All posts of Patrick Maurer

So I’ve been taking care of my girlfriend’s cat for the past month since my girlfriend moved to San Diego for a new job. Although my sleep has been dramatically reduced (the cat is a big fan of the morning wakeup), it has been nice having a pet around during my slower season. I’m definitely […]
So it’s week four. I hope things are still going well for you. I’m sorry that there isn’t a video preview for this week. I had a wonderful weekend, celebrating my friends’ wedding, but came home to quickly get a pretty bad cold, and I don’t think you’d want to watch that. It’s made my […]
I hope you’ve enjoyed Part One & Part Two in Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink. I’m glad I spent time rereading it and getting ideas I missed the first time. This week is a good catch-up week for those that started later and a good reinforcement week for those that […]
Now that you have your contact book all set up and you’re getting more familiar with Evernote it’s time to branch out just slightly. While we’re not necessarily focusing on a new technology this week, we are laying out some more of the groundwork to get to some of the other tasks in the upcoming […]
Okay, so you should still be drinking water, turning off those electronics, working out, and focusing on gratitude. Now we get to this week. It’ll probably be your least favorite week out of the whole bunch, but it is totally necessary and will help you focus on other (more important) things down the road. The […]
I’m sitting in the San Francisco International Airport right now awaiting my flight to my friend’s wedding. It should be a great weekend. Due to the wedding and the 4th of July holiday, I’ll be a little later in posting the Week 4 Summer School updates, but they will be out on Tuesday, June 5th. […]
I’m just about to head out of town to attend the wedding of a really good friend of mine. Tomorrow morning is also trash day, and with Arizona heat, it’s a good idea to throw out perishables as close to trash day as humanly possible. So today, I cleaned out my refrigerator. Nothing wrong with […]
A week ago, I took my car into the shop for some scheduled maintenance.  Days away from tipping the 100,000 mile mark, the car needed a new timing belt, and I would need a rental car for the day. I rent cars on a regular basis for work, but this time I took the dealer […]
I’m really excited about this week. It’s probably my favorite week out of the whole State section (although the other weeks are also awesome). First, are you still drinking water and turning off your electronics? Are you working out? Have you signed up for the President’s Challenge with me (trust me, it’s great and really […]
Now that you have your contact book all set up and you’re getting more familiar with Evernote it’s time to branch out just slightly. While we’re not necessarily focusing on a new technology this week, we are laying out some more of the groundwork to get to some of the other tasks in the upcoming […]