It seems like every day I see another batch of articles about the power of engagement, and the benefits of being permanently connected to the latest social networks, lifestreaming feeds, or Web 3.0 applications. There’s no denying that they can be wonderful tools, but just because you can be constantly connected doesn’t mean that you […]
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Over the past couple of days I’ve been trying to make a list of all the software that I need to reinstall or transfer to my shiny new Dell* laptop. In the course of this list-making, I realized that though I have a lot of software that I use occasionally, there are a handful […]
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Last week, I put together a giant collection of links about blogging. It may look like it was a lot of work, but it actually only took about ten minutes. Want to find out how? Keep reading.
1. Find quality links
This is the most important part of creating the links post. But for me, it didn’t […]
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This past Saturday, I was killing a little time by watching Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer. It was predictably cheesy, with the main characters as barely-held-together comic book stereotypes. But what struck me most was the character of the Silver Surfer himself. He only speaks a couple of times […]
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3 Ways to Become More Productive by Drawing on Your Inner Artist
When most people talk about productivity, they speak of lists and priorities and contexts, but I’ve rarely heard anyone mention the possibilities of drawing. “Drawing?” you might be thinking, “I’ve got serious work to do here.” I completely understand. It seems like everyone is […]
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Recently, I was reading about Leo’s concept of Haiku Productivity at Zen Habits, and it occurred to me, “Wouldn’t it be great if instead of Haiku Productivity, there was a whole collection of productivity tips in haiku form?” Yes, I’m crazy. But it sounded like a good idea at the time.
So armed […]
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Just wanted to let everyone know that I have a guest blog up at Insanely Interested (Jarkko Laine’s blog). The title is Focus and Flow for the Insanely Interested.
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Once upon a time, it was thought that having a familiarity with good fiction was an important part of being a well rounded individual. But many people now seem to deride this cultural literacy as unnecessary and irrelevant to the “practical” affairs of business and commerce. I think, though, that there are […]
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Imagine standing at the foot of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Looking up at this enormous structure, it might seem impossible that human beings could do this all by hand. How did they do it? One block at a time.
One very BIG block at a time.
A lot of the time when we […]
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Leonardo Da Vinci was one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance, leaving behind a legacy that continues to inspire artists, scientists and others. Here are six things we can learn from him about web design.
1. Be curious
One of the most remarkable things about Leonardo is his insatiable curiosity. Besides being a master painter, here […]
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