SUMMARY: After spending two days rationalizing myself into action, I get broadsided by a bunch of work-related phone calls and am derailed! However, by the end of the day I'm surprised once more at how just a tiny action can turn into something new and interesting.
SUMMARY: After writing yesterday's post, I push into "the mountain" of resistance. It's taking longer than I thought, but I am trying to strike a balance between the complexities of my own character and find a line of reasoning that leads to action.
SUMMARY: I'm getting a jump on next week's task of adapting prior design work into some digital download form, but I've been here for what seems like MONTHS. What's wrong? I debug my resistances to this specific task by naming demons, which are cancerous forms of otherwise-good intentions.
SUMMARY: After Tuesday's surprisingly-popular post on Type 2 Procrastination, I wanted to further define the difficulty of switching from "search" to "build" mode. The result is a hierarchy of inspirational sources and the role they play in the fulfillment of attaining productivity, at least as far as my emotionally-driven, imaginative, and discerning butt is concerned.
SUMMARY: Using "bubble charts" for quick visualization of immediate goals.
SUMMARY: I've been feeling restless about my progress, and have again been wondering why I haven't been as motivated to work despite having all this inspiration surrounding me constantly. It comes from my excellent group of peers both online and offline. And perhaps that is the problem. This is my first attempt to put it into words.
SUMMARY: In last month's review, I set forward a master resolution: make a good living working with people I like and respect. The emphasis, right now, is on making. Empire building, as I like to think of it. Building the means by which I can make progress toward that goal. And since I'm not a real big fan of walking, I'm learning to build vehicles that will carry me there with quirky style.
SUMMARY: A chance encounter with an acquaintance resets Dave's understanding of Excellence and Productivity.
Every Friday I try to make it over to the Nashua Jelly, which is our local version of the nationwide co-working trend that started in NYC. If you have a regular job, you have no need of the Jelly, because you ALREADY have social interaction at work. Freelancers and the self-employed, however, often suffer from a deficiency in human contact as we toil in our basements and home offices. The Jelly is a way of regaining that contact and mixing up the routine; I find that it's a great place to bounce ideas off other creative entrepreneurs in a relaxed environment, and I always leave feeling energized.
To help promote our local Jelly, Elise at Studio 99 asked if I'd be interested in making our own video, since the NYC Jelly video portrays a different crowd than ours; we're generally older and less tech-oriented. I shot about 20 minutes of interviews and 20 minutes of coverage, crossed my fingers, and then extracted about 3 minutes of material with Adobe Premiere Pro CS3. This was the first time I worked with DV source from my camera, and I was surprised that Premiere didn't crash on me ONCE. That made the editing process much more fun :)
I just posted the video on Viddler...enjoy!
After years and years of not having a dedicated design website for myself, I've finally gotten something up at design.davidseah.com.
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