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- July 13, 2011
Journal: Identifying a Productivity Mini-Hump
July 13, 2011Read moreAh, I am encountering a moment of mental cloudiness! It feels like this: What is the next, clear, substantive step I should be taking? Let me try to work through this and see if I can discern the cause, and make it go away. (more…)
- July 12, 2011
Leveling the Morning Productivity Hump
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SUMMARY: Working through today’s morning hump by writing about the experience. Covers my morning routine, planning tools I’m using, and identifies sources of anxiety to be quashed with better process. (more…)
- July 12, 2011
Coming Website Updates
July 12, 2011Read moreI spent a good chunk of time yesterday testing whether I could use the Network (aka Multisite) features of WordPress. The three holdups were the directory structure requirement, the inability to use “site folders” for legacy installations, and the new permalink structure. All three can be overcome, so I’ll be converting the website over the next week. The advantage? I’ll be able to consolidate several WordPress installs under one system, and I can finally expand into topical sub-blogs in greater depth than I felt I could do with the existing site.
- July 11, 2011
Type-B Productivity
July 11, 2011Read moreSUMMARY: I’m coming to an end of a down cycle, and have come to the conclusion that that cleverness alone isn’t enough when it comes to directing actions on behalf of my own future self. In a way, this is a huge relief. This is where I accept that hard work is necessary, but I find myself wondering: I’m not a type A personality, so perhaps it makes sense to ditch type A expectations when it comes to doing the work. The challenge is developing an approach that still yields the kind of benefits I’d like to get out of life. (more…)
- July 9, 2011
Power-Generating Paper
July 9, 2011Read moreJust read that researchers have created paper that can harness the electromagnetic spectrum using some kind of inkjet-printable nanoparticles. The day I can make self-powered e-ink paper tracking systems perhaps is coming a little sooner than I thought :)
