Category: Links of Interest
Cal Newport on Open Offices
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Newport cites a new study on open office plans, interruption and face-to-face interactions. The short version is that open offices promote less face-to-face interaction, more IM/Slack and more email. So we have more digital distraction and less of the thing that the office was supposed to promote. This quote sums up my feelings on the…
You’re Failing Because You’re Doing Nothing
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Without action, knowledge is often meaningless. As Aristotle put it, to be excellent we cannot simply think or feel excellent, we must act excellently. Yet the action required to follow through on what we know is often the hardest part. That’s why even doctors know better than anyone the importance of exercise and diet, 44…
Rest is Required if You Want to Excel
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I was reminded of this fact this week. Here you can see where I was. I sat there for a few hours and read then sent some emails and did some writing on my phone. I broke out my journal and thought about my business without listening to any music unless it was provided by…
I’m talking about time blocking on The Productivity Show
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You can catch me today talking about time blocking on The Productivity Show. We talk about: Why I don’t think you can make our find time The 4 Steps I use to define an ideal week Mapping an ideal week to a real week Why you should double your time estimates Go listen.
I gave you the four questions I use to talk to buyers on Liquid Web
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I’ll be writing for Liquid Web now, and today I talked about the difference between buyers and gatekeepers. Most importantly, why you should be talking to buyers and how to figure out if you’re talking to the buyer of a project. While it can be flattering to be asked to quote on a project, it…
I Agree With This Sentiment on the iPad Pro
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From The Sweet Setup I’ll highlight a few portions I agree with. The iPad has been my main computing device since the Pro line came out. Being without it for a few weeks has really highlighted why I prefer the iPad, and in many cases, has shown me how I can do more than on…
Bad clients happen
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Bad clients happen. They still happen to me and I have a long developed client vetting process. The thing is, each time it happens it’s your fault. You missed something about them that should have tipped you off. You rush through to the proposal so you didn’t have time to get to know them. Don’t…
Everything in life shouldn’t be a competition
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Thoughts stemming from this article: I certainly don’t agree with the statement than workaholism is a badge of honour, but yes we quantify so much of ourselves that much of life is a competition. I’ve had to choose balance a number of times, and even been told I’m terribly unprofessional and that no one should…
Another take on working smarter
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I already wrote today about my filter documents and how I hand write them. No typing allowed. Then I come across this great post from Farnam Street using another method to look at the units of productivity you have in a day. Not sure I’ll use it, but each system will work for some people.…
My Sweet Setup was on The Sweet Setup Today
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You can see my desk and my iPad screen and a cute picture of my youngest kid over on The Sweet Setup today. Yup, I’m still using my iPad Pro 9.7” for 90% of my work. Sitting in the library right now after writing, doing some design for a product giveaway and doing some coding.…
