Month: August 2018
Freelance Friday 021 – August 31 2018
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This week I launched The Art of Focus. If you got it this week I’d very much appreciate a review of the book. Reviews are what help the book reach more people because they affect the Amazon ranking. It’s very inexpensive for a while longer then I’ll be marking the price back up to $9.99,…
Automated Journalling?
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Chris Bowler writes about making journaling stick as a habit. While I love some of the advice, parts of it feel wrong to me. Yes, start small. Write down anything for the day. Doesn’t matter how long it is. Even just list the meals you had and if you liked them. I also agree fully…
If You Avoid Sites like Upwork, how do you find work?
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https://youtu.be/yRl0a6igKnA6 I get why people ask this question, they just don’t have a name yet. No one knows that they provide their services. The thing that Upwork and similar sites provide is clients looking for people to do work. Drawbacks to Upwork and similar sites clients often racing to lower pricing you’re competing with lots…
Kids Unplugging from Social Media
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While I certainly have the view that “kids these days” are always plugged in to social media, it would seem that I’m not quite right. Few quotes: Isabelle, an 18-year-old student from Bedfordshire who doesn’t want to disclose her surname, turned against social media when her classmates became zombified. “Everyone switched off from conversation. It…
The Art of Focus Launched
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Today is an early/extra episode of The Smart Business Show. I’m excited to announce the launch of my new book The Art of Focus. It’s free today on Amazon at: https://curtismchale.ca/recommends/the-art-of-focus We’re talking about the things I did as a rest in the midst of a book launch because resting is one of the most…
@macsparky does a screencast on Drafts
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Came across this while doing some research for a client writing project. If you’re not sure what do to with Drafts, give David’s short screencast a look so you can get more familiar with what drafts is and how you could use it. I use Drafts as a text inbox on iOS. I’ll empty it…
Shawn Blanc’s iPad Photo Workflow
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As much as I am now iPad first, I haven’t got a great iPad photo workflow, which sucks because I do love shooting with my Conan 60D. Well over at The Sweet Setup, Shawn, walks us through the simple photo workflow he used when traveling for a month with just his iPad. I’ll be grabbing…
The Workweek Hustle with Fitbit is a bad way to judge success
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Yes sitting is the new smoking and I do have a desk that can move from standing to sitting. I do alternate my posture at my desk regularly to help ensure that I am comfortable. I even get up and take a tour of the house every hour to make sure that even if I…
Building an Ergonomic iPad Work Station
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Almost a year ago now, I decided that all new work I was going to do needed to be done from my iPad. I was disappointed with the state of Apple hardware1 when it came to macOS products and loved my iPad Pro already. The biggest problem with the iPad as my main work machine…
Faith and Radical Transparency
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Christians of pretty much every type have done terribly at this. Particularly when it comes to sexual misconduct. Here is a good talk about what we can do as people of faith when we hear about sexual misconduct, maybe sexual abuse is a better wording, with our leaders and attendees. Here is a single selected…
