In my experience, there are two types of things you can use to improve your productivity. There are blockers — things that eliminate distractions from the work you have to do. Then there are aids, which are the things that encourage us to work better. Read more »
I’m fascinated by successful people, those who say, “This is how I want my life to look,” and then they go create it. I find them interesting because most people don’t live like that. Most people aren’t willing to put in the work, the “emotional labor.” Read more »
When I got my iPad, I gave myself a mandate: don’t lug a 5-pound MacBook around instead, try to make do with the iPad. For the most part, I’ve been successful. Read more »
Web workers are creatures of habit. Those of us who are lucky enough to control all aspects of our work — schedule, location, process, and output — depend on such habits. How, then, do we then maintain our good habits while avoiding the bad ones? Read more »
Apple’s famous word processing application Pages has seen its first update of 2010, delivered as a touch-enabled little brother for the new iPad. But how does this version stack up to its OS X counterpart? After testing the app for almost a week, here are my thoughts. Read more »
What are your intentions? Do you ever stop and ask yourself that question? Probably not. If you’re like me, you get up and kind of let the day happen to you — addressing emails, putting out fires, taking on whatever comes your way. Read more »
After experimenting with coworking for a short time, I wrote about how I had gone from skeptical about it to a convert. Since, though, then I’ve realized there’s something else that makes coworking even more appealing. Read more »
I’ve been using the same task manager quite happily for years now; when I hear people rave about the next new thing I rarely see anything compelling enough to make me consider switching. However, a few days ago I stumbled across Thymer and was intrigued. Read more »
The return of daylight savings time often brings with it a flurry of complaints about losing something web workers treasure most: time. Here are twelve ways to claw some if it back: Read more »
I’ve written about my love affair with Quickoffice before, but there’s always been one issues I’ve had with it: the only cloud storage service it supported was MobileMe’s iDisk. I’ve come close to plunking down the money for MobileMe a few times, but because Dropbox works […] Read more »
The early morning hours are a great time to do projects that require uninterrupted effort. But I find that it’s way too easy to get sidetracked. I’m tempted to sit down at the computer first thing in the morning to “check my email.” Read more »
The concept of outsourcing can go beyond using virtual assistants, web designers and programmers. By outsourcing chores, you can remove the stressful things in your life, and as a result, have more time to do the things you love. Read more »
Here I go again, writing about organization. This time, though, it’s not because I’ve found a great new app to help me. That’s my inbox, aka my “to-be-dealt-with” pile. And there are two more like it. If only there were an app that could help me! Read more »
Last Friday I was scrambling. The first episode of my new radio show was due by 4 PM, I had company coming to my house for the weekend who were scheduled to arrive by 4:30 PM, and I had three conference calls that day to boot. Read more »
