A friend said she heard Gregg McKeown say that expecting people to be productive every minute of the day is unrealistic. You can realistically expect about 60% productivity. Humans are pretty bad at estimating how long projects take. As I understand it, a rule of thumb in construction is to estimate the amount of time … Continue reading Sixty Percent Productivity
The Bird of Intent
The other day I wrote about starting intentionally (and stopping intentionally as well). Today, I read this from Seth Godin’s Blog: Standing at my desk this summer, it had just turned 10 am, and I realized that I’d already: Heard from an old friend, engaged with three team members on two continents, read 28 blogs … Continue reading The Bird of Intent
Saturday Songwriting: Caged Lioness
A few days ago, I was checking out Jake Lizzio’s video (from Signals Music Studio) looking at the chord progression of Bruno Mars’s “When I Was Your Man.” It’s a cool video, and the song has some great changes to explore. And like pretty much all music theory, it can be a little intimidating if … Continue reading Saturday Songwriting: Caged Lioness
Intentionally start and intentionally stop
I was speaking today with creative friends about out work today. We’ve each rolled around to where the work is a drag. One friend is feeling dried up. Another is struggling with back pain; it’s literally painful for her to sit. Me? I’ve been feeling worn down, dried up, and a bit overwhelmed. … Continue reading Intentionally start and intentionally stop
Distraction
The last two weeks have been riddled with distractions, or maybe just a distraction: the election. It’s been difficult to focus. Even famed time-blocker and Deep Worker Cal Newport has copped to distraction in the past week. (He said he scheduled for it). Frustration runs high for me when I’m not sticking to my … Continue reading Distraction
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