I’ve been alive long enough that I have seen many degrees of economic downturn. I remember the crisis in the late 70’s when I first learned what recession meant. I remember high gas prices and friends & relatives losing their jobs. I remember discussions about being more frugal and conserving energy and water. I remember…
Category: career
jargonian nonsensicalness
I work in a field that is loosely connected to Marketing. Interactive media is almost always developed as some kind of marketing tool. I can’t really bitch about this (though occasionally I would like to), since people do need to communicate their message somehow, right? So I find myself often in the presence of Marketing…
is it possible to make an honest living?
And by honest, I mean HONEST. I have been looking at how people, especially creative people, make a living. Call it a personal research project. I am interested in what people do to make money, because I think that this is the one area where people tend to have the greatest cognitive dissonance. As in,…
content strategy
Content Strategy for everything When I say “content” most people will immediately think Web Content, because that is largely how the word content is used now. Perhaps there is a better word that no one has thought of yet, but for the moment – let’s talk about content. A common generalization that people make is…
Tools of the Trade
Why productivity is easier than you think. I admit it, I’ve read Getting Things Done and I am fascinated by the methods people use to keep themselves productive and organized, especially the ones who are very good at it like David Allen. Although I do wonder what David Allen Gets Done apart from writing books…
dear clients: things to know about running a project
Advice for clients: what I’ve learned from bad project managers. When working with professionals, projects generally run pretty predictably if not always smoothly. Sometimes, though, we run across a “professional” who is just stunningly bad at running a project. 2008 was the year of Incredibly Bad Client Project Management in my universe. Here are some…
surviving the crash
The Economy. Is anyone not worried about keeping their financial boat afloat this year? Only the very wealthy are relatively safe when the words Great Depression start floating around. There are things we all can do now to help ourselves and others get through this. Don’t Panic! Don’t sell your house, don’t sell your stocks,…
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