Merlin Mann hits gold At 1:28:42 in the 83rd episode of Back to Work on the 5by5 network , Merlin Mann hits gold: "If you allow the world to decide how you feel, you are fundamentally screwed. Because you're never going to win. That's not a fair fight. There is way more world than you." … Continue reading Way more world than you (1:28:42)
Category: Stream of Consciousness
Lengthening your concentration span
An excellent article by Harj Taggar, one of the partners at y combinator, on his decision to avoid automatic email checking. I especially like his: "The least obvious consequence has been the lengthening of my concentration span, even when I’m at my desk with easy access to my email." Impressive. via Lifehacker
Project versus outcome management
There is a hidden assumption among project owners, the ones that engage project managers to manage their projects, that any project they engage with will automatically succeed. The default position for project outcomes is, in their minds, success. Why else would they engage their time or means in that project? The problem is that they … Continue reading Project versus outcome management
Your inbox is not your to do list
Watching a number of colleagues and friends deal with email recently, I found out that a lot of people still use their inbox as a kind of to-do list. Whenever an email comes in, they take it as yet another task. There are a couple of problems with this. Most have been described at length … Continue reading Your inbox is not your to do list
About saying “no”
Background Yesterday I was listening to a podcast by Brett Terpstra, Systematic on the 5by5 network with Merlin Mann as a guest. The high intensity, high velocity discussion was, as usual, excellent. My interest peaked during their discussion of the difficulty of saying "no". As I see it, there are a couple of possible reasons … Continue reading About saying “no”
Rethinking my GTD contexts in OmniFocus
The big idea I have been rethinking my contexts based on a blog post I recently read and cannot, for the life of me, find back. The basic idea is to have two lists. The list of things to do today and the list of things to do. Each day, you transfer items from the … Continue reading Rethinking my GTD contexts in OmniFocus
Wiki enabled laws, regulations and procedures
This is a rewrite of a post published on the ‘Unburden’ blog in 2010. I still think a lot remains relevant today. Background I’ve been reading an interesting book: “Here comes everybody”, written by Clay Shirky. You can find his blog here. You may want to visit and read some of his writings… they’re excellent … Continue reading Wiki enabled laws, regulations and procedures
Brett Terpstra on why to use markdown >
I had been looking for a good explanation on why to use markdown for all your text editing needs. However, the essential had already been written by Brett Terpstra. Link by clicking on this title. All the rest would be mere commentary.
On the evolution of the private sector’s coercive powers and our obligation to build community
Some observations Democratic governments have been and still are established by the people, for the people and of the people to make us (feel) more safe, more secure, more prosperous than before. People without democratic governments often feel less safe, less secure and are often less prosperous; Our freedom is, by its very nature, limited. … Continue reading On the evolution of the private sector’s coercive powers and our obligation to build community
A great email decision
One of my best decisions in a long time: I’ve ditched my email client at work in exchange for a regular, planned access through our email web client. Turns out that I actually spend a lot less time in my email browser window than I did in my email client. To be more concrete, while … Continue reading A great email decision
Exploring The Black Box 