parenting

6 Life Lessons I've Learned From My 6-Month Old

I’ve been a dad for six months now so I thought it now would be a good time to reflect on some of the things I’ve learned so far.

Being a parent is a great and challenging responsibility. After all, we are raising the next generation of adults. It’s important to make sure we are passing on the correct values and creating self-sufficient and useful adults.

Despite the fact that we need to teach our children how to conduct themselves, they also have a fair amount to teach us. They are pure creatures who haven’t been beat up by life yet so their perspective is basically as unbiased and untainted as possible.

Here are 6 lessons I’ve learned from my little one over the past six months…

Episode #31: Austin Kleon - The Art of Being Productively Lazy

Austin Kleon is the New York Times best-selling author of two of my favorite books on creativity: Steal Like An Artist and Show Your Work! These books have had a huge impact on the way I approach my own work — and I’m not alone. They’ve been translated into over two dozen different languages and have over a million copies in print! In this episode, I ask Austin about some of the more personal aspects of his life and work…