How do you define productivity? For example, if I asked you if you've had a productive week, what criteria would you use? Defining productivity is tricky. Productivity content has an idea that the goal is to get as much work done as possible. Jade Bowler described productivity...
I was very fortunate to stumble into my number one career hack earlier on. My first professional job was as a PHP developer, building content management systems for an agency. I was the only PHP developer at the company, and when I was hired, I barely knew anything about PHP. I...
Every weekday morning I either take my daughter to school, or meet her at school (when she’s with her mom.) That way, I can see her, give her a hug, and send her off to first grade. Even on days when all I need to do is roll out of bed, and drive to school, I still get up an...
You have things you want to do, but probably not enough time or energy. You can only do one thing at a time (multitasking is a lie), and switching between projects eats time and energy for lunch. Done is better than perfect One reason I don't get as much done as I'd like is...
Does this sound familiar? You have a great idea for a new project. You're so excited about this project that you immediately drop everything else you're working on and focus on nothing else for the next few days, maybe weeks. Soon you hit a tough spot. You realize that this...
One area I've studied a lot is the area of personal productivity. If left unchecked I procrastinate like crazy. I focus on what I'm interested in and all those other pesky things that I "need" to get done just don't get done, or at least until the last minute. When...
What stories are you telling yourself? "I can't lose weight! No matter what I try, I sabotage myself. I have no self-control." I'm good at telling this story. I've been practicing it for years. Probably, most of my adult life. I'm a big dude. I'm six feet tall, and...
Today marks the first day of the October cohort of Ship 30 for 30. It's a writing challenge to publish an atomic essay (like this) every day for 30 days. Why did I join Ship 30 for 30? I've been writing online at least since 2004 and for the most part, it's been pretty...
This morning I read Peter Akkies Newsletter and he asks: I’ve been spending way too much considering whether to buy one of those shiny new iPad Pros. If you own one, which screen size do you prefer? Peter Akkies I was going to respond via Twitter, but realized I had more than...
This is the first of a series of screencasts I want to do demoing different writing and collaboration tools I find interesting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcb-y8X8xKQ