We’re wrapping up a day that only appears on the calendar once every four years. It’s a year where we get an extra day tacked on for good measure – scientific measure, I imagine – but what do we do with that extra day? Do we see it as bonus or just see it as […]

We’re always asking for more time because we never have enough of it. Today we get a bonus day, an extra 24 hours to work with. When you think about that, it’s a pretty sweet deal. I am not sure who to thank for this, but I’m betting that Stephen Hackett and Myke Hurley over

I’m sitting a lot more these days.1 I did run with an Ikea Jerker desk as a standing desk for a long time — pretty much until the end of last year. But ever since my wife picked me up a Levenger lap desk for Christmas (thanks also to Patrick Rhone for the nudge), I’ve

Today the latest episode of the Mikes on Mics podcast was unleashed to the world, featuring the contents of Michael Schechter’s Applications folder this time around.

Yesterday I spoke at IdeaWave 2012, with an abridged version of a talk I’ve been working on. The talk — for the purposes of yesterday’s event — was known simply as Mindfulness 2.0, but it was only part of a broader concept that I refer to as The Productivity Shift. It runs along similar lines

A friend of mine, Jodie Gastel, sent me some information on Facebook that made me both chuckle and think at the same time.

I’m all for planning. I’m really big on the whole “fail to plan, plan to fail” business. But there is one area of your life that people seem to plan that should be left as well enough alone as possible — or perhaps even eliminated: The Personal Category. Now I’m not suggesting that you don’t

With Victoria’s IdeaWave conference set to hit the Ambrosia Conference & Event Centre this weekend (my talk is slated for Sunday afternoon), I thought it’d be a swell idea to revist my talk from last year called The Power of Paper. Below you’ll find my speaking notes from the talk, but before I get to