It happened in one of those melon slapping moments — a proverbial Archimedes streaking flash of insight: I was wasting an hour a day trying to be more productive. Minimalist Productivity Thanks to Mark Shead’s interview series, I was forced to examine some time-wasters for my contribution. A couple of days later, my real time-waster… Continue reading How I Gained an Hour a Day by Ditching My Productivity Tools
Month: June 2007
Two Tiny Tools Too Terrific To Live Without
You know what I love — besides a chance to use alliteration? Really useful tools. Because of the projects I’m working on, I’m spending more time working in Windows, and less in Linux. That’s fine, for now. It’s the reason I dual boot.
Goals in the Wild – Synchronicity, Opportunity, and Attraction
This post is part four in the Goal Setting Success series. You know that feeling you get when you’ve accomplished a goal? It’s a sort of mix of elation and surprise, right? The surprise doesn’t come from the fact that you reached your goal. Anyone who sets goals is pretty confident that they’ll reach them.
The Finer Points of Writing Goals
This post is part three in the Goal Setting Success series. The difference between a wish and a goal is that a goal is specific, actionable, and measurable. Wanting to “make lots of money” is a wish. Committing to making $10,000, by a specific date, doing a specific set of actions is a goal. It’s:… Continue reading The Finer Points of Writing Goals
Master Your Master Goals
This post is part two in the Goal Setting Success series. What do you want — love, health, money, fame, inner peace? What are you working towards? What do you dream of having? Your Master Goals are those high level, yet somewhat measurable things you want out of life. Your Master Goals also tie directly… Continue reading Master Your Master Goals