Nothing beats having deeply buried memories brought back to the surface. This is the highest value of any type of journal. How much more one that tracks our journey of faith?
Listicle alert! Not to worry, dear friend: this one is worth a read. Chris Bailey wrote a book and shares a lengthy list of tips as to how his approach(es) to productivity not only helped him write the book, but finish it significantly ahead of schedule. The Coles Notes version: > Writing a book is a monster of a project, but projects like it become easier once you make a plan for how to tackle them. When you liberally disconnect from the internet when working on big projects, anticipate obsta…
Reviews are one of the hardest aspects of being productive. Consistency is hard!
Does our industry have a problem with contentment, always looking for something better?
John Saito writes for a living, but his is a unique application. The format he primarily writes for is user interfaces. It’s a format that necessitates a certain type of writing. As he puts it: > You see, I mostly write interface text for apps and websites. It’s a style of writing where brevity beats brilliance, and every character counts. Writing interface text is actually a lot like design—designing words for people who hate to read. He then goes on to give some great tips for how to write co…
As more people make a case for putting your tasks on your calendar, some dislike the disdain for good ol' to-do lists. But is the calendar focus just a fad?
In a similar vein to Cal Newport’s 99u talk [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIMu1PGbG-0], Brianna West makes the case that focusing on what you love is misguided. The problem at the heart of this issue? > People usually can’t differentiate what they really love and what they love the idea of. And this leads to: > Premeditating what we think we’d love to do without actually being in the thick of it is the beginning of the problem, and having too much ego to scrap it and start over is the end.…
The desire to "go out on your own" and run your own business is obviously a strong one in our culture, but it has a dark side.