I'm getting deep into "A world without email", the new book by Cal Newport. Excellent read and in terms of insight eye-opening. If you want science supported insights into what works and does not in the workplace, this should be among the books you read next. I want to connect what I have read this … Continue reading Why better leadership will not save us (yet)
Tag: workflow
Reducing the white noise by scrutinizing your inputs
Cleaning up my Linked-In groups From recent experience: I was looking through my Linked-In feeds and noted just how much junk I found in there. Maybe I'm not selective enough, I thought. An ideal moment to clean up some of the accumulated mess that provided too high a level of white noise in recent months. … Continue reading Reducing the white noise by scrutinizing your inputs
A longhand blog writing workflow on iPad and Mac
I adore writing longhand I adore writing longhand. I'm not very good at it, and I don't do it often enough, but I adore writing longhand. I crave the feeling of a good weight pen or other writing utensil and the joy of passing that over a smooth page and make an impression. Granted, my … Continue reading A longhand blog writing workflow on iPad and Mac
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
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
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
iOS & Mac – frictionless workflow with ubiquitous tools
I used to own an AndroidActually, I owned two. My first one was a HTC Magic, which I rooted after a week to see what I could do with it. These were the times of unlocked and unencrypted boot loaders, with Android operating systems being improved in the wild. I really enjoyed tinkering with it. … Continue reading iOS & Mac – frictionless workflow with ubiquitous tools
My blogging workflow (or, do I need another writing app?)
Workflows are about optimizing your personal processDeveloping workflows have the advantage of allowing you to optimize your work process. This will allow you to become more efficient in the future. The disadvantage then is that you need to invest the time now. And workflows take some time to develop. While personal workflows are inherently personal, … Continue reading My blogging workflow (or, do I need another writing app?)
Exploring The Black Box 