Editor’s Note: This is a continuation of our core conversations on Charlie’s book Start Finishing. In our last conversation, Larry Robertson talked about how to see your edge, come to your edge, and use your edge to define your adjacent possible. In today’s conversation, Jane Hoffman talks about … [Read more...] about Core Conversations on Start Finishing: How to Enhance Your Best Work with Aromatherapy
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Core Conversations on Start Finishing: 3 Powerful Practices to Help You Work Through Distractions
Editor’s Note: This is a continuation of our core conversations on Charlie’s book Start Finishing. In our last conversation, Nailah Blades talked about how to maximize your Recovery blocks. In today’s conversation, Jenn Labin talks about some practices to help you work through distractions. Below is … [Read more...] about Core Conversations on Start Finishing: 3 Powerful Practices to Help You Work Through Distractions
Core Conversations on Start Finishing: 3 Helpful Ways to Maximize Your Recovery Blocks
Editor’s Note: This is a continuation of our core conversations on Charlie’s book Start Finishing. In our last conversation, Rachael Ridenour talked about how to see your projects as mirrors and how to process those reflections. In today’s conversation, Nailah Blades talks about how to maximize your … [Read more...] about Core Conversations on Start Finishing: 3 Helpful Ways to Maximize Your Recovery Blocks
Core Conversations on Start Finishing: The 3 Simple Steps You Need to Hold Up Your Projects as Mirrors
Editor’s Note: This is a continuation of our core conversations on Charlie’s book Start Finishing. In our last conversation, Danielle LaSusa talked about the five key virtues for doing our best work. In today’s conversation, Rachael Ridenour talks about how to see your projects as mirrors and how to … [Read more...] about Core Conversations on Start Finishing: The 3 Simple Steps You Need to Hold Up Your Projects as Mirrors
5 Ways to Resist Bright Shiny Object Syndrome and Finish What You Start
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Cynthia Morris. There I was, working on final edits for my podcast writing. And then, it zoomed in — an idea for another project! Something I would love to do! Next thing you know, I was jotting down ideas, playing with timelines, doing research…for … [Read more...] about 5 Ways to Resist Bright Shiny Object Syndrome and Finish What You Start
4 Reasons Why Going from Idea to Done Is So Hard
For some of us, project ideas come a dime a dozen. We’re self-starters who are motivated and idea-rich. For others, we’re able to hone in on just a handful of profound ideas that mean the world to us and leave everything else off that idea list. It doesn’t matter which end of the inspiration … [Read more...] about 4 Reasons Why Going from Idea to Done Is So Hard
Gamify Your Productivity: The Ultimate Geek Guide to Getting Stuff Done
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Ryan McRae. In most video games, especially in the roleplaying game (RPG) and adventure realm, you go on quests, gain skills, find gear (sometimes magical!), and get new abilities by leveling up. They quickly show us what we need to do, how to do it, and … [Read more...] about Gamify Your Productivity: The Ultimate Geek Guide to Getting Stuff Done
Core Conversations on Start Finishing: 3 More Ways to Empathetically Work with Derailers
Editor’s Note: This is the first installment of our core conversations on Charlie’s book Start Finishing. This core conversation is a long series where we ask contributors to weigh in on a theme or idea from the book in their own way. Our previous core conversations have been a really powerful way … [Read more...] about Core Conversations on Start Finishing: 3 More Ways to Empathetically Work with Derailers
School Doesn’t Teach You How to Work in Project World
In the United States, we spend somewhere between 12 and 20 years going to school, but only a tiny fraction of that time is spent learning how to work. Even when skills that lead to academic success are formally taught, those skills rarely translate to the world outside of school and academia. The … [Read more...] about School Doesn’t Teach You How to Work in Project World
Why the Summer Is Surprisingly Busy — and What to Do about It
Many people find themselves surprisingly busier in the summer than they expect to be. The chief reason we’re surprised is that the summer brings new projects that we often don’t count as projects and we have to weave those projects in with the projects we set in motion in the spring. Why don’t we … [Read more...] about Why the Summer Is Surprisingly Busy — and What to Do about It
How to Make Progress on Your Big Goals with Daily Commitments
Editor's note: This is a guest post by Todd Henry of Accidental Creative. It’s tempting to believe that accomplishing your goals is about big efforts and huge wins. In reality, it’s more about the little things — the “dailies,” to borrow a monastic term — that you do consistently. For example, … [Read more...] about How to Make Progress on Your Big Goals with Daily Commitments
Do You Need to Redefine Your Writing Productivity?
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Cynthia Morris. Writing is an odd art form. Putting our thoughts into words on the page can take a long time. And if we’re working on a long-term project like a book or course curricula, we may become impatient. It’s hard to know when — or if — we’re making … [Read more...] about Do You Need to Redefine Your Writing Productivity?
Do You Need to Set a Timer to Solve Your Work Problem?
Editor's note: This is a guest post by Danielle LaSusa PhD. It was hopeless. I was a fraud, an imposter. And I had the evidence all around me. Like, literally. I was sitting in it — slumped on the floor, encircled by a dozen, splayed open, unread books. Pages of black typeset stared up at me. … [Read more...] about Do You Need to Set a Timer to Solve Your Work Problem?