Category: Member Posts
Train Safety vs Pedestrian Safety
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I really wonder if we actually value “the children”. I mean we don’t design roads to keep them safe, nor do we spend much on school versus other things in society. Today I start looking at how we value commerce because of the spending we do on train crossings vs the spending we do to…
The 40+ Workweek is Stupid
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Today I reflect on working a 40+ hour work week as being a “restrained” work week. I couldn’t tell you the last time I spent 40 hours in the office, let alone working. Much of this idea stems back to the Puritan Work Ethic, and busyness as a proxy for productivity. To read the whole…
Lasting before Trivial
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Today we’re talking about lasting connection vs trivial connection. When most people look at our time spent they could rightly assume that social media is the thing we’ll remember in the future because we spend so much time doing it. But we won’t remember that tweet or photo. Let’s talk about what we will remember.…
Focus before Busy
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Today I talk about how we default to “busy” as a way to cope with the stuff that life throws at us. We do many trivial tasks instead of buckling down and doing the hard work that will push our lives in a different direction. If you want to read these posts become a member.…
Output Before Consumption
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One of the biggest traps that people fall into is a type of false productivity. It’s organizing their task lists and doing all the “little” things that make you feel good but don’t push forward any of your major projects in any way. I’ve fallen into this regularly. Putting out YouTube videos and jumping between…
Systems matter more than tools
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Today we look at the first point in my core principles. I think that your system matters far more than which specific tool you use. So many people agonize over the perfect writing tool and say they can’t get anything done until they find it. No carpenter waits to build a house until they find…
Gaining Work Freedom with Work I Don’t Want to Do
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This week I’m a bit more introspective as I reflect on an article about treating your creative work as a business. What would it take to gain freedom from writing code so that I could create more? I’m not sure I like the most obvious answer. If you want to read this become a member.…
What is Your Shifting Baseline?
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This week we compare hedonic adaptation and shifting baseline syndrome and I provide some reading recommendations so you don’t fall into these traps. If you want to read these posts become a member. Members get my courses included..
Are Digital Notes a Fad that is Bad?
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This week we look at some of the hints that digital notes may not be everything we thought they were. Maybe we should be looking at analogue systems. To read this post you need to become a member. Members get all my courses.
You Need to Give People Time to Create Great Things
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