Slack is an all day meeting
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From the Nuclino blog: At least meetings consume a bounded amount of time. Chat, on the other hand, maintains a constant presence throughout your workday. The brightly colored pop-up notifications accompanied by a pleasant little sound effect elicits an almost Pavlovian response, leaving us in a constant state of partial focus and robbing us of…
Shawn Blanc on Noise Cancelling Headphones
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Shawn has a fairly detailed comparison between the Sony XM3 and B&O H9i because in his words: There are subtle differences between the two. But the differences are so small that no normal person should bother themselves taking the time to obsessing over the small details between these two sets of headphones. But, let’s be…
Hard decisions now make the future easier
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From Farnam Street: And in the same way compounding interest increases our bank balance, better decisions produce exponentially better results the more of them we make. Hard decisions today, made well, prepare us to make decisions more easily in the future. What hard decisions are you making today? Today I said no to much of…
What Does It Take to Stand Out?
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The goal of all your marketing is to stand out from the crowd. To build a site/product that people notice, and are willing to trade money or attention for. This isn’t an easy road though. It takes a lot of work and some luck to stand out from the myriad of competitors any endeavour has.…
When you’re home are you present?
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Even when the entrepreneur is home, she’s often not there. Struggling to keep pace with the overwhelming demands of her business she succumbs to the lure of multitasking. Her “together time” with her son consists of sitting in his room while he plays video games and she reviews payroll. – For Better or for Work…
Which App for Notes, and which one for Writing?
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If you’ve been wondering what app works best for note-taking, writing and research then I’ve spent some time looking at that over at The Sweet Setup. I work through Ulysses, Apple Notes and Bear.
Email for those that hate email
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If you hate email, Mike Schmitz has a new free course for you. I’m going through his Faith Based Productivity Course now, and it’s quite good. You should get it now while it’s discounted because it’s absolutely worth it.
My Mac Mini and iPad Desk Setup
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Today I’m going to talk about my desk setup as I add a Mac Mini to the mix with my iPad Pro 12.9”. My Gear Mac Mini VIVO VESA mount SteelSeries Headphones (those are the current similar ones) Dell Monitor (current closest) Seagate 4TB External HDD (I have the 4TB version of this) Kingston USB…
You Research the Competition, but Not the Toll on Your Marriage
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From For Better or For Work: When people start companies, they research the competition, market data, SBA loans, and the cost of office space. But they generally give little thought to how a business will affect their personal lives. The entrepreneur and his spouse assume they’re muddle through for the “year or two” it takes…
Justin Jackson says it’s better to wait
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I liked this post from Justin. I keep a list of cool ideas in my Bullet Journal and only work on ones that have been vetted a few times. They’ve moved journals, and been looked at and after months of still itching about it.
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