Most Popular Posts Page Updated

I just updated my “Most Popular Posts” page and there were some surprising changes in the Top Ten list. Normally I wouldn’t make this a separate post, but I thought old and new readers alike may enjoy some of the new (and old!) posts that are now there. Check it out if you’re interested. One [...]

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We Now Return to Your Regular Programming

Today’s outage at this blog was a present from the nice folks at Dreamhost. It was down, to my knowledge, from 12:00AM PDT until about 20 minutes ago. Dreamhost did not respond to my support queries, and, to be honest, they’d given me cause to migrate in the last few weeks due to outages. Today [...]

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A Rebel Interviewed By A Rebel

Amy at Quiet Rebel Writer just posted the our interview from last week. The interview covers “writing, creativity, rule-breaking, and multi-year plans.” I’m really honored to be interviewed by such a great writer and I’d really appreciate it if you would run over and check it out. Warning: it’s far too easy to get stuck [...]

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When A Cobbler Wears His Shoes…

Last week was a good week on the productivity front for me. You saw this as an increase in posts, but it was also manifested in my offline work. I’ve had a few people ask me what changed last week so I’ll answer for everyone. Although this is a walk-through of what I as one [...]

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Comfort or Excellence: Your Choice.

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. – T.S. Eliot Are you comfortable with your life? Are you excelling in your life? The majority of people can’t answer “yes” to both questions. They’re either pushing their boundaries to the limits and hence are uncomfortable, or [...]

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Why Productivity is Bunk

Productivity gets a bad rap these days. A few people I respect and am inspired by have gone as far as to say (pretty much) “I don’t give a rat’s ass about productivity, and neither does anyone else who’s worth talking about.” All of a sudden, productivity is chopped liver. Why is this?

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More Free Planners: The Blog Post Planner and Calendar

Edit: I keep the updated copies of these planners on the Free Planners page. You’ll want to grab them there if you’d like to use them.] One of the great things about blogs is that some of the best posts come from the spur of the moment. An intense idea hits you and you crank [...]

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Check Out My Interview on She-Power

Kelly from SHE-POWER was awesome enough to interview me and then still put my answers up on her blog. She asked tough questions, and I made it tougher for her by giving long, un-webfriendly answers (don’t worry, she did a wonderful job editing the answers). Fun times were had by all. Run on over and [...]

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When Selling Gets in the Way of Sharing

There has historically been a bias against money-makers among intellectuals. Being an academic, I inherited this bias without really thinking about it. It’s only recently that I began thinking about it again – and as normal I got there via a weird route. I’ll spare a lot of the historical details, but I’m not saying [...]

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