Reading Time: < 1 minUs humans are weird. When given two similar choices, we often assume that the odds of each choice is 50/50. That’s true in a lot of cases, like flipping a coin, but it also causes us to struggle to understand variances like in the Monty Hall problem. When it comes to work/life balance, you don’t […]
Productivity
Save 50 steps a day
Reading Time: < 1 minSometimes the little things can add up to make a big difference. For example, for most of us, taking more steps during the day is a good thing in terms of our health. For a business owner, though, reducing steps (and time) for their employees can be a better way to go. Henry Ford once […]
Your inbox is other people’s agenda
Reading Time: < 1 minEmail is a tricky thing. I still think it’s one of the most valuable tools that we have, but it’s so easy for it to be taken over by others. As has been said for years, your inbox is essentially a to-do list that is built by other people. When working through your email, it’s […]
The signal and the message
Reading Time: 3 minWhen trying to remember something there are two basic parts to it: In his book “The Design of Everyday Things“, author Don Norman explains it in more detail: There are two different aspects to a reminder: the signal and the message. Just as in doing an action we can distinguish between knowing what can be […]
Digitally prepping for a trip
Reading Time: 2 minOver the next few months I’ll be heading to both New York and San Antonio for some fun trips. My goal is to work very little on those trips, but I still want to keep up with some of my daily streaks (such as this blog), so preparation is key. Blogging I generally stay a […]
Intentional imbalance
Reading Time: < 1 minWork-life balance is something that many strive for, but it’s often a fool’s errand. Not that work should consume your life, but that trying to balance them neatly may be impossible. In “The 12 Week Year“, author Brian Morgan suggests this instead: Trying to spend equal time in each area is unproductive and often frustrating. […]
Does it work on paper?
Reading Time: 2 minAs I’ve shared before, the “weekly preview” that I do each Friday is one of my favorite things. It helps me to make sure the coming week is well-organized, it gives me a chance to tidy up any tight spaces, and leaves me feeling good about the week before the weekend hits. My weekly previews […]
Too much feedback is a problem
Reading Time: 2 minI talk a lot about giving feedback on here, both in terms of how to give good feedback to others, and how to appreciate feedback as a gift when it’s given to you. In both cases, though, too much feedback can be problematic. Too much feedback could mean that your work is simply not good […]
Multitasking makes learning difficult
Reading Time: 2 minI have a bit of a love-hate relationship with the idea of multitasking. I know that it’s mostly a myth (you don’t really “multitask”, you just “switch between different tasks quickly”), but I also have three monitors on my desk. That said, this is a reason why I enjoy devices like the reMarkable tablet and […]
Can you speed it up?
Reading Time: < 1 minMost tasks in this world could be sped up with improved processes, but in many cases that’s not what’s best. I recently wrote about un-automating parts of my note-taking in order to better understand what I have in there, and there are other areas like that to consider. For me, a big one is the […]