by Jim Chaput | Jul 16, 2019 | Jim's Blog
You can learn about a culture by the expressions people use. Here in America, you hear many references to sports, especially baseball. “He went for some job interviews, but struck out again.” “Wow, they hit a home run with that new phone.” In...
by Jim Chaput | Jul 15, 2019 | Jim's Blog
Here I am, 200 blog posts published. Seth said the first 1,000 would be the hardest. Some days do feel hard, others not so much. It’s going to be a while before I know whether it really gets easier after 1,000. At the start of this project, I did not look this...
by Jim Chaput | Jul 14, 2019 | Jim's Blog
Sometimes we focus too much on the tools we have. We imagine that better tools will improve us instantly. In various hobbies, this is known as gear acquisition syndrome. I have suffered it myself a few times. A common thing people say when they see a great photo, “You...
by Jim Chaput | Jul 13, 2019 | Jim's Blog
Back when I worked in Boston, a woman I worked with mentioned that she thought it was strange how another woman walked. The woman walked duck-footed, accentuated by her stature and high heels. My coworker went on to say that she was wrong to judge, maybe the woman had...
by Jim Chaput | Jul 12, 2019 | Jim's Blog
One of the questions I get is how comments on blog posts work. When you comment on the blog, anyone can see it. I receive every comment via email and read all of them. At one point, I replied to every comment. Then I realized people probably do not see my responses,...
