Good pizza starts with good math. Ok, I’ll admit it. The subject of this post isn’t the most exciting. But its important. If you’re serious about making good pizza at home you need to weigh ingredients. And work with Baker’s Percentages. Let me explain. Weight is Best Professional bakers and pizzaiuolos don’t measure ingredients by […]
How to tame your schedule and go from stupid busy to stupid happy I’m not going lie. It took awhile to go from miserable burnt out fuck to happily functioning at 80% busy. Here’s how I did it. Delegate My recovery from burn out, required learning to let go. During the early years of running […]
How to avoid burn out, make more money and be a better spouse Today, I’m going to share with you one of the secrets of my success. Its deceptively simple. My goal is to be 80% busy. Don’t worry, this post isn’t a slacker manifesto. In later posts I’ll explain the nitty gritty of how […]
[Author’s note: Its graduation week here in Madison, WI. This post is for all of the thousands of students getting their diplomas. Congrats!] One of the benefits of working with college students is listening to the banter. You know what I’m talking about. “Where are we partying tonight?” “Your team sucks.” “Did you see last […]
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If you want to make great pizza at home, you need the right tools for the job. Fortunately, the list isn’t long or super expensive. In fact, you can buy the basics for less than the cost of take out from your local hipster pizza joint. Here’s what you need in order of importance: The […]
We Americans are obsessed with growth. If you find yourself constantly thinking about growing your business don’t worry. It’s not your fault.