Reading Time: 7 minutesWhy NotePlan and the Productivity Field Guide Work So Well Together The Productivity Field Guide by David Sparks is a comprehensive system for defining your life roles, discovering what matters to you, and then determining and implementing ways to improve yourself in all of those roles. It’s a happy accident that the NotePlan app is …
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Offer I Couldn’t Accept Recently, I was offered a part-time job that I usually would have been excited to accept. However, I had to turn it down because of my previous one-year commitment to being a part-time National Park Service ranger. I was offered a “dream job” opportunity, which I’d have loved. But because …
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhy the “Consumption-Only” View Misses the Mark Recently, I’ve been reading and hearing Apple power users say they only use the iPad for consumption, such as reading, watching movies, or surfing the web. Two weeks ago, I listened to a guest on a podcast who said that he felt it was too difficult to work …
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhy I Say This Every Morning Every morning, as a part of my morning routine, I read and experience the phrase, “It’s going to be a great day.” It’s the first item on my Day One journaling template. Even if I’m anticipating a tough day, I read it and take a moment to feel some …
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Challenge: Limited Mac Gaming Options The Mac has never had many quality games available. Frankly, the number of games native to the Mac is minuscule compared to the thousands and thousands of PC games available. Game developers overwhelmingly support PC game development. That’s probably primarily because of its much larger user base than the …
Reading Time: 4 minutesSeveral months ago, I read an interesting blog post, Advice Expires, by Jason Fried. In the article, Jason describes how he evaluates advice that he reads on the Internet. The Double-Edged Sword of Internet Advice Internet information can be incredibly helpful. I love how quickly the internet can solve everyday problems. Earlier today, I looked …
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Digital Reading Advantage I read almost all my books on the Kindle app on my iPad and all my blogs and newsletters on the ReadWise Reader app on my iPad. Yes, I know; the fad right now among productivity nerds is to go back to paper for the “analog book experience.” But for me, …
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe Problem with “Always Doing Your Best” Many productivity gurus insist we always do our best in all areas of life. But is that truly helpful—or even realistic? The mindset in the business world of “excellence in all we do” has been adopted by productivity and personal growth teachers who insist that we always do …
Reading Time: 3 minutesTaking Small Steps: Treating Coaching Training as an Experiment I’ve decided to follow my curiosity and interest in reinventing my own retirement and helping others to reinvent theirs. My first experiment in this direction is to complete a Certified Professional Retirement Coach (CPRC) course by completing one module weekly over the next three months. The …