One of the big things about traveling across several time zones – and then coming back after only a short period of time – is that the attempts to stick to your own time zone becomes all the more necessary. I find it takes at least two days to get used to the new time […]
This week I’m visiting my old stomping grounds of Southern Ontario with my son on a brief (yet much-needed) trip. So if you’re located in the Hamilton-Brantford-Toronto area and want to hang out sometime before Sunday, I’m game to do so. I’m currently plotting out my week, so drop me a line and let me
It was an awfully nice day yesterday. Sunny, warm(ish) and the type of day where you just want to be outside. My kids played outside, my wife took some time to do some outdoorsy stuff and I…well, I stayed in. 1 Why did I stay in? Because I had a lot of writing (and editing)
I’ve never been a fan of using an email application to manage tasks. That’s because I’ve tried, and know that it doesn’t work – at least not in a “standalone” manner.1 So I don’t use email as my task manager. Instead, I have used apps that are meant solely for task and project management. They
Derek Sivers on Los Angeles: “Not just LA but California is the most optimistic place on earth. The side-effects of this can confuse outsiders. When you say, “Will you come to my event?” or, “Want to help with this project?” – they will almost always say yes, full of enthusiasm, and actually 100% sincere, fully
In my years as The Productivityist, I’ve learned many productivity practices. I’ve included these – and a few of my own – in this manifesto.
The wrench is curious and versatile tool. It can be used to loosen or tighten things, which is important for making adjustments. Whenever you think of cranking widgets – which is a common productivity term – the tool being used for said cranking is…a wrench. (You may have noticed that I’ve used quite a few
I’ve got my own book coming out in the not-too-distant future, but I feel a little bit like my friend Brett Kelly does about this whole ‘selling’ business around it. 1 That said, I’d be foolish if I didn’t understand that it had to be done. So while I’m not big on hard-selling things, I
We can’t be powered on all the time. Even our computers take breaks — either by sleeping, shifting to screensaver mode or (unfortunately) putting the spinning beach ball or rotating hourglass on display. When our computers do that, we often get frustrated and are anxious while we wait for them to get back to doing
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