Category: Links of Interest
Automation Isn’t Good or Bad
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CJ Chilvers on automation. Automations aren’t good or bad. They’re a powerful tool that can make your life more livable, or take the life out of life. I’ve automated parts of my Friday newsletter like collecting all the links I post in the week and putting them in the newsletter. I haven’t automated commenting about…
It’s Not the People That Are the Problem It’s the Environment
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What too many leaders of organizations fail to appreciate is that it’s not the people that are the problem. The people are fine. Rather, it’s the environment in which the people operate that is the problem. Got that right and things just go – Leaders Eat Last Page 97 I think that the biggest problem…
Notebook Reading Chart
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Nice reading chart from Jamie Todd Rubin. Tempted to build one into my notebooks somehow, I do go through two notebooks a year with my reading notes so I’d have a transfer it all the time.
Staycation Means Errands
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CJ Chilvers says go camping. It’s totally OK to do nothing. Your life could use a pause button. But even on vacation, we feel the need to run errand after errand to keep family and/or friends happy. That’s not needed with camping. You’re expected to hang out on a hammock for a few hours, getting…
When do Women Peak in Sport?
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My wife and I have been wondering a bunch lately about how women peak in sport. At what age to they peak? How does biology affect their output? Sadly, as we learned in Invisible Women, there really isn’t much out there for research no women in sport. This video from Mary Cain, highlights sports systems…
Be Fast So the Cost of Production Is Small
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James Somers on working quickly. The obvious benefit to working quickly is that you’ll finish more stuff per unit time. But there’s more to it than that. If you work quickly, the cost of doing something new will seem lower in your mind. So you’ll be inclined to do more. He also posits that it’s…
Joe Released Working With OmniFocus
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My friend Joe has released his updated working with OmniFocus course. While I don’t use OmniFocus I’ll be going through it because there are always methods that you can use in your system, be it digital or analogue. A small tweak that improves the effectiveness of the work you get done can yield huge returns.
10 Cool Tips for Using Your Ipad More Bettah
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I don’t share many of the YouTube videos I watch, and I don’t even use the default Apple Mail on iOS but that cool tip is what got me to share this video from Chris Lawley. Short video and if you’re on iPad I bet you’ll find at least one you didn’t know about and…
Maybe Not Work-Life Balance
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Tracy Bower for Fast Company on not looking for work-life balance When you separate work and life, it’s a little bit harder to make that connection. But when you think of work as part of a full life and a holistic experience, it becomes easier to see that success in one aspect often supports another.…
Tired of Finding Lego on the Stairs
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Shawn Blanc about finding Lego at the top of the stairs after the kids are in bed: One day, my boys will be grown and they will move out to live on their own. And my wife and I will finally live in a clean and quiet house. And we will miss the days, like…