Photo by windy sydney Feeling a little stuck today getting started? Maybe you’re spending too much time doing one (or more) or these: organizing testing preparing collecting analyzing measuring thinking tweaking practicing assessing questioning experimenting even brainstorming While all of these things have their merits (and should be done at some point), they’re usually the ...
Productivity
Breakfast and goal planning. It’s currently 7am on the day after Christmas. The restaurant I’m currently eating breakfast at has decided to shut down because of the continued snow fall that has rocked the Midwest both yesterday and today. It’s nasty out here. We did get a white Christmas though, which doesn’t happen very often. ...
Photo by zanzibar This is the first in a series of posts that showcase things I’ve learned during my recent honeymoon travels. My new wife and I decided to go on a Caribbean cruise for our honeymoon, and with the help of the most knowledgeable traveler I know, we booked an amazing week-long cruise. Lynn ...
So, I’ve been going through some incredible life changes lately. A few weeks back I got married and went on a honeymoon cruise. Last week both my new bride and I started brand new jobs. On top of everything, my wife has been moving into my already “cozy” apartment. It’s a odd/surreal/incredible time right now. ...
Photo by joshbousel I’ll be the first to admit it: I’ve become pretty jaded. I receive emails every week to review some new life-changing productivity software/system/tool that will most certainly change my life.While all of these tools mean well, 99% miss on the most important part of product management. Simplicity. I’ve reviewed dozens of productivity ...
Photo by laszlo-photo Ever have one of those days where everything you touch seems to break? I had one of those last week. In a period of 24 hours, my dishwasher broke car battery died (we only have one car) air conditioner broke (it’s currently 94F, but feels like 102F with Kansas humidity) dryer stopped ...
“Art is selective. What is there is essential and creates movement.” Flannery O’Connor, Mystery and Manners Post by Victoria Mixon. Photo by Stephen Poff There was a time when most humans were simply too busy surviving to mess around with art. Those who had the time left their mark on the walls of caves for ...
Conventional wisdom says that your best work is done when all of your resources are focused on a single project. Right? Well, that’s never worked for me. I’ve never been able to just work on one project for a single day (or afternoon, for that matter), without losing focus or getting plain bored with what ...
