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First Break All the Rules by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman
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I recently became the manager of a small web development team. While I’ve managed freelancer’s off and on for 10 years, this is my first experience digging in with the same people over the long haul. Of course I asked for some reading suggestions from experienced managers and one of the first recommendations was First
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Using Craft External Storage Locations
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In a recent update Craft added external storage locations. Today we’re going to check it out.
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Strong Towns by Charles Marohn
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For a while now I’ve been wanting to read more about what makes a strong town from an infrastructure and layout perspective. Based on the recommendation of theNot Just Bikes YouTube Channel, I’m starting my reading with Strong Town by Charles Marohn because the Strong Towns organization seems to be one of the leaders in
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Should You Use Craft as a Task Manager?
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I’ve been asked more than once about keeping track of tasks in Craft. How do I do it? What is my setup, so today we’ll talk about it. In a word, Craft is not a task manager. I don’t manage tasks in Craft and you shouldn’t either. To take a longer look at this, everyone
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Maximizes Tool Usage to Avoid GAS
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GAS = Gear Acquisition Syndrome We’ve all had it, and many of us will continue to have it. I’m certainly suffering from it a bit lately as I do more streaming. Two tips I loved in this video. Rent something and put it in your workflow before you purchase to see if it’s really as
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YouTube and Caged Pigeons
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Watching this video about YouTube chasing the algorithm and boy am I glad that I’m not in this field. Yes I’m on YouTube and yes I want to build something that’s growing, but my content will always be about what I think is interesting. I may optimize my thumbnails and titles, but if I’m starting
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Love Lives Here by Amanda Jette Knox
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Back when I requested some books from a transgender perspective this memoire called Love Lives Here by Amanda Jette Knox was recommended by my local bookstore. It follows a family, written from the mother’s perspective, as first her daughter transitions to who she truly is. Then the final bit looks at the transition of her
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How to Build a Career When It Seems Things Are Going to Shit – Friday Notes 142
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Dang 2020 was a bit of a s*&^-show. People were being laid off at rates that seem unfathomable. While some countries are getting their vaccine on, others are still trying to cope with COVID in most of their population. In the midst of the craziness, there are bills to pay, family that needs care, students
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There is no “perfect” task system
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Brent Simmons addresses the mirage of the perfect todo system. But it’s not around the corner. It’s really not. There’s no perfect system for anybody. All of these apps are pretty good, and you may find one fits you better than another, but you’re not ever going to make it the perfect system for you.
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When Do You Read Syntopically
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Today we’re going to address a question I get fairly regularly. We’ll highlight the version Craig asked. > Hi Curtis, hope you and the family are well. I’ve been reading How to read a book as have seen you suggest it a number of times. I really grasped the elementrary and the inspectional reading. However
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