How to say no
My friend Megan is a complete sucker. I love her, but she’s constantly getting roped into doing favors for people. And not always for friends, often just acquaintances from work. These aren’t things...
View ArticleIs being connected making it harder to connect?
I recently read an article by an author worrying that our smartphones and other gadgets are becoming an extension of our brains, so that when they’re not available, we’re helpless and unable to...
View ArticleHow we paid 50 strangers $5 to pick our startup name
The startup I cofounded with Ben Rasmusen recently underwent a name change from 21times to DailyPath. We had chosen 21times as a placeholder, and weren’t entirely thrilled with it. Then when we...
View ArticleWhy I Don’t Answer My Phone
If you call my phone right now, I probably won’t answer unless: We have a call scheduled for right now (and I try to avoid those) You’re my wife, immediate family, or cofounder You’re in my address...
View ArticleWho cares if you were born this way?
Lady Gaga is blowing up the charts again with her new single, “Born This Way”, which “celebrates” a variety of different types of diversity, including race, gender, sexual orientation, etc. I’m going...
View ArticleDon’t accept no from someone who can’t say yes
I’ve been meaning for some time to write a post about my experience in the Navy and what it’s meant for my life. This isn’t that post, but I was recently reminded of something that a senior...
View ArticleAn American Creed
Photo by pollobarba It is my right to be uncommon—if I can. I seek opportunity—not security. I do not wish to be a kept citizen, humbled and dulled by having the state look after me. I want to take...
View ArticleKen Rudin and the Beauty of Mastery
This is kind of a weird post, but I’ve been really impressed by this guy recently, so I thought I’d share. I listen to a bunch of different podcasts, including a few from NPR. Ken Rudin is a political...
View ArticleCheck out the new DailyPath Trail Guide (a daily guide to moving forward)
Very quick note, just wanted to give you all a heads up that my startup (DailyPath) today launched The DailyPath Trail Guide, which is a blog with short posts on self-learning, productivity,...
View ArticleWant early access and free (awesome) apps? Join the RyanWaggoner.com iOS Apps...
I launched SignPad, my first iOS app, last week (iTunes link) and I’ve gotten a lot of questions and feedback. I’m planning on releasing one app per month for the remainder of 2012, as well as updates...
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