that they’d be updating their mortgage servicing.… Continue reading My Mortgage Is With Who Now? A Confusing Experience With FourLeaf Federal Credit Union and Cenlar
Thoughts On Conspiracy Theories
Joe Rogan brought up an interesting point on his podcast: even the most outrageous conspiracy theories contain some elements of truth, which only serve to strengthen them. Take, for example, the idea that Twitter is conspiring with the left to silence right-wing views. While there’s likely no grand, sinister plan at play, legitimate concerns do… Continue reading Thoughts On Conspiracy Theories
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5 Whys
I’m not sure how directly this relates to focus and attention, but I wanted to share it anyway. Scatterbrained or not, I’ve always been a great problem solver. One of my strengths, I believe, is refusing to accept a single cause—especially when that cause might just be a symptom. A powerful tool for getting to… Continue reading 5 Whys
How to x in y many simple steps
I can’t tell how much it bothers me to see so many advice blogs (personal, business, how to, etc) give a list of “simple” steps to accomplish something—when the list is a list of lists of lists. How to solve widget problem in 2 steps: Step 1:Do the following 10 things:Thing 1: Do these 3… Continue reading How to x in y many simple steps
Anxiety Equation
I have 40 books on my to read list. Surely a list that big is fodder for the scatterbrain that I’m trying to overcome. Fear not, I’ve prioritized them and am comfortable with pacing myself (it took some convincing of myself to do just that). Part of my lack of focus at times can be traced back to me… Continue reading Anxiety Equation
Productivity vs. Resistance
Today I want to talk about productivity, productivity tools, and how resistance destroys adoption of productivity principals. For me anyway. Like I wrote about before in my Getting Things Done post, I’ve adopted many of David Allen’s productivity principles. To the letter, no. Do I stick with it at all times, no. But for the… Continue reading Productivity vs. Resistance
In Defense of GTD and Productivity
I posted this response to a few blogs bashing productivity. While I totally agree that “productivity” can be taken way to far (see my Productivity vs. Resistance post) and cross over into being counter-productive, a lot of good can come out of adopting a solid system. I’ve benefited from GTD. I figured it’s a good enough… Continue reading In Defense of GTD and Productivity
My Cross Jotter Hack, Part II
First I cringe at the word hack. It has jumped the shark. Even the expression “jumped the shark” had jumped the shark. But that’s not today’s topic… This is Part II of my Cross jotter alteration. Pretty soon, it won’t be Cross at all. See Part I here, where I replaced the shoddy original pad… Continue reading My Cross Jotter Hack, Part II
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