This quote from Lao Tzu, founder of Taoism and author of the Tao Te Ching, is a good one to remember when we’re trying to accomplish anything. We often think the best approach is to devote large chunks of time to the things we feel are important, but a little effort every day can have a greater impact. More »
I’ve never had myself tested for ADD, but I know for sure that I’m very easily distracted. The fact that my job requires me to sit in front of the computer with an Internet connection all day means that tempting trajectories (“I wonder if YouTube has a commercial for Six Finger?… Yep!“) are just a click away. For years I suffered with distractions that diminish my daily productivity. But in the last year or so I’ve refined a simple system to keep me on track throughout the day. More »
There are a lot of awesome web apps that help us get things done every day, but many are still fairly unknown because of that vast number. Do you use any productivity-boosting web apps that most people don’t know about? If you do, we want to hear about them. More »
Chrome/Firefox: Gmail labels can be useful for managing your inbox and getting things done, but if you’d like more organisation than they can offer, ActiveInbox helps you organise them like tasks so you can more effectively manage what you need to do. More »
One month ago, I set out to write a novel. 30 days later, the novel is finished (at least in the sense of being a complete first draft). Here’s what I learned from the process, most of which has nothing to do with writing fiction. More »
Despite having to write the whole thing in 30 days, I’ve had the luxury of actually doing some editing on my NaNoWriMo novel. One of the key tactics? Using find and replace to eliminate the phrases I use too often. Here’s a few everybody should keep an eye out for. More »
The November 30 deadline for the NaNoWriMo project is fast approaching. That means that I’m spending a little less time in front of a freshly-tweaked word processor, and a little more time in front of a spreadsheet. Why? More »
