Posts Tagged ‘Productivity’

True Productivity: It Has to Come From You

This is Part 2 of my series on true productivity. Part 1, True Productivity Leaves Less Time for Talk, can be found here
There are two types of productivity apps: those that block out distractions from work and those that encourage work. Examples of the former are web site blockers (such as Leechblock) and application blockers [...]

The Leonardo Syndrome

When I was seven my mother gave me an illustrated book about the life of Leonardo da Vinci. It was about his childhood and how he found himself preoccupied with a different subject each week.
When Leonardo was obsessed with birds, his father bought him some books on birds - only to find Leonardo suddenly preoccupied [...]

True Productivity Leaves Less Time for Talk

Last April I mentioned that I wanted to spend more time writing fiction. Since then, I’ve spent almost every day working on my novel. I’m now at over 10,000 words into it, which makes me proud. It’s not novel length yet, but it’s my longest work of fiction so far.
Ever since this started, though, I [...]