A Nameless Place
How do you define productivity? Could craftsmanship be more the target?
Clock Time vs Self Time
How long will this take? Should I start it now? Tick tock, tick tock, … When will it begin? When will I be done? Tick tock, tick tock, … A clock’s markers are vital to synchronizing the machinations of meetings amongst us. But our decisions and...
The Seduction of Goals, the Strength of Guides
When writing a list of things to do, we look into the future. We write things like: “Do report” “Clean gutters” … The implication is that if we make it through our list, we will have completed the report and cleaned the gutters. Obvious,...
The Joys of Avoiding Notes and AI
Note takers, makers, apps, and shakers have been quite the rage in recent days. With a promised ease of writing, can we create simply by resting on the notes we’ve naturally squirreled away? Or perhaps we can turn to AI. From a carefully crafted prompt or two,...
Force-Based Systems and the Fickle Fuel of Fear
Stuck Those of us who feel like we cannot work unless we are interested in something or are fueled by some impending deadline, can simply feel stuck. We can neither fake interest, nor can we fake deadlines. So, what do we do? Unfortunately, feelings of helplessness...
