Johnny's Blog
Musings on Business, Society and Life
Why We Should Make 30-Hour Workweeks the New Standard
Money can't buy happiness. Money does influence one's ability to be happy to an extent, of course. If you're constantly worried about whether or not you'll make rent and keep the lights on, it can be quite difficult to enjoy life to the fullest. However, once you get...
Why You Should Focus on Your Strengths and Avoid Weaknesses
Each of us is unique. Everyone has a unique skill set. That skill set has been built through our experiences, filtered through the lens of our perspective and sharpened by the actions we took. Everyone should do an assessment of themselves. Know yourself. It's the...
3 Reasons Raising the Minimum Wage Won’t Have the Effect You Think
Raising the minimum wage won't have the effect you are thinking. It is not a cure-all, nor is it a death sentence for businesses and/or jobs. Neither side of the discussion as framed by the media is correct. 1 - Raising the minimum wage won't magically make everyone...
Breakup of the United States: Creating a New America
It's time we breakup. The United States is too divided and too big to govern as one entity. With a breakup of the US, we could create a bunch of new constitutions: one for the EU-style loose governance of the nation-states and a new constitution in each newly formed...
Kiosks Replace Fast Food Workers at Minimum Wage
McDonald's is introducing the future of fast-food: kiosks and all-you-can-eat fries. Goodbye, no-skill workers (pushing buttons and asking if I want fries with that is not a skill) demanding higher pay. Hello, technology... and 80% obesity rate? Now that the...
7 Ways You Should Think and Act Like a Sales Professional
When I say you should think like a sales professional I mean a modern salesperson who is professional. It’s the opposite of a sleazy car salesman of the days of yore. The successful salespersons of today are helpful - they educate instead of push - and they aren’t...
How MLB Should Expand the League and Playoffs
I've written about this 3 times before. But all those posts are gone forever. So I get to start over. However, my old picks for expansion: Nashville, TN (I'm a little biased) and Vancouver, BC are looking like top potential targets for MLB expansion now. Obviously,...
Why Are We Not Honest with Each Other?
I almost titled this, "Why Do We Bullshit Each Other?" Have you seen Interstellar? It's fantastic. What if we were more like the robots: 90% honesty with a 10% discretion setting. I'm not saying we should be robots or even robotic. I don't think the truth is...
How to Stop Being the Nice Guy, Get the Girl and Stay a Good Person
Don't be a nice guy. Be a good guy. Nice guy = boring, pushover Good guy = confident, upstanding man who knows his value in the world and respects other people Nice guys do finish last (if at all). Good guys finish second (after her). You do not have to be an asshole...
Equal Pay Should Be For Equal Work
Every time we have equal pay conversations, I find a lot of logical fallacies and flawed arguments. On both sides people typically take. Like the soccer player, Hope Solo, demanding equal pay. The argument in the instance she uses is correct: the women's US national...
10 Services You Aren’t Using But Should
There's a lot of services out there ready to make your life easier. You obviously know about Amazon Prime at this point, so I'll skip that #baller. Here we go: 1 - LastPass Stop forgetting your passwords. And using terrible ones. Stop getting hacked, basically....
Health Fixes of the Week – #1
This is the first installment of a new series of posts on quick health fixes to greatly improve your life. I'll start simple and get more complex. This'll help you feel better and in some cases, save money. Each installment will include one diet and one movement fix....
