A few years ago I got an email from a reader — let’s call him Arnie — seeking advice on how to grow his (written) blog. In his email he mentioned that […]
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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 […]
7 Ways to Start Writing to Improve Your Productivity
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Nancy Seibel. Even with the clearest of goals and intentions, I find that it’s all too easy to get distracted and end up accomplishing very […]
How to Make Your Best Work
Feeling stuck on a creative project? Maybe you’re overwhelmed by the sheer amount of pressure you’re facing to create and produce your best work on a consistent basis.
Today’s guest contributor Cory Huff shares his best resources, tips, and inspiration for what it takes to consistently produce, create, and ship your best work.
The key is to let go of what you think it takes to make your best work in the first place.
How to Feel Like You Have More Time
Each of us has 24 hours per day and it’s common for people to feel like they don’t have enough time to take meaningful action on the stuff that matters. Most of […]
Fallow
You may have noticed that I’ve been especially quiet for a while. I thought I’d check in and let you know some of what’s been going on. At the end of August, […]
How to Recover from 10 Types of Demotivation
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Cath Duncan from Creative Grief Studio and Remembering For Good. Motivation is central to creativity, productivity, and happiness. Motivation is what causes us to act, and when […]
How to Multitask – When You Have To
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Ali Hale of Constructively Productive. Multitasking. All the rage a couple of years ago; but now it gets a bad rap. (I’ve written my […]
Why You Should Use the Two-Tab Rule to Stay Focused
How many tabbed windows do you have open right now? Can you remember what all those tabbed windows are about? In the early days of browsers, a perennial and annoying problem was […]
How To Lose An Hour's Creative Mojo In Two Minutes
Have you ever started an action that you thought would be quick and looked up an hour later and you’re either still working on that one thing or have switched to doing […]
Ask Charlie: How Do You Mindmap and Purge?
Note: “Ask Charlie” is a new category of posts where I answer the questions people send me via email, Twitter, or wherever else we interact. After trying to figure out the best […]
The Engagement Threshold: The Key to Consistent Creativity and Productivity
How long can you concentrate and focus on one thing before your energy and attention begin to falter? How long does it take you to engage in a particular thing to make […]
How Parkinson’s Law Blocks Your Happiness and Creativity
Are you using Parkinson’s Law as the foundation for spending less time on tasks? Maybe it’s time to reconsider whether this is sustainable and effective…
When It’s Not Worth Planning to Do Something Worth Doing
I used to think, “if it’s worth doing, it’s worth planning to do.” Though the phrase is sticky, it’s not quite right. I was thinking about this in reference to Julie’s Mindmapping […]
How Vegas Is Like the Holidays
After spending time there for Blogworld, I came to a realization: Vegas is one of those places that it takes a while to recover from even if you don’t do anything that […]
21 Ways to Quickly Short-Circuit a Funk
The situation: you find yourself in a funk. I’m not talking about the Pepé Le Pew kind of funk – that just requires the generous application of soap and water. The kind […]
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 […]
Lifehack: The Importance of a Central Project List
Chris over at Lifehack has a brief article on his morning routine. I’ve found a similar technique to be especially helpful for the day. I try to get up two hours (yep, […]