Use: Emotional Visualization October 20, 2014 | Leave a comment Decision making is hard. And yet, can be so easy. Many times in my life I have been paralyzed by indecision. I have always struggled to make the pro/con analysis work for me. I can always think of a boatload of pro reasons and a truckful of con reasons. Brain on hyperdrive. So last year,… Read More
iFeelio Feature: Password Encryption October 16, 2014 | Leave a comment Why encrypt your journal? The use case I like to quote is imagine that you want to show your friend a photo on your phone. You pull out the phone, find the photo, and hand him the phone. Something happens and the homescreen pops up. Your friend sees the logo for iFeelio, is curious, and… Read More
What a video. October 15, 2014 | Leave a comment If you haven’t seen this yet, please watch it. And then stop watching it. Or don’t watch it, actually, don’t even read this post. You see, iFeelio is about connecting more to yourself. And to others. And ironically, if I weren’t building phone apps, I wouldn’t have a cell phone. I’m tired of technology, in… Read More
FAQs: Are you a psychologist? October 14, 2014 | Leave a comment No. I’m not. I like psychology. I also like poetry. And literature. And intercultural communications. And religion. And neuroscience. And language. I believe that psychologists are not the only people who understand emotions. Some of the world’s greatest leaders have stewed in the depth of emotion whilst making world-changing decisions. Some of the world’s greatest… Read More
Bill Murray: “We’re kinda ugly, if we look really hard” October 13, 2014 | Leave a comment The humor of Bill Murray is something I have deeply admired for most of my life–a la Caddyshack, Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, and Ghostbusters. I recently read about how he commandeered a bar at SXSW and no matter if people asked for a beer or Appletini, he gave them tequila. The title of the… Read More
Ugly or not, here I come… October 10, 2014 | Leave a comment Today marks the launch of the iFeelio blog. Yes. On a Friday. iFeelio has been near and dear to me over the last two years, challenging me in ways I had never anticipated. I built it simply to have a tool to help me figure out my stuff, and lo and behold, it is teaching… Read More