Jim Eagar Reading Time: 3 minutesThere is a Mac app I use more than any other app, and I use it every day. I use it when I write emails in the Mail app, texts in the Message app, mind maps in MindNode, blog posts in Ulysses and edit blog posts on WordPress before publication. That app is a menu …
Reading Time: 5 minutesAfter our recent move to a different state, tasks appeared on my task manager, Things, that no longer needed to be done. There was no need to clean a birth bath that we no longer owned, and the trash and recycling days were different in South Dakota than in Arizona. This experience got me thinking …
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen the Apple Watch Ultra was released last September, one of the features reviewers raved about was the hugely improved battery life. Apple’s site claims “up to 36 hours of battery life” but many people have experienced even longer life. After I got my watch in early October 2022, I could easily go 3 days …
Reading Time: 3 minutesOccasionally, I think about doing a project, but immediately think, “It probably won’t work anyway,” and I give up on the idea. Why do I do that? It’s because of fear. I’m afraid I’ll fail if I try to do it. Fear of failure stops me because I’m afraid if I fail, others might think …
Reading Time: 4 minutesAs I was driving our UHaul truck through Wyoming while moving to Rapid City, SD a couple of weeks ago, I listened to the audiobook of Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear. Early in the book, Clear emphasizes the limitations of goals. He …
Reading Time: 5 minutesMany of us do work in which we need to regularly create new ideas for projects, system improvements, and team management. We don’t just spontaneously come up with great new ideas. They grow when we seek and grow them by preparing the ground, planting seeds, and tending to their growth. In his excellent book, Daily …
Reading Time: 4 minutesPreparing for a move to South Dakota, we recently discovered a mindset that will supercharge your decluttering — assume you’re moving to an apartment, not a house with lots of storage capacity. We’ve Been Decluttering for Years We’ve been in the process of downsizing and decluttering for most of our 50 married years. Decluttering your …
Reading Time: 3 minutesIf you’re someone who loves doing creative work, you know that it’s not always easy. There are days when you feel like nothing is going right, and you question whether you’re even cut out for it. But no matter how challenging it may be, you also know that it’s worth it. There’s something about the …
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhat is the Building A Second Brain System? I’ve been using the Building a Second Brain (BASB) system for about a year now. My system is based on the book Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential, by Tiago Forte. Forte describes his system as …
Reading Time: 3 minutes“Train yourself to be fully and completely immersed in what you are doing at the moment, and it will become a habit.” Daily Creative: Find Your Inspiration to Spark Creative Energy and Fight Burnout, by Todd Henry. Being able to focus is the super skill that will make you 10x more productive. In today’s fast-paced …