Category: Links of Interest
Asian Efficiency on OmniFocus
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Mike writing for AE: The power of a task management system like OmniFocus is that it allows you to filter your tasks instantly and show you only the things you should be thinking about right now. It frees up your brain to focus on what you’re doing instead of trying to keep track of all
Matt D’Avella on working less and making more
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I’ve been loving Matt’s videos and this one is no exception. Matt talks with Ryan about raising rates and the freedom that was felt when he got his first $10k project. What did it feel like when you finally raised your rates to that level you thought was “crazy”? Also, Matt doesn’t just leave it
Ryder Carrol on thinking on paper
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I very much enjoyed this short talk by Ryder. Of course, you shouldn’t be surprised by that since I wrote a whole book an Analogue Productivity. This quote also stood out to me. Because something is convenient does not make it efficient. You can watch the video right here
A Canva Review
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I reviewed Canva for Alpha Efficiency. It’s been a great app for all my design work recently. Go check out my review and see if Canva might fit in your workflow.
Chris Lema on fulfillment
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Chris says: Finding fulfillment isn’t about being perfect or getting everything right. It’s not about being skilled and an expert at something – recognized as being the best at something. He says fulfillment is when all your skills come to bear on a hard problem and you win. The struggle and overcoming the challenge is
Another good money post, this one by Darius Foroux
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This note made me smile from Darius Foroux: “All my problems will be solved once I have a little bit more cash on hand.” Sorry to disappoint you, but that will never happen. As your bank account grows, your problems will too. As Profit First advises, as your income grows so will your expenses. Foroux
Justin Jackson on Finances and Cutting Expenses
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Jackson says in regard to his $4400/month expense burn: This wasn’t as big of a deal when revenue was high. I was able to pay my expenses, and still pay myself a good salary. But, just as Michalowicz predicted, when sales slowed down, my monthly costs weighed on me like never before. Michalowicz wrote Profit
You’re interesting and we need it
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From Austin Kleon: In the (perfect) movie adaptation, Hannibal calls Clarice on the phone, and he says it just a little differently: “The world’s more interesting with you in it.” This is important to remember all the time. Especially when we are going through tough times. There is always a group of people that would
Shawn Blanc on managing photos in iOS
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Shawn has a good post on what he does. I’m still not sold on what iOS provides for digital asset management. I’m trying out Pixave to handle my video files now. It’s working okay, but has some issues I’m trying to dig deeper into. If you’ve got other options to manage, tag, sort, find digital
Tools to Stop Freelancer Feast and Famine
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Over the years I’ve been helping freelancer’s the biggest question I get is: “How do I get clients.” The big problem that most freelancer’s run into after they get an answer to that question is they get busy. Then they don’t have time to do the marketing that works and they hit a point in