Steven Key

“Happiness is when what you think, what you say and what you do are in harmony.” ~Gandhi

I stand with Mrs. Sarah Inama and the children that are deserving of our unconditional love and acceptance. @westadaschools

Simply as human beings we are the same. And the 8 billion people alive today will only survive by acknowledging that we belong to one human family. This is how we create a truly peaceful world—by keeping in mind what we all have in common and being helpful to each other. This can be our #PeaceDayChallenge

Say it with me: If someone shows up to a school with an AR-15 ready to kill, it's already too late. We have to act LONG BEFORE someone EVER have a chance to shoot us in our classrooms. Ban assault weapons. Pass universal background checks and safe storage laws.

@jasminecrowe I’m not a big fan of homework that the parents have to do. You would be surprised how much you can opt out of just by speaking up and protecting your time. There is a great book on this topic called The Case Against Homework that I would highly recommend.

My daughter has to make an “All About Me” poster and it’s due tomorrow. She’s three so basically I have to make the poster. What’s funny is that I have to take a picture of her making the poster to be included on the poster.

@jasminecrowe I Will Teach You To Be Rich by @ramit has some great tips on automating your finances - highly recommended.

I accidentally paid a credit card bill one day late. I'm so mad at myself for this. I missed it due to the 4th of July holiday. I never pay them late, and it reflects horribly on your credit. Now, I'm reconsidering my stance on never putting everything on autopay.

@dhh I have this mouse and love it. I have the white one and it can get dirty. I learned the hard way that you cannot clean it with chemicals - only soap and water. For those who have rubber peeling off, there is a company that sells skins for these mice: capes.co/products/logit…

I recently switched to this mouse. Can confirm. Very satisfying. Still have a sweet spot for the Apple magic mouse (single swipe pad > 2 scroll wheels), but the clicks on this Logitech mouse are so smooth and satisfying in a way I didn't think was possible.

@jasminecrowe I have a no solicitation sign and, unfortunately, it doesn’t seem to help. They still knock or ring the doorbell 100% of the time.

Just ordered a "No Solicitation" sign for our house. While I love not having an HOA, we've had too many uninvited visitors—from lawn services to roofers and, lately, political campaigners. It's become overwhelming.

@jasminecrowe I don’t like doing laundry either but it helps to see it as a working meditation and to bring mindfulness to folding your clothes 🧘

Laundry is one chore I always half way do. I will wash and dry everything but folding is what kills me 😫

Traditional office work is valuable to one specific type of person at a certain life stage. Remote work is adaptable enough to be valuable for so much more.

@BarrettABrooks same.

I save apparently worthwhile things I find online to a reading app to make me feel like I’ll read them later. And then I mostly go back to reading books.

@BarrettABrooks A good starting point would be to question one’s intent in sharing bad news. Some people share bad news solely for attention, likes, etc. If attention is the primary motivation, it is probably best to acknowledge that one’s intentions are not pure and to not share.

@BarrettABrooks I had the same experience today and agree that this is a problem that needs to be solved.

Just saw an update from someone on social about a relative who has a horrible form of cancer. The poster is a loose tie of mine and I don't have a connection to the person suffering. I will likely never see either of them in person. I think a lot about the cumulative mental effect of this kind of sharing. We get bombarded daily with horrible things happening across our network's network. This is to say nothing of the general news cycle that allows us to see many of the atrocities in the world as they are unfolding. I don't think we're built for handling the amount of grief, loss, and suffering we're faced with each day. I don't know what the solution is. I understand that when something impacts us or the people we love, we find purpose in advocacy and sharing. We can leverage the power and reach of social media to provide resources to people who need them. Awareness matters for solving hard problems and driving change. The psychological impact on society is also large and burdensome. Finding out someone has cancer in our extended network every day creates the sense that cancer is everywhere. It detaches us from the underlying statistics and risk factors because our brains are designed to learn from stories and personal experience more than data. I wonder how you all think about this. How does negative news impact your own psychology? What's the balance between sharing to advocate and support people we love vs the psychological burden that may create for others? How can we build awareness and drive change without creating mass anxiety and worry? Would love to hear thoughts and reflections on this from smart folks in my circle.

@matthewwholling I am very cautious about subscriptions, especially for things that have historically been one-time purchases. I just got a new computer and bought the desktop version of office for a one-time price (and said no to the subscription).

AI is cool but what's even cooler is how Microsoft has almost 30 million paying customers for 365. People paying every month for something that really hasn't changed in 20 years. Myself included.

@BarrettABrooks This is an industry that is in need of disruption.

When we bought a new house in 2020, we thought that would mean low maintenance, high quality, etc. An example of how terribly wrong we were: the builder used 1/2” screws to secure door hinges on heavy doors throughout the house. Each door has progressively fallen off its hinges through normal use in the four years we’ve been here. I will never trust a home builder by default again.

@BarrettABrooks As a people, we need to rise above seeing everything through the lens of politics. More often than not, this perspective encourages tribalism and causes people to attack others rather than working with them to attack the problem.

Got my first hate mail tonight since starting the new show. Honestly feel like it’s a key moment in the journey. No one does anything worthwhile without haters. (Turns out I’m a far leftist for believing climate change exists 🤷🏽‍♂️)

@jasminecrowe Or, put a cap on how much time you are willing to spend in meetings and experiment with doing more asynchronously…

I have to start building breaks in my schedule in between meetings.

@p_millerd Yes, a lot of book titles in the self-help genre play on readers’ fears and insecurities - the title highlights an inadequacy and then the book offers to resolve it. This is clever marketing, however, it also has the potential to reinforce negative self-perceptions.

Some of the names people pick for books are cute and clever but seem perfect to make people feel bad or confused before even buying the book.

@khemaridh mission accomplished!

I got the best compliment ever this week. "Daddy, why are you always SO excited to see us?"

Plenty of things are easier done than said.

@ramit When it comes to chairs, it makes good financial sense to invest in quality if you can afford it. In the long run, you will spend less on repairs, replacement and medical bills (if a bad chair leads to back problems, etc.).

If you have $10 million, a $2,000 chair is 0.02% of your net worth That's the equivalent of a $10 purchase for someone with $50,000