Month: May 2019
Freelance Friday 054 – May 10 2019
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We’re having our first hot week here in Chilliwack which has exposed the problem in my office of getting sun all day. Starting around 9am – 7pm I’ve got sun streaming in my window which makes the office pretty hot. The other big change this week has to do with adding more RAM to my…
A Review of Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport
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If you can point to someone that says they don’t feel the pull of social media then you’re also most likely pointing to a liar. Oh sure, there are some that don’t feel the unescapable desire to dive into social media every few minutes but it’s a very small percentage. We all want to identify…
The myth of flexible self-employment hours
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Many company founders believe self-employment will allow them to control when and how much they work. Theoretically, being your own boss gives you flexible hours. But how flexible can hours be when you’re working 16 of them every day? For Better or For Work I think that for many business owners the “flex” is that…
The deferential Wife/boss
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When the wife is the boss, she’s apt to be overly deferential to her husband, fearing that he’ll balk at taking direction or mischaracterize leadership as bossiness. The fact that these days more men act as helpmeets does not mean they feel tranquil in that role. – For Better or For Work Unfortunate that woman…
Brain Farts and Errors
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I enjoyed this reminder from AYJAY that we all make mistakes. I bet I have at least one spelling mistake a week despite running spell check and Grammarly on most writing that goes through this site. The worst is his “brain farts” and how so many people will discount your point because of a minor…
2019 Paddle Fest with Western Canoeing and Kayaking
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We recently got to spend a great afternoon at the lake with the kids and a bunch of boats because a local paddling store was running a big day to try boats out. Both Cynthia and I used to work there, and a bunch of our friends still work there. That makes it more than…
Short look at Digital Minimalism from No Sidebar
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Dave Hall on No Sidebar: “Have you seen the tiger yet?” I had just refilled my cup at Grace Street Coffee on the campus of Georgetown University and was somewhere into my second hour of media mindlessness on my iPhone when a nice looking young man in jeans and a long sleeve button-down planted himself…
Freelance Friday 053 – May 3 2019
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Up in Canadaland, Saturday brought a run in the snow and Sunday needed sunscreen as we spent some time on the water with the kids at a local paddling festival. May has started well with a huge amount of billable hours, and I’ve often found that how the first few days go is a fair…
Slack is an all day meeting
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From the Nuclino blog: At least meetings consume a bounded amount of time. Chat, on the other hand, maintains a constant presence throughout your workday. The brightly colored pop-up notifications accompanied by a pleasant little sound effect elicits an almost Pavlovian response, leaving us in a constant state of partial focus and robbing us of…
Shawn Blanc on Noise Cancelling Headphones
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Shawn has a fairly detailed comparison between the Sony XM3 and B&O H9i because in his words: There are subtle differences between the two. But the differences are so small that no normal person should bother themselves taking the time to obsessing over the small details between these two sets of headphones. But, let’s be…
