I had a forehead slap moment last Tuesday when I was proofreading a letter my wife had written to a military officer. She's doing some research on families of Army National Guardsmen who have deployed, and she needed to write a letter to an officer to keep the research on track. She asked me to … [Read more...] about Why Academics Have a Hard Time Writing for Non-Academics
Question to RSS Subscribers: What enticed you to subscribe to this blog?
I'm at an all time high for RSS readers (don't laugh at my meager numbers, or do if it makes you smile), and I think that's probably one of the only measures to determine how well a blog is doing. Some think that traffic is the real way to measure how well your blog is doing, but I don't. There … [Read more...] about Question to RSS Subscribers: What enticed you to subscribe to this blog?
How to Identify and Remove Financial Leeches
Table of Contents for This Series This is part three of a three part series on the Identification and Removal of Leeches. This part covers financial leeches and concludes the series. How to Identify and Remove Real and Emotional Leeches How to Identify and Remove Productivity Leeches How … [Read more...] about How to Identify and Remove Financial Leeches
Is the Internet killing Academia?
Dustin @Lifehack has pointed out that the model for personal productivity that I proposed yesterday seems to be an academic model. While I see where he's coming from, I think there's a much larger question to consider: is the Internet and its knowledgeworking minions killing the role of … [Read more...] about Is the Internet killing Academia?
Follow-up: Lifehack: Personal Productivity in the 21st Century
I commented (again) on Dustin's article Personal Productivity in the 21st Century over at Lifehack. His question was regarding whether there is another model for personal productivity systems besides "cranking widgets." I replied: I think we have a working model and it's just difficult to … [Read more...] about Follow-up: Lifehack: Personal Productivity in the 21st Century
Lifehack: Personal Productivity in the 21st Century
Dustin posted an article about Personal Productivity in the 21st Century over at Lifehack. I was going to comment on it on the blog, but my commentary got a bit long, so I decided a trackback would be better suited. As I blog more and more and try to get more traffic, the "cash value" of the ideas … [Read more...] about Lifehack: Personal Productivity in the 21st Century
How to Identify and Remove Productivity Leeches
Table of Contents for This Series How to Identify and Remove Real and Emotional Leeches How to Identify and Remove Productivity Leeches How to Identify and Remove Financial Leeches This is part two of a three part series on the Identification and Removal of Leeches. This part covers … [Read more...] about How to Identify and Remove Productivity Leeches
Flight of the Conchords: Think about it.
I won't make it a habit of hoisting what I find funny on you all too much, but if you've never seen or heard of Flight of the Conchords, you have to watch this clip. There are four segments that make me crack up everytime: "Junkies with monkey disease who's touching this monkeys, … [Read more...] about Flight of the Conchords: Think about it.
About page revised!
Update: This post originally said "contact page revised." It should have been "about." Sorry for the confusion. I've just redone my about page. It's been lame for a long, long time, and since I've noticed more people looking at it, I decided it was time to rework it. You can check it out here. … [Read more...] about About page revised!
How to Identify and Remove the 4 Different Types of Leeches
Table of Contents for This Series How to Identify and Remove Real and Emotional Leeches How to Identify and Remove Productivity Leeches How to Identify and Remove Financial Leeches The thought of an icky leech crawling on them makes most people shudder. It's such a horrible thought! To … [Read more...] about How to Identify and Remove the 4 Different Types of Leeches
The 3 Key Ideas from Aristotle That Will Help You Flourish
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Is It Worth Keeping All of These Stupid Boxes?
One of my projects got stalled Tuesday, so while I was waiting on the reviewers to get back to me (turned out they never did and I could have been done much sooner), I started pushing the ball forward on the Basement Project (Angela and I have been finishing our basement for some time now.) I wish … [Read more...] about Is It Worth Keeping All of These Stupid Boxes?
How to Lead People for Results – Lifehack.org
Joel over at Lifehack gives a bit longer survey of good leadership traits. It seemed to me that he hit all of the major points I talked about in yesterday's post, sans the picture with the stooge in glasses. Apparently leadership is on the hive brain. … [Read more...] about How to Lead People for Results – Lifehack.org
What Type of Boss Do You Have?
Throughout my military career, I've run into many different kinds of leaders. It's hard to really specify what exactly makes a good leader, but I have a very quick saying that helps me gauge them: "Some leaders you want to sit at the dinner table with, but you wouldn't want to go to war with … [Read more...] about What Type of Boss Do You Have?
7 Things We Fight That Make Life Harder
Yesterday, Angela and I went ice skating. Being poor and from the South, I never learned to ice skate as a kid, and this was something like the third time I've been. Needless to say, I looked like a very large, uncoordinated oaf sliding on marbles. After we had been skating for about an hour, she … [Read more...] about 7 Things We Fight That Make Life Harder
Thank You Commenters and Readers
Some bloggers spend a long time writing into the void when they first get their site up and going. They forget that people aren't searching for them; rather, they're searching for content. And it's hard to get your content read at the beginning because, realistically, other bloggers who are more … [Read more...] about Thank You Commenters and Readers
Lifehack, The Power of Rituals, and Flourishing
Scott over at Lifehack recently wrote about the rituals and how they help maximize time. There are two rituals that I think are especially important: waking up and working. The Wake Up Ritual Few things make as much of an impact on the day as when and how you wake up. Fighting with the alarm … [Read more...] about Lifehack, The Power of Rituals, and Flourishing
Three Reasons Why I Like Pandora
I was stumbling recently and came across Pandora, a website that streams free music and analyzes, groups, and sorts the music based upon the song's attributes. I absolutely love it. Here's why: Find new music by focusing on artists you know and love. Most of us have a few staple artists … [Read more...] about Three Reasons Why I Like Pandora