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Annual Review 2022
This annual review is one month overdue. Ever since 2014, I have published an Annual Review on my blog on New Year's Eve, and my New Year's Resolutions on the first of January. Keeping this annual rhythm has given me a pulse to the years, allowing me to review my accomplishments and challenges with the turning of the calendar. Last year, not only were Mercury and Mars both in retrograde at the close of December (causing all sorts of [...]
Never run out of ideas again (just keep a Swipe File)
Today’s article is written by guest author Corey Haines, founder of SwipeFiles.co. Steve Jobs once said “good artists copy, great artists steal.” And before that, Pablo Picasso said, “Good artists borrow, great artists steal.” See the pattern? Everyone who publishes is standing on the shoulders of giants, and the more shoulders you have to stand on, the farther you can see. Everyone who publishes content - newsletters, blogs, tweets, whatever - can benefit from keeping a swipe file. A swipe file is a [...]
New year, new goals: Set yourself up for success in 2023
[22 for 22] Get free 1-on-1 coaching with me Every new year brings with it a sense of possibility, a feeling that anything is possible if we set our minds to it. And one of the most effective ways to take advantage of this sense of possibility is by setting goals for the year ahead. Setting goals gives us something to work towards, a way to measure our progress, and a source of motivation and inspiration. Without goals, we are [...]
The Game-Changing Power of Playful Productivity
People who wear glasses will flash a bright white square in the reflection of their lenses when they navigate to a new tab. If a virtual meeting is boring, it’s easy to multitask, check emails, and scroll through social media. The person leading the meeting was reading her bullet points off of a slide, which is a sure method to lose the attention of an audience. I raised my virtual hand as she paused to take a breath, took myself [...]
How to Increase Productivity by Separating Thinking and Doing
Every time I picked up the phone, I put another paperclip into the jar on my desk. I was playing a simple game with my work, to make it more entertaining (and achievable). The list in front of me had 10 names and phone numbers. Every time I dialled a number, I put a paperclip into the jar. My goal was to make 50 outbound calls for the week, and by gamifying the activity, I provided myself with clear goals (make [...]
Games help you fail better, to learn from your mistakes
When I was a kid, I spent many happy hours memorizing the colorful lights and sounds of Simon. One of the early handheld electronic games, Simon was both simple and friendly: it would light up one of four colored buttons and play a note, and in response, you would press the same button. Then it would light up two quadrant-sized buttons, playing two notes, and you would press the same two buttons in the same order. Then three buttons, [...]