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Appreciating a Disaster

Welcome! If you enjoy the blog, consider subscribing and forwarding to a friend. Join me every Tuesday as I develop my working theory of Three-Dimensional Productivity. A few weeks ago, I went to a concert with my mom. It was a disaster. Being the odd person I am, I

Your Contextual Value

Last week, a trip to the doctor led me to reflect on how one can provide their maximum and unique value. This week, I'm thinking about how the value that one brings depends heavily on the situation. Your value can be context dependent, which means that the more

Your Maximum & Unique Value

Ask any professional paid to provide me some type of service, and I think you'd hear something similar: I am a strange client who takes things off track (other than with lawyers — I know what they charge). The other day, I had an appointment with a new primary

2023 Productivity Year in Review

In December 2022, I wrote my first annual productivity review. As I started drafting the 2023 version, I hesitated about framing it like this again. Life is about so much more than being productive, right? One of my professional foci is productivity. I love learning about productivity tools, trying out

Serve

When I was seventeen, I raised my right and took an oath: I, Ryan Andrew Pavel, do solemnly swear that I will uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, and that

Solitude

I am a person who practices solitude. The syntax of that sentence probably sounds off, even clunky. We’ll come back to that. One of the unexpected benefits of going to University of Michigan in 2010 to complete my undergrad (after initially getting rejected - a blog for another time) was

If My Kids Ask About Joining the Military

It’s the day after July 4th (aka July 5th). Amidst yesterday’s fireworks and cookout, I found myself pondering: how would I feel if my kids consider joining the military? I have a few days off work, allowing me precious time with family and a chance to do things

Think.

Think. This is what my father taught me. When I faced a challenge, made a poor decision, or tried to figure out what to do with my life, he would give this simple yet profound advice: think. In Our Declaration, political philosopher Danielle Allen titles her second chapter “Patrimony,” which

Go With the (Lazy) Flow

Culture is a strange thing. Leaders can and should be intentional about how they build and reinforce it, but sometimes it develops or regresses for completely unforeseen reasons. Enter, for example, the lazy river. Last week, we brought together our 32 alumni fellows and a dozen central team members to

The 5 AM Flight (and other questionable decisions)

So, here's the dilemma. Travel is an ever present part of my job, and I love it. I'm actually hard-pressed to think of a work trip within the last few years that I haven't been excited about for one reason or another. I&