Reading Time: < 1 minDoing less often requires doing more. The iPhone was far easier to use than other phones when it came out in 2007, but it took years to develop that kind of interface. Similar is the quote from Blaise Pascal that simply says “if I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter“. Writing […]
Using Google as a leapfrog
Reading Time: < 1 minWe all know that the nature of using Google is changing. Between people switching to using AI instead of traditional search, and Google keeping more users on their site, it’s all changing very quickly. While listening to the annual “State of the Apps” episode of the Cortex podcast, the hosts shared some personal use cases […]
Assumed execution
Reading Time: 2 minI’ve shared a few times how the trust I have for my team can make my life so much easier. Specifically, if I email any of them with a task or question, I can just let it go and be confident that it will be taken care of (or that they’ll respond with follow-up questions, […]
Do you treat social media like junk food?
Reading Time: < 1 minI shared last week about finding the “middle place” when it comes to social media usage, and a recent comment I heard on a podcast helped shape that a bit further. While listening to a recent episode of Adam Grant’s WorkLife podcast, his guest Jay Van Bavel made this comparison of social media usage to […]
2D versus 3D content in meetings
Reading Time: 2 minOne eye-opening insight from Juliet Funt’s book “A Minute to Think” was her concept of 2D versus 3D content when it comes to communication. More specifically, she shared the problems that arise when we mix the two up and use the wrong form of communication for the type of content that we need to share […]
Users with disabilities are visiting your website
Reading Time: < 1 minIt’s getting increasingly difficult to track how users are finding your website, but there is one thing I can guarantee — users with disabilities are visiting your site, and you should be prepared to serve them accordingly. I was talking with a (now former) client a few years ago, urging her to do more work […]
The Sunday Summary: Compasses versus maps, the middle place, and the six-week delusion
Reading Time: < 1 minIn an effort to help me keep up with everything I post each week, here is my latest “Sunday Summary” of my posts from the week. Mon, November 11: Blameless PortmortemsThe key to a solid postmortem, and to leading a solid team, is to focus on the core issues and not lay blame on humans. […]
Shut up and sing
Reading Time: < 1 minThrough the election cycle, a lot of were people upset that celebrities were using their fame to endorse various political candidates, with shouts to “shut up and sing” or “shut up and dribble” — stick to their profession and stay out of politics. I agree in theory, as political endorsements from my friends and people […]
The Six-Week Delusion
Reading Time: < 1 minOver the years I’ve gotten better about this, but the “six-week delusion” still gets me pretty often. What is it? Here’s Juliet Funt explaining it in “A Minute to Think“: Sometimes we delay reeling in our tuna based on a thinking error I call the Six-Week Delusion. For example, if you’re asked to meet with […]
Finding the “middle place”
Reading Time: < 1 minSocial media has some serious flaws, no doubt, but there is still a lot of good to be found on there. I enjoy seeing what my friends are up to and celebrating or grieving as we all go through life together. The problem, as social media sites are specifically designed to do, is that we […]