I used to aspire to “inbox zero” — that zen state of an empty inbox with important messages filed into their proper folders and everything else archived. When I was busy, this was pretty much impossible to maintain. I used to be a vendor for Microsoft, and they like to send emails. If I was…
Category: productivity
productivity and cans of worms
I admit it. I’ve spent the last several months ignoring this blog and others, feeling unable to commit to a direction or purpose. I enjoy thinking and writing about projects, planning, creativity and productivity, but it is hard to do when I am not personally being very creative or productive. It rings false – to…
now is not the time to stay in bed and watch tv
More people than usual are unemployed right now. I not only lost my day-job, but I seem to have a cold. Which is totally uncool (the virus part, that is). The urge is strong to wrap myself around a bottle of Nyquil and hide. I am resting and drinking water and taking vitamins and hot…
social media is making my head explode
So yeah, I twitter. I actually enjoy twittering as a creative mini-exercise. What is fascinating in life, and how do I write it in under 140 characters? It can be quite an exercise in concision, and also a good way to determine what is relevant. Not that everything I tweet is relevant, by any stretch…
the inevitable
It was only a matter of time before “the economy” caught up with me. As of Monday, I joined the ranks of the unemployed. And if I’m honest I’m quite glad about it (in betweeen waves of terror). Now is the time for me to push forward plans that have been floating around for some…
speaking the truth, sharing wisdom
There are a lot of blogs out there that want to help you toward productivity, simplicity, abundance, good habits, etc etc. And they are, for the most part, well written and insightful. Or at least kinda insightful. There seems to be a lot of recycling of the same old principles… take a little buddhism, add…
Evernote is my new boyfriend
I feel a bit dorky admitting that I have totally fallen for Evernote. Maybe it’s still the honeymoon, but I sincerely think it may change my life. I like UI and I love the iPhone version of the app. Between Evernote and Things I won’t just get things done, I will get everything done! Today!…
working hard or hardly working?
I’ve been reading Twyla Tharp’s The Creative Habit on the recommendation of the Internet’s beloved Merlin Mann (take the time to watch the video). Tharp is a renowned choreographer, but the book has little do do with dance (except in reference to her medium and her creative problems, but not really the point). Every kind…
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