James McCullough

James McCullough

An entrepreneur, a writer, a father, a paleo-eating polymath, fuelled by Blue Bottle Coffee. I work as a consultant for boutique hotels.
Feb
05

It’s All Coming Together Now - Mindfulness, Focus, and Deep Work

> Discipline means getting into what is happening. That is just saying that you have to involve yourself in the
2 min read
Dec
31
Turning 6 Years Old

Turning 6 Years Old

> She leaves a lasting impression on their lives in that short amount of time like she has done with
4 min read
Dec
29
The Journey of 2015

The Journey of 2015

> Do not think “I’ll go as I please!” when taking a journey. Rather, think, “I may have some
4 min read
Nov
19
Frosty Weather

Frosty Weather

After how pleased I was with my Line of Trade canvas bag [https://medium.com/@four_sides/line-of-trade-briefcase-9a16af24032f#.pio27yqo8] that
3 min read
Nov
11

36 - What Took You So Long

> There have only been roughly 18,000 players in the history of Major League Baseball. How many out of
4 min read
Nov
03

Fifty Thousand Words

> I’ve known about NaNoWriMo for years, but the thing is: 50,000. That’s a big number, like
1 min read
Oct
22

Dispatch

Starting a bit of a social experiment: publishing smaller pieces to Medium and working on lengthier pieces here. First one
Oct
14

Ego And Work

> If there is that kind of communication going on between yourself and the object, then ego doesn’t get
4 min read
Oct
09

I Made A Thing

I’ve been quiet in my space1 here for several weeks for good reason. I’ve been reading and thinking
1 min read
Sep
23

All We Have Is Breath

> Breathing expresses the fact that you are alive. If you’re alive, you breathe. The technique is basic and
2 min read

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Turning 6 Years Old

> She leaves a lasting impression on their lives in that short amount of time like she has done with me on a nearly daily basis the past five years. I could not be happier and prouder. Happy 5th birthday, Kylie [https://www.foursides.ca/Number-5/] The fifth year of

The Journey of 2015

> Do not think “I’ll go as I please!” when taking a journey. Rather, think, “I may have some problems.” and you’ll be free as a bird. — Yasumi Roan I finished reading Walking the Kiso Road [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1611801257/ref=as_li_tl?ie=

Frosty Weather

After how pleased I was with my Line of Trade canvas bag [https://medium.com/@four_sides/line-of-trade-briefcase-9a16af24032f#.pio27yqo8] that arrived last month, I decided to continue on with Bespoke Post [https://bespokepost.com/r/04a5a099]1 to see what the next offerings would be. I settled on ordering their

36 - What Took You So Long

> There have only been roughly 18,000 players in the history of Major League Baseball. How many out of that number have played in a playoff game? One third maybe? I’ve played over 1,400 games, and that was my first playoff series. Out of those 6,000

Fifty Thousand Words

> I’ve known about NaNoWriMo for years, but the thing is: 50,000. That’s a big number, like almost an insurmountable number. I’ve never felt like I wanted to participate, but I always was impressed with those who did manage to at least try. So this year

Dispatch

Starting a bit of a social experiment: publishing smaller pieces to Medium and working on lengthier pieces here. First one was published, Dispatch [https://medium.com/@four_sides/dispatch-fc586deb2b62#.s7dxq2i04]: > I thought it fitting that the word dispatch has multiple meanings that can tie into Hume and my own

Ego And Work

> If there is that kind of communication going on between yourself and the object, then ego doesn’t get a chance to digest anything; it doesn’t get a report back from you and your work. When your work becomes natural and spontaneous communication, ego doesn’t get a

I Made A Thing

I’ve been quiet in my space1 here for several weeks for good reason. I’ve been reading and thinking a lot about the practice of mindfulness and Buddhism, which I hope to tackle more of in the coming weeks, but I also did something a little unexpected: I made

All We Have Is Breath

> Breathing expresses the fact that you are alive. If you’re alive, you breathe. The technique is basic and direct: you pay heed to breath. You don’t try to use the mindfulness of breathing to entertain yourself, but you use the mindfulness of breathing to simplify matters. — Chögyam

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