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Month: November 2018
Freelance Friday 034 – Nov 30 2018
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It is a big week. You’ve got a few hours left to join Jason and I and Stop the Freelance Feast and Famine Cycle. We present at 12:30 Pacific. The second big thing was the launch of my latest book The Freelancer’s Guide to Getting Started. If you’ve been looking for a plan to get…
Weekly Logging with Your Bullet Journal
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One of the best spreads I added to my Bullet Journal was the weekly collection. I included it in my book, Analogue Productivity, and you can see it written up here. Today’s video is going to walk you through my exact planning process for a week. I used this exact weekly spread for November 19…
Scene On Radio – Men
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I heard about Scene on Radio when their series on Seeing White came out. It’s on my list to listen to, but I also saw their season on Men was currently going so that’s where I started. Now, I’m a white dude, which puts me at the most advantage possible. The author’s do acknowledge that…
Advice on making things simple from Danny Brown
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Where many marketing books are huge and complex, Danny Brown in Why Simple Works, contends that they don’t have to be. He tells us to forget focus groups and some complex survey system when we’re looking to improve our products. Ask our sales people what the biggest technical hurdles to purchase are and fix those.…
The Simple Ivy Lee Method
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This is from James Clear: I don’t believe there is anything magical about Lee’s number of six important tasks per day. It could just as easily be five tasks per day. However, I do think there is something magical about imposing limits upon yourself. I find that the single best thing to do when you…
Patrick on being remarkable
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I literally just finished editing my review of Talk Triggers and Patrick wrote an excellent post that goes nicely with it. In his book Purple Cow Seth Godin talks about making a product that’s remarkable. To be remarkable, Godin says, is to be “worth talking about. Worth noticing. Exceptional. New. Interesting.” Talk Triggers is about…
Lisa recommended my book
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She did it here. I follow Lisa and almost every month she has a book I want to read. This month it’s 21 Lessons for the 21st Century. You can buy my book here.
How Speeding Up My Reading Meant I Read Less
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Convenience, however, often comes at the expense of understanding. The less time you spend examining things, the less you know about them. When it comes to understanding how you spend your life, it’s important to slow down and take the time. – The Bullet Journal Method In 2018 I launched a new podcast called Should…
Phones suck the life out of a room
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David James Swanson for raptitude: The no-phones policy illuminated something about smartphone use that’s hard to see when it’s so ubiquitous: our phones drain the life out of a room. They give everyone a push-button way to completely disengage their mind from their surroundings, while their body remains in the room, only minimally aware of…
Freelance Friday 033 – Nov 23 2018
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This week I spent so so much time recording. Starting next Monday, I’ll be doing some video work to go with the post of the day. Yes, the email will link to it. I was also recording the audiobook to go with my next book release. Next Tuesday you’ll get your copy of The Freelancer’s…
