Reading Time: < 1 minIf you’re thinking of starting a blog, or writing a book, or exercising, or anything else, a good time to start would be tomorrow. A better time to start would be today. In his book The War of Art, author Steven Pressfield says: We don’t tell ourselves, “I’m never going to write my symphony.” Instead […]
Productivity
Highlighting a physical book
Reading Time: 2 minWhen I’m reading, probably about 99% of the books I read are on Kindle. It’s simple, efficient, and makes highlighting super easy. Not only can I highlight on Kindle with a few taps, but I can easily grab them all from the Kindle website to pull into Roam Research (kind of like I describe here). […]
Faster typing is always to your benefit
Reading Time: 2 minI mentioned a few weeks ago that continually improving your typing speed is something you should be working on, but I thought I’d add a bit more about that. First, here is that great video from Ali Abdaal again with his tips on typing: There are really two things you need to do in order […]
Some things are worse in order to get better
Reading Time: < 1 minSome things come along that just don’t make sense at first. A good example is the digital camera — the first ones took nearly unrecognizable pictures, and even early consumer models took very poor quality pictures compared to traditional cameras. You could look at it one of two ways: My normal camera is way better […]
Why Seth Godin doesn’t tweet
Reading Time: 2 minSeth Godin doesn’t use Twitter. He has a Twitter account for his blog, but it’s just for his team to share his latest posts. He’s made it clear before that he doesn’t have a problem with Twitter, and thinks some people make great use of it. In terms of his time and his focus, it’s […]
Stand up and work
Reading Time: 2 minI’ve long thought that having a standing desk at home would be helpful, but couldn’t quite figure out how to make it work in our house. I have a pretty hefty desk with three screens (old photo here) and none of the solutions I could find seemed right. Then I realized, with the help of […]
A better use of text expanders
Reading Time: 2 minI’ve loved the idea of text expanders for a long time, tools that allow you to type a short snippet like “;addr” and it instantly converts into a full string (such as your full mailing address). Over time though, I’m finding it more helpful to use it for specific quick keys rather than expanding larger […]
How does interstitial journaling work?
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 […]
You’ll never be ready, so do it now
Reading Time: < 1 minI’m an Eagle Scout, so I know the motto “Be Prepared”. Going into something blind is often foolish. However, many people have a tendency to overprepare and never quite get to the point of publishing. The difference between “bad” and “perfect” is pretty wide, but it will literally never be perfect. That is essentially the […]
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 […]