Had an entrepreneur ask me what skill I wish I’d learned earlier in my career.

Before he could even finish asking, the answer was out of my mouth:

Hiring!

Be great at hiring.

It’s not just that great employees create great value. It’s that bad employees become cancers, even on great teams.

Had a fellow educator tell me: “I don’t worry about students using ChatGPT because it’s so easy to spot that I catch them every time.”

“Maybe,” I replied. “Or maybe you’re only catching the ones who just don’t know how to use it well.”

He didn’t like that response very much… 🤣

You know you spend too much time on your computer when you accidentally squirt too much ketchup on your dinner plate and instinctively reach for the CMD+Z keys… 🤦‍♂️

Just stepped on a lego my kids left on the floor, and now I can’t tell which hurts more…

Is it my foot?

Or is it my pride after succumbing to such an enormous parenthood cliché? 🤦‍♂️

Could someone please just officially decide once and for all if the following things are healthy or unhealthy:

- Coffee
- Butter
- Eggs
- Salt
- Fat

Thanks, in advance. All the conflicting information out there is wildly confusing 😢

Don’t be shocked if you see me on a Hoarders episode one day for people with open browser tabs… 😒

My daughter’s kindergarten requires everyone be invited to birthday parties.

I appreciate the sentiment, but I hate she can’t use “I won’t invite you to my birthday” as a threat.

Also, I miss the days when “I won’t invite you to my birthday” was the worst thing someone could threaten me with.

That moment when you see a student who was too sick to come to your class but apparently not too sick to be at the basketball game a few hours later… 🤔

Best part of being a parent… no matter how fancy the meal, there’s always a plate of half-eaten french fries somewhere on the table for me to snack on. 🤣

Locked myself out of my hotel room safe today.

On one hand, I’m relieved how quickly and easily the hotel was able to open it for me.

On the other hand, I’m horrified how quickly and easily the hotel was able to open it for me. 🤣

To all my B2B entrepreneur friends out there trying to make sales between now and mid-January… good luck 😢

A young founder was just complaining to me:

“I’ve got so much work to do. Ugg… I wish I could afford to hire some help.”

Me (after a pause and shrug):

“I miss thinking hiring employees was going to create less work. Boy was I wrong about that.” 🤣

Feels like people who work with college students (myself included) need to stop saying the phrase “in the real world” when referencing things that happen after graduation… 😒

Was talking to an entrepreneur who just raised his first funding.

“It’s strange,” he said. “I’ve spent years struggling to get to this point. But now that I’m here, I don’t feel like I’ve accomplished anything. I’ve just got lots more to do.”

I chuckled and said, “Funny how that works, huh?” 😉

A student in my class did the math on her grade and realized she doesn’t need to do any of the remaining homework assignments and will still end the semester with an A.

“Is there any point to still doing the homework?” she asked.

Feels like she’s kind of missing the point… 😔

A screenshot my wife sent from her Instagram account.

I wonder whose photo she’s more excited to see 🤔

I’m all for creative hooks in cold sales emails.

This one worked in the sense that it made me curious and got me to open it.

Didn’t work in the sense that it was a bit creepy and made me not want to respond… 😒

Sitting at an out-of-safe wedding…

Table-mate: “So, where are you from?”

Me: “North Carolina.”

Table-mate: “Oh! Do you know…”

And that was the moment I decided my time could be better spent joining @bsky.app