“The great successful men of the world have used their imagination. They think ahead and create their mental picture in all its details, filling in here, adding a little there, altering this a bit and that a bit, but steadily building – steadily building.”–Robert Collier People wonder why I spend so much time on visioning, … Continue reading »
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Review: Platform, by Michael Hyatt
One of the problems I have with most motivational speakers and productivity gurus is that they too often define “success” as “make egregious amounts of money”. What I like about David Allen’s Getting Things Done, and what I think contributes to its success and popularity, is that it indirectly defines success as “my head is … Continue reading »
Should You Rebrand, Relaunch, or Just Get Better?
When I launched Asparagus Jumpsuit, I did not get to do so the way I wanted. The fact that there is no full-color hardcover game, written by the most talented designers, illustrated by the best artists working today, on the shelves of every bookstore in the world serves as testament to that. We launched with … Continue reading »
Balancing Work and Social Modes
My brain only seems to operate in two modes: social mode, and work mode. In social mode I am friendly, chatty, and outgoing. I want to tell you all about myself, and listen to you tell me all about you. I just want to hang out with people, build relationships, and have fun. In work … Continue reading »
Use the Library as Your Bookstore
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time! Eat the Elephant is an irregular column on productivity and project management. You can read more articles in the series here, or subscribe to the RSS feed for the series here. The ongoing lament is that people use brick-and-mortar bookstores as a showroom for … Continue reading »
Freelancers: Track Your Sick Time
One of the great things about freelancing is the flexibility. If you’re not feeling well, have a family emergency, or have some other life event come up unexpectedly, you don’t have to call into a boss to explain what’s going on. The down side, of course, is resisting the temptation to slack off when you’re … Continue reading »
The Pomodoro Technique
The Pomodoro Technique productivity system is simple. You make a to-do list. You set a kitchen timer for 25 minutes. You work on the first item on your list until the bell rings, then take a five-minute break. Then you reset the kitchen timer for 25 minutes and get back to the task. Every four … Continue reading »
The Dangers of Evernote
My laptop doesn’t have speakers — it’s an old laptop, the built-in speakers crapped out a while back, and I haven’t bothered repairing or replacing them. When I run across a video I want to watch, be it a TED talk, a music video, or something viral that looks funny, I had been bookmarking it … Continue reading »
Housework and the Home Office
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time! Eat the Elephant is an irregular column on productivity and project management. You can read more articles in the series here, or subscribe to the RSS feed for the series here. So you work from home, which is a great thing because it offers … Continue reading »
Establishing Office Hours
People with traditional jobs and attending traditional schools understand the concept that you can’t take personal calls, engage in texting, answer personal email, or hang out on social media during work or class time. Although I work from home and attend school online, it is the same for me. Monday through Friday, from 7am to … Continue reading »
