I’m not a morning person. I tend to do my best work in the wee hours hours of the late evening, where I find that my creative juices are flowing. So I generally stay up late and get up late for that reason. I’m also not working so much as an individual right now either. […]

On a day where Canada’s Conservative government announced that our nation will no longer be making pennies, I find it fitting that I have some announcements on change myself… With all of the heavy-duty writing I’m doing these days, I’m going to pare back my pledge to post twice daily here. There will be at

(Note: With all of the notice that Pair is getting lately, it reminded me that I received this press release a few days back regarding a hot new social networking app as well. It’s pretty compelling, so rather than water down the message, I figure I’d just share it with you as-is. Enjoy.)1 You’ve all

The right multi-pen can make your paper-based productivity shine. But which multi-pen is going to work well for you? I’ve found mine…and it is excellent.

On the heels of Andrew Marvin’s excellent piece on “single-tasking”, I don’t think it’s just human beings that need to look at this as the way to go. Technology does. In fact, it can influence single-tasking just as much as it influences multi-tasking. And yes, human beings are the ones that generally create the technology

The latest episode of Mikes on Mics focuses more on the “life” aspect of our lives and less on the “work” aspect. That said, sometimes that focus shifts – even for those who work hard at making the wisest use of their time – especially if you’re a parent with kids. Mr. Schechter and I

The weather in Victoria is pretty rainy from November through to May. We do, however, occasionally get a couple of bright days here and there. So when Victorians have a chance to go outside and enjoy the sun (whether through yard work or leisure activities), we take it. During one particular March weekend a few

When I saw the Cameron Crowe film We Bought A Zoo, it got me to thinking about how our lives are structured in similar way.1 Enclosures need to be revamped, boundaries need to expanded for a better sense of freedom, and sometimes you just have to let things go…whether you’re ready to out not. And

To celebrate the launch of a podcast that is going to become a part of my essential listening routine, I took the time this morning to rejig my Instacast settings to better reflect what I plan to plug into every week. I haven’t really done this since August 2011, so I figured the landscape (and