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The myth of flexible self-employment hours
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Many company founders believe self-employment will allow them to control when and how much they work. Theoretically, being your own boss gives you flexible hours. But how flexible can hours be when you’re working 16 of them every day? For Better or For Work I think that for many business owners the “flex” is that…
The deferential Wife/boss
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When the wife is the boss, she’s apt to be overly deferential to her husband, fearing that he’ll balk at taking direction or mischaracterize leadership as bossiness. The fact that these days more men act as helpmeets does not mean they feel tranquil in that role. – For Better or For Work Unfortunate that woman…
Brain Farts and Errors
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I enjoyed this reminder from AYJAY that we all make mistakes. I bet I have at least one spelling mistake a week despite running spell check and Grammarly on most writing that goes through this site. The worst is his “brain farts” and how so many people will discount your point because of a minor…
Short look at Digital Minimalism from No Sidebar
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Dave Hall on No Sidebar: “Have you seen the tiger yet?” I had just refilled my cup at Grace Street Coffee on the campus of Georgetown University and was somewhere into my second hour of media mindlessness on my iPhone when a nice looking young man in jeans and a long sleeve button-down planted himself…
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…
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.