JOON REPORT

That could be interpreted as a statement or a question. I could be saying: what matters is so and so… Or, I could be asking: what matters? For now, I’ll just leave it at: what matters

Some of the best things about kids are their insatiable curiosity, imagination, energy, and desire to be c0nstantly active and doing things. Incidentally, these are some of the things that make life pleasurable to many others as well. Curiosity, imagination, energy, and being active are things you should be very careful about giving up or [...]

Today, the world is going to get a chance to see something special. Many publications have written about the story in the past. But I think it’s one of those stories that never gets old. It resonates with so many people, so deeply. Tim Lincecum is scheduled to take the mound today for the San [...]

If you focus and work hard (intelligently), that’s the best you can do on any given day. The key is consistency. Focus, work hard, and repeat. Focus, work hard, and repeat. Focus, work hard, and repeat. More often than not, I’ve found that everything else takes care of itself. Like winning.

I just compiled a list of my favorite JR posts thus far (it’s a “page” on the right sidebar). I’ll be updating it periodically. You can find it here.

Everybody lies. That’s what we’re told at least. I had a conversation with my cousin (and roommate) the other night about lying. I said that there’s got to be some couples out there that don’t lie to each other at all for a year. Not even little-white-lies. He said no way. He said: “Everybody lies!” [...]

1. Jordan’s Moment [1998] (newyorker.com) “The desolate neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago where the Bulls play their home games is very quiet these days. Their gleaming new arena, the United Center, is set down there as if on a moonscape. All twelve pre-Christmas home games have been cancelled, because of the labor dispute [...]

“One of the hallmarks of the team [Apple's design team] I think is this sense of looking to be wrong. It’s the inquisitiveness, the sense of exploration. It’s about being excited to be wrong because then you’ve discovered something new.” -Jonathan Ive

Many people watch sports. All different kinds of sports. Popular sports, like football, baseball, basketball, and soccer. As well as less popular sports, like cycling, volleyball, and skateboarding. Sports resonate with a lot of people because many have played them at one time or another in their lives. It brings back both good and bad [...]

I don’t fault people for obsessing over product design. In some respect, I admire beautifully designed products. They are a pleasure to view, use, and deconstruct. But I think peoples’ obsession with products is misguided.

1. Shooting For The Sun (theatlantic.com) “In March 2003, the independent inventor Lonnie Johnson faced a roomful of high-level military scientists at the Office of Naval Research in Arlington, Virginia. Johnson had traveled there from his home in Atlanta, seeking research funding for an advanced heat engine he calls the Johnson Thermoelectric Energy Converter, or [...]

If you’ve ever grown out your hair, you’ve probably encountered the dreaded middle stages. My hair is currently coming out of the middle stages and it’s a relief. Though, I really don’t think much of it anyway. Because when it comes to hair, it’s just fashion, which to me, doesn’t really have much value. But [...]

1. How Tiny Tim Became A Pitching Giant [2008](sportsillustrated.com) “As if peering around a corner, the Freak tilts his head slightly to the left as he begins his explosive, homemade pitching delivery. What lurks around that corner is either greatness or danger, which makes tiny Tim Lincecum, all 172 pounds of him, the most fascinating [...]

Which do you tend to be: a producer, or a consumer?

It’s interesting to me that as people get older they seem to do less. They seem to move less. They seem to play less. They seem to have less fun. Gone are the days where all your friends live near by. Where a simple phone call to them, or a knock on their door, almost [...]

I’ve found that I can only really work/focus on three things at once. Just three things. So, what are those three things? For me, it’s people, earning a living doing something that’s meaningful, and sports/activity.

Perhaps it’s what we don’t do that is the seed to making what we decide to do, great. Celebrate what you don’t do. It’s feedback. It’s a step toward understanding what you must do.