Good post yesterday on Signal vs. Noise about when knowledge makes us hesitate. I’ve always thought that this is an idea at the core of Hamlet. Hamlet is smart, meditative, philosophical – all traits we would admire – but it’s exactly those traits that prevent him from making a decision about revenging his father. His [...]
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How to shrink your to do list
July 17th, 2008 · No Comments · productivity
I love Dave Allen’s Getting Things Done, and my life is governed by to do lists. In fact, managing my system can be a pleasant distraction from actually doing work. One thing I notice from time to time is that some tasks sit around on my list forever, never going anywhere, always being demoted in [...]
The best way to learn
July 11th, 2008 · No Comments · learning, productivity
The best way to learn is to do. When you learn from someone else, you can get a good overview, but the details are missing. Learning on the job provides a better sense of the “feel” of something. That intuitive touch that experts have. When I first learned to cook, I measured out everything to [...]
7 questions to stimulate creativity
June 26th, 2008 · No Comments · productivity
When you’re creating something new, something from scratch, it’s sometimes hard to know what direction to go in. I’m definitely the kind of guy who gets stuck for half a day choosing a font for three lines of text. Should that be italic or bold? And so on. But there are things that I find [...]
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The Basics
June 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · productivity
Maybe we should stop focusing on the basics. Everybody does the basics then they add the good stuff later if they have time. Or if they can convince those in charge. Or if it’s within budget. Maybe we should focus on the good stuff first, then pick up the basics as we go along.
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