Whenever you subtract something from your plate, your opportunities for the remainder multiply. That is a classic case of addition through subtraction. Subtraction and division are the keys to productivity. You remove things either through completion, delegation or deletion.
Today marks the first day that I am back to being a full time freelancer. I’ve left my post at Lifehack and am forging ahead on my own path, taking on assignments (albeit on a limited basis) and building up my own projects as I go. So…what did I do on my first day of
On the recommendation of my Mikes on Mics co-host, Michael Schechter, I have started to read The Journal of Best Practices by David Finch. David just so happens to be the guest on this week’s episode, and based on the fact that we barely scratched the surface of what we could have talked about I
Today is Halloween, which is supposed to be the scariest day of the year…for obvious reasons. But this Halloween has an even scarier connotation attached to it for yours truly. That’s because I’m embarking on some scary stuff from this day forward. Again.
I tried to write something for the blog today. That’s not to say I didn’t work on other things work-related – I did – but I had an idea for a post that would have been tied into what I usually write about here. You know, something about how to be more efficient and effective,
Have you ever wondered how much of an impact you’re having on your audience? Are you unsure about what it takes to build an audience and are concerned you’re simply out there making noise…and no one is listening because it is simply just that? Do you have a sense that your ideas are falling on
I’m writing this late in the evening…shortly after I returned home. I spent the later part of tonight with a good friend, listening to a live bluegrass band. I had nachos. I drank some beer – two to be exact. I had a great time. But when I got home, I realized that going out
I’m not a fan of going to the dentist. Whether it be for a cleaning or a checkup, I generally dread when I have to go. I know I’m not alone in this. I also know I’m not alone in that the reason I’m not a fan are all based on my aversion to doing
I was reading Craig Jarrow’s post today over at Time Management Ninja and it got me thinking about simplifying systems. I know I need to dive back in and toss aside some tools, clear some of the clutter, and pare things down on the whole. And it’d be really easy to do that instead of bearing down
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