@austinkleon on the tools you use
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If you are just starting off and I tell you exactly how I work, right down to the brand of pen and notebook, I am, in a some small sense, robbing you of the experience of finding your own materials and your own way of working. – The tools matter and the tools don’t matter
Scheduling Thinking Time
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From one of my favourite sites, Farnam Street: Your First Thought is Rarely Your Best Thought Most people schedule themselves like lawyers. They work in five- to eight-minute increments, scheduled back to back. The best part of their day is when they manage to sneak away for a quick coffee with a friend before heading
Facebook Not all it’s Cracked Up to be for Business
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Part of our philosophy at the C4AA is to meet people where they are, and, undeniably, hundreds of millions of people (and some bots) are on Facebook. However, looking at the statistics provided by Facebook, we’ve come to realize that the connection we were after isn’t actually made. That’s why we’ve decided to stop putting
@shawnblanc on 8 week work cycles
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This is a great post on working in 8 week cycles. I’ve tried working a 4×10 schedule (where you do 10 hours per day, 4 days a week and then take a 3-day weekend). And while I loved the 3-day weekend, I found that I was less productive overall. Those additional 2 hours per day
Where do you turn when things are crappy?
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It’s been a tough week. My dog of 12 years was put down on Monday. I’ve had all manner of technology problems. My wife has been out with work a bunch and I’ve had to be there for three grieving kids. Today I’m going to talk more about mental health and how to make sure
What Will it Take to Have Your Best Year Ever?
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I started my year looking at a book about having Your Best Year Ever, by Michael Hyatt. It’s fairly common knowledge that most goals start well, then die by February. The goal of Hyatt’s book is to give us the goal setting and achieving tools so that our year can be the best year we’ve
The Things You Think Make you Different Don’t…and here’s why
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There are two types of qualifications for clients when they’re rooking at a service provider. First, there are the bare minimum qualifications. What they just expect because…thats’ what it takes to do a project. Second, are the standout qualities. The things that set you apart from the rest. How Often The Two are Confused Talking
How do you ‘finish’ focus time?
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I’ve talked a bunch about focus time and that you need it. That you need to block out a few hours, I like three, and focus on the task at hand. But some of you have had questions. Here’s one from Lucas: Quick question about your focused time. Writing a book isn’t so different than
Facebook as crux tech by @matthewlang
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There’s a section of people that still see Facebook as the “default service of the Internet”. Facebook is probably easy to set up but other than that the only perceived benefit it has for these organisations is the numbers. They think most people are on Facebook, so they use Facebook. Good thoughts from Matthew. I
Don’t Underestimate Thinking Time
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You can never underestimate the value of thinking before taking action, especially when you’re about to invest labor, capital, time, and your reputation. – Paid To Think1 How much time are you putting aside to think about your business? To dig in deeply and make sure that your goals are the right goals for your
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