Productivity

The two contradictory ways of creating stuff

We all create stuff. Maybe you’re a designer, or a writer, or a programmer, or a teacher, or an entrepreneur. At some point in our professional or personal lives, we all need to make something, sometimes. And we all know that creating great stuff is really damn hard.

February 24, 2022

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At least do the little things right

There’s an old saying popularized by former President John F Kennedy, “victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.” While he was referring to the phenomenon of countless big and small contributors coming out of the woodwork taking credit for good things and saying “never knew ‘em” to failures, this phrase also carries meaning in the actual creation of those victories.

December 15, 2021

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Have a favorite

I have a somewhat useful, somewhat annoying habit. Nearly every time I find myself at a new restaurant, brewery, ice cream shop, or other venue with a new and unfamiliar menu, I ask “what’s the move here?”

November 30, 2021

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The Reason You Get Stuck Creating Content (And How to Fix It)

Anybody who creates knows the moment. You’re staring at a blank canvas in Photoshop, an ominous flashing cursor in Google Docs, or simply a blindingly fresh page of paper… and you have nothing. Your feed, channel, journal, boss, or client is waiting… and simply zero is coming out.

February 17, 2021

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One Small Thing: Fix Your Brain’s Clock With This App

During normal times, we already spend a lot of time looking at screens. According to Nielson, the average American adult spends nearly 11 hours a day staring a phone, tablet, computer, or television screen. Add in time for sleeping and bathing, and there really isn’t much left of the day for a lot of people.

February 3, 2021

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