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- February 2, 2011
Groundhog Day Resolutions for 2011: System
February 2, 2011Read more
Happy Groundhog Day! This is the day that I traditionally make my new year’s resolutions, because several years ago I realized that when January 1st rolls around, I’m in no state of mind to do anything resembling planning. You may have experienced the same thing; you’re finishing up stuff from last year, and you’re also trying to get ready for the new year. By now, you’ve had enough time to get a grip on how 2010 went for you, and you have some sense of how 2011 is shaping up. (more…)
- January 31, 2011
Daily Form: Concluding Thoughts
January 31, 2011Read more
Here’s last Sunday’s concluding tracking form, ending two weeks of mindful productivity tracking with the new “multiple goals tracking (MGT)” form. And I’ve had about enough of it. While I like the idea of it, I believe the form is trying to do too much, so I’ll have to address this in the next iteration. Thoughts follow. (more…)
- January 28, 2011
Working Out What I Want To Do
January 28, 2011Read moreToday I am spending some time to rewrite my biographical information for the blog. What for, you ask? The blog is a major piece of my “find more work” strategy, but there are two kinds of work: the stuff I do now to pay the bill, and the stuff I’d like to do. In my dreams it would look something like this:
credit: paper texture from pandoraicons
There are many possibilities, and more than a little confusion. Let’s break it down! (more…)
- January 27, 2011
Daily Form: Loss of Momentum, Diagnosed and Reframed
January 27, 2011Read moreWell, it’s already THURSDAY, and my declaration of focus for THE BLOG is not going so well. I’m feeling slightly demoralized by this, but from the ashen ruins of my ambition arise several new-yet-familiar insights. (more…)
- January 25, 2011
Daily Form: Remembering the Why
January 25, 2011Read moreI’d spent quite a bit of time yesterday reviewing and reformatting the task list for the week. It was not a task I relished doing by itself. I’m reminded, though, how the mere addition of the points to the tasks added some structure to what I was doing. I also realized that there’s some underlying motivation that isn’t captured by the current system. (more…)
