You ever have something playing in the background while you’re working, and fifteen minutes in you realize you’ve completely stopped working and you’re just… listening? That’s the goal. Something New Is Happening Over Here We just launched the RichardStep Audio Library, and I want to tell you what it is and why we built it […]
Ignite Your Mind: How Gaming’s Open Worlds Forge Real-World Creativity
Ever feel like you’re stuck in a “side quest” with no clear map? We all hit plateaus – at work when a project feels stagnant, at home when we can’t think of a new family activity, or in our personal growth when the path forward is murky. But what if the solution to your real-world […]
Level Up Your Life: Gaming’s Real-World Superpowers
Let’s be honest. You’ve seen the headlines. Video games: either a time-sucking abyss or a competitive sport for the hyper-focused. But what if I told you that your quest to beat the final boss in Elden Ring is doing more for your brain than your morning crossword? What if I said that building a fantastical […]
How to Setup a $350 Compact & Cheap Home Office & Studio
Looking to get your entrepreneurial / off-the-corporate-job business in order? This cheap, compact home office and studio setup will take the computing power you already have and turn it into an efficient home command station. Here’s a quick video where I proceed to bore you to death, and maybe inspire you to make your own […]
"If-" | Rudyard Kipling's Gem of Creative Self Discovery
Photo by: crowt59 I know I must be hiding under a rock. I have read over 180 books this year alone and this is the first time I’ve run across this gem. This wonderful little poem by Rudyard Kipling, titled “If-“, is a masterpiece. I find myself reading it often, now that I’ve found it. […]
Business Idea Giveaway (BIG): Shopping and Eating Out!
I have a gigantic list of ideas running through my head at any given time. It’s not a problem and I enjoy it very much. By the way, it’s a great idea to keep these kinds of things in an idea journal. There is one problem, though. I just can’t do every single one of […]
Can Paradoxes Help You Find Life’s Meaning?
Did you ever her something that just made you scratch your head? You rolled it around inside but never really came to any definite conclusion? It seemed like no matter how much you tried to figure it out, you came up with a new argument? You know… a paradox – usually defined as a statement […]
How to Find Your Passions and Purpose in Life Just By Using Your Brain
Here’s another ideation exercise coming your way! I call this one the FRUIT ROOT TREE brainstorming method. It presents a fun and natural (har har!) way to take some drilled-down base characteristics of your issue, challenge, or problem and combines them into an idea-filled meal of possibilities. Let’s dive right on in and see what […]
Forgiveness, Closure, Catharsis – Give Me 5 Minutes & You’re Done
Sometimes we hang on to assumptions or decisions from the past that are not useful to us anymore. And sometimes, when we’re really not paying attention to what our life is telling us, these things can continue to keep doing what we wanted them to do in the first place… whether or not this is […]