Raise your hand if you’ve recognized too late in the day that you haven’t been doing the stuff that really matters, only to freak out, get overwhelmed, and resolve to work longer […]
Lifehacks
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 […]
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…
How to Have A Fun Workspace Dash
Have you been needing to clean your workspace but can’t work through the resistance? This post is for you. Implementing the ideas from this post will probably take you about 30 minutes […]
Effective Reading Strategies and The Bottom-Line Book Club
Want to learn more effective reading strategies? Check out this free podcast with me and Cath from the Bottom-line Bookclub.
Inbox Zero Is Overrated
How many clothes are in your hamper right now? Are you desperately trying to make sure that not a single dirty sock is sitting in there? Unless you have OCD or are […]
The S.T.A.R. Method: A More Effective, Less Stressful Way to Process Email
Do you struggle with having a manageable email Inbox? Are you worried that you’re missing something important because you can’t keep up with the volume of email traffic you’re getting? Don’t worry, […]
How to Mind Map Your Way Through Stuckness
Mind maps are a great tool for creative people, in that they are a very quick, natural way for us to get whatever is in our head out of there and on […]
Is It Worth Doing?
Think about the list of things done and undone on your ToDo list for the last few weeks. How many of those things, done and undone, were really worth doing? If you […]
Where Are You The Most Creative?
Take a second and think about the physical location in which you’re the most creative. Think about where you’re inspired to write, where good ideas hit you, or where you have the […]
It’s Time to Prune Your Projects
Have you pruned your projects lately? I started thinking about this last week when I was pruning our rosebushes. In case you’ve never done it, pruning plants is more art than it […]
Review: Reclaim Your Dreams
What would your life look like if you were living your dreams rather than putting them off or thinking that they were unattainable or foolish? Why aren’t you making those dreams happen? […]
Paid to Exist: The Lie of the Four Hour Work Week
Jonathan Mead wrote a great post called “The Lie of the Four Hour Work Week.” It’s a brief review of the actual book, but, more importantly, it talks about Tim Ferriss’ underlying […]
What Makes You Better?
What makes you better at doing the activities you want to improve? If you take a second to think about it, what actually makes you better is probably different than what you’re […]
Beyond Productivity: Living From the Inside Out (Introduction)
The conceptual landscape of productivity and personal development is in dire need of some revisioning. This has been apparent to many of the bloggers, writers, and coaches in the field, and many […]
Do You Have an Idea Garden?
Where do you plant your idea seeds? How do you give those idea seeds the love and attention they need to become your next great idea? From my experience, most people have […]
The Schizophrenia of Americanism
Americans both love and hate pioneers and cowboys at the same time. Our cultural icons are those hard-working men and women who do their own thing and become really successful. Yet, on […]
Should You Let Your Boss Inside the Box?
Andre has, yet again, inspired another post. On my last post that discussed a quick way to remind others without remembering to, he commented: You might want to create a shared Google […]