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: 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: 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 …
Reading Time: 6 minutesIn his book, Steal Like an Artist, Austin Kleon says “Your job is to collect good ideas. The more good ideas you collect, the more you can choose from to be influenced by.” Although his advice is directed primarily toward those who are “creatives” (writers, artists, and such), it’s good advice for all humans who …
Reading Time: 5 minutesFor the past two years, I’ve been using a life intentionality system based on my life roles. It defines what’s important to me, and helps me evaluate how I’m doing each week and make needed adjustments. David Sparks describes the system in his Personal Retreat Video and Planning Pdf. He suggests that to set up …
Reading Time: 4 minutesTodd Henry wrote, “You should celebrate wins. In fact, I’m a firm believer in celebrating often.” Daily Creative: Find Your Inspiration to Spark Creative Energy and Fight Burnout. I’ve heard this productivity advice before, but never really thought about it or implemented it. Confession Time — I Don’t Often Celebrate My Wins I’m not good …
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn The Practice: Shipping Creative Work, Seth Godin writes, “It’s time to start training the boss that is you. Time to start trusting your self, trusting the process, and trusting that you are actually as capable as you are.” Godin encourages us to trust ourselves and our capabilities. Trusting in our capabilities means we don’t …
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn today’s quote, Adam Grant writes, “As consumers of information, we have a role to play in embracing a more nuanced point of view. When we’re reading, listening, or watching, we can learn to recognize complexity as a signal of credibility. We can favor content and sources that present many sides.” In our fast-paced world, …