July 2011
13 posts
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Defining Your Parameters: Scope and Productivity
Having read and listened to a lot about important skills for maximizing time and attention, I’ve had to sift through a lot of material that is, frankly, bullshit. Personal productivity has been made into a career by a huge number of hucksters, and a much smaller number of people actually interested in helping people make stuff, and like just about anything else, so much of it is in the...
Kai's Blog (@kaisdavis): Remember to Start Simple →
kaisdavis:
At the start of everyday, I open my text editor and start to fill out my daily practice sheet. During the day, I come back to the sheet to reminder myself of what I want to focus on.
The daily practice lets me be aware of where I’m spending my time, what gives me joy, and what my priorities are….
“You’ve incurred expectational debt. I literally just made that up and its...”
– Merlin Mann, Back to Work #6
“I wish I could be ruthless and churn out rubbish but I can’t”
– a little bit of something - not shit web design.
Dan’s website is great.
(via kaisdavis)
“That “zero?” It’s not how many messages are in your inbox–it’s how much of your...”
– Merlin Mann - InboxZero.com
“I even shot my first birdie on a par 5 which consisted of 3 140 yard 8-iron...”
– The Dan Plan
“Do you have a door on your house? Well how dare you. It’s really childlike...”
– Merlin Mann, on e-mail boundaries
“Every day somebody’s born who’s going to send you a crappy e-mail in...”
– Merlin Mann
“Imagination is for people who can’t afford blow jobs.”
– The Reverend Scott Crawford
“I’ve never had a client hire me for the tools I use.”
– Noah Stokes, On Tools and Clients