Last week, Sid and I were at the local Jelly and I decided to test our mobile podcasting setup. We did a quick test to see it everything worked (it did), and for the next 20 minutes the studio director and I had a fun conversation about my terrible diction and how to improve it. And as always happens at the Jelly, the conversation detoured through the French language, music, and recollection of foreign lands. If you'd like to hear it, check out JellyCast! Language Lessons at the Nashua Jelly, freshly posted in our Podcast blog.
SUMMARY:In my first Groundhog Day Resolution Review for 2009, I lay out a heady set of plans for the coming month, expanding on the themes from February 2nd to become more specific about what I want to do.
SUMMARY:I got together with blogger Stephen Smith in Concord, NH, to have an informal knowledge sharing session. I came away with a very clear understanding of how I could start to create better products from doing what I already do in a way that won't make me feel like I'm selling out.
SUMMARY:In our recent Collective meeting, I gained insight into the difference between Art and Craft, which helped me to understand how to separate my passion from what I need to sell. It's a slightly-different model than "follow your bliss" or "do what your passion is" in that it seems more implementable.
SUMMARY:I thought I didn't get anything done last week, but after listing everything that happened it's apparent that I'm actually pretty active. What creates the feeling of non-productivity is not the general lack of continuity, but the lack of measurable distance traveled on the metric that is most on my mind: funding all the things that I do every week that make the journey interesting and exciting. In this article, I lay out the services that I think are viable offerings for 2010 and how they relate to my mission.
SUMMARY:If you're interested in ordering an Emergent Task Planner Pad from outside the United States, read this post and help me understand what you need.
SUMMARY:I'm increasingly thinking about how to adjusting my daily busywork such that it becomes revenue generating work. I review what I have been getting done, and realize that most of my tasks are not focused in this way.
SUMMARY:I made friends with the amazing Colleen Wainwright recently to start using Google Wave as a collaborative "do not hurry / do not wait" accountability tool. Here's what I've learned so far.
SUMMARY: Over the past week or so I've identified many personal tips and insights that will help 2010 be more productive and goal-focused. To ensure that I can be reminded of what needs to be done every day, I made a personal tracking form / cheat sheet to help keep on task.
SUMMARY:I've been thinking about making and selling products to support myself, and I am trying to find the "low hanging fruit" that I can start selling now. The challenge reminds me of the "Yankee Swap" game that many of us play during Christmas.
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I'm an investigative designer, and I write about design, development, and productivity tools.
03-20 6:21: Staring at my blank website template. It's staring back. Impasse!
03-19 11:47: Finally at the #NashuaJelly at @studio99nashua. Yay!
03-18 3:25: Met the mayor of Nashua today as part of @floatleftlabs mentoring duties; was impressed by her approachability and commitment to community.
