Reading Time: 4 minutesHave you ever noticed how your mental state affects your productivity? In this blog post, I will define the mental states affecting our productivity and explore how to schedule our work to take advantage of them. I’ll also discuss the need to change our daily schedule sometimes to accommodate mental states. We’re often unrealistic when …
Reading Time: 3 minutesImage is all-important in our social media culture. People regularly post carefully curated photos on Facebook and Instagram to project the image they want others to have of them. They select images that say, “Look how exciting my life is,” “Look at what a wonderful family I have,” or “Look at how cool I am.” …
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe best productivity tip I’ve learned in the past few years has been to start each day with a plan for what I intend to get done that day and when I intend to do it. Productivity gurus agree. As a MacSparky Labs member, I recently watched a preview video of MacSparky’s upcoming Productivity Field …
Reading Time: 5 minutesMy objective in writing this blog post is not just to share my creative process with you but also to prompt you to examine your creative process. I’m committed to publishing a new blog post every week. How do I make that happen? Some might imagine that ideas pop into my mind, and then when …
Reading Time: 5 minutesEvery New Year’s Day, millions make resolutions to change their behavior. Almost no one follows through. The Power of a New Year New Year’s Day holds an extraordinary power — it’s seen as a time to make a new beginning. “New Year’s Day has long held a special power over our behavior. We turn the …
Reading Time: 6 minutesFor some time now, I’ve felt a need to pay more attention to what I’m thinking about things. “Don’t spend much time thinking about what other people think. Think about what you think.” The Daily Stoic, by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman I tried doing meditation for 5 minutes every morning. I would focus on …
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhat you allow into your mind makes a difference in your life, positive or negative. “You’re only going to be as good as the stuff you surround yourself with.” Austin Kleon, writing in Steal Like An Artist.“ We’ve all heard the old saying, “Garbage in, garbage out.” If we fill our minds with mental garbage, …
Reading Time: 3 minutesCreativity is a fascinating and unpredictable phenomenon. Some days, we find ourselves overflowing with ideas and energy; other days, our minds feel dull and uninspired. Perhaps some people can be creative day in and day out, but I’m not one of them. I experience some days when I’m very creative and productive and others when …
Reading Time: 8 minutesIt’s hard to get balanced and objective information about Obsidian. People either love it or hate it. Too much of the information is produced by those with OOS, or “Obsidian Obsessive Syndrome.” It’s fanboy propaganda and enthusiasm. I listened to a podcast where an Obsidian enthusiast cohost forced every topic on every episode to have …
Reading Time: 5 minutesI’ve used a morning routine based on my iPad for over two years. In March 2022, I wrote a blog post, A Morning Routine that Works – An App-Based Approach. My iPad has a custom Home Page containing all the widgets, apps, and shortcuts I need to perform my morning routine. Since I wrote that …