Category: Links of Interest
Should we revamp work day to match school days?
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They at least start to ask that question well here. But then they fail by saying that we should be moving a school day to work with a work day. We should be moving a work day to align with what we have for a school day now. We work way too many hours as…
The “lazy” people we have lauded in the past
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On Darwin: But at the same time, his days don’t seem very busy to us. The times we would classify as “work” consist of three 90-minute periods. If he had been a professor in a university today, he would have been denied tenure. If he’d been working in a company, he would have been fired…
So Author’s and Social Media
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Hrm, need to send this one to my book coach. They tell me I must use social media to make book sales and this, from an author, contradicts that. Social media is not a way to grow your “fame”, it’s a reflection of your fame. Outside of a few outliers like Shit My Dad Says,…
Tom McFarlin – is social media good
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Love many of the points here: Twitter seems to promote more negativity on all sides of a given issue. People tend to complain more, offer fewer solutions, and chastise one another more than they offer any alternative course of action. I don’t see how this can be a Good Thing. On Instagram: This results in…
Chris goes Linux instead of Mac
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After 10 years with Apple I’ve finally taken a new direction and bought an Oryx Pro from System76 last week. He’s had hardware issues and is just done. I feel that same way in so many ways but have a few apps that are just so nice for macOS. Apps like Vellum and Scrivener. Maybe…
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…
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…
