Reading Time: < 1 minA few months ago I said that I think blogging beats journaling, for a number of reasons. I still stand by that, but that’s certainly not to say that journaling is a bad thing. I recently read an article from Anne-Laure Le Cuff about the idea of interstitial journaling, and it seems to work well […]
Learning
Listen Longer
Reading Time: < 1 minI’ve seen a lot of people put “listen more” as a goal for 2021, and it’s something we should all strive for. The ability to really listen (and not just be half-listening while you’re thinking of the best response) is a tough thing to do, and something I continually work on. I recently saw a […]
Learn to answer the same questions
Reading Time: < 1 minI refer to Seth Godin a good bit on this blog, as he’s someone that puts out excellent content — and has done so consistently for the last 20 years. I mentioned a few weeks ago that along with Seth, Chris Lema is someone how has made great use of a daily blogging habit. From […]
Graduate from Harvard or just drop out?
Reading Time: < 1 minWhile it’d be almost impossible to prove, it’s been said that the average Harvard dropout has a higher net worth than the average Harvard graduate. When you factor in a few insanely wealthy dropouts like Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, it might be right. Of course, this is just a good example being able to […]
Make More Pots
Reading Time: 2 minOne of the core ideas in Seth Godin’s book The Practice is the idea of continually working hard to refine your craft. Case in point, he said that “if you want to complain that you don’t have any good ideas, please show me all of your bad ideas first.” People that have worked through a […]
Learning in public
Reading Time: 2 minThe concept of learning in public has grown a lot in 2020. I sort of do it with this blog, but the idea of a “digital garden” has been a big way that people are taking their learning public. Anne-Laure Le Cunff has a great post about that, along with example of digital gardens that […]
Learning without memory is fruitless
Reading Time: 2 minAs I’m taking the time to read and write more often, I’m also trying to work on ways to better retain what I’m learning. For years, I’d read books and pick up new ideas, but those ideas would quickly fade in the months after reading the book. Because of that, when I read books now […]
Practicing The Practice
Reading Time: 2 minI just finished Seth Godin’s latest book The Practice, and it’s excellent. If you’ve not read it yet you should absolutely pick it up. His main push in the book (and in his other work lately) is encouragement to get out there and do your craft, but do it for yourself. The act of doing […]
Waiting with purpose
Reading Time: 2 minDuring the day we all have spots of time that we need to “kill”. Waiting outside of the dance studio for your child. Waiting for the doctor to see you. Waiting in line to check-out at a store. What do you do with that time? I have two vastly different approaches. Be Productive Ideally, I […]
The Digital Efficiency Framework
Reading Time: 10 minIt’s 10:30 Monday morning and you now have 742 unread emails in your inbox. You have three notes you scratched in your notebook, your boss just asked for a few things, and you have no idea what’s in your Evernote anymore. Things are a mess. Digital tools are great. Never in our history have we […]