Whenever I deliver a workshop or talk and bring up the phrase “work by context instead of by project” I get a lot of curious looks. Some of the looks are indicative of “a-ha moments” while others are more quizzical.… Continue reading
Going Beyond Inbox Zero
The following is a guest post by Harry Guinness. Harry is a web designer, photographer, publisher, entrepreneur, consultant, writer, and International Man of Mystery. He's also a fan of self-experimentation (to the occasional dismay of his family and friends) and… Continue reading
The Easy Button
There are certain things that I do when I post a piece that are easy. One thing is finding an image at SXC.HU and attributing it accordingly thanks to a TextExpander snippet I've got prepared in advance that allows me… Continue reading
Getting Things Done in Tough Places
This is a guest post by Euan Semple. Euan is an international speaker, author of Organizations Don't Tweet – People Do, and is one of the few people in the world who can turn the complex world of the social… Continue reading
Doing Focus
This week on Mikes on Mics, Schechter and I welcomed guest Shawn Blanc to the show. The topic was focus, and it really got me to thinking about a few things (which is funny, considering that Shawn said that a… Continue reading
The Perils of “Binge Productivity”
I've noticed lately that due to my propensity to schedule "heavy lifting" days and "light lifting" days that the heavy ones seemed to be getting heavier and the light ones not all that much lighter. When that happens, there's the… Continue reading