A while back, I took a bit of a blog break. And during the month or so of not posting consistently, everything that could have turned my world upside down, did. Fortunately, among the bad, there was a lot of good. My little sister got married, I have some exciting new things potentially happening on … Continue reading How To Plan for a Blog Hiatus
Last week, this article, Seven Rules for Managing Creative People by Thomas Chamorro-Premuzic from the Harvard Business Review blog caused quite a reaction online. To put it mildly, most commenters found the condescending tone off-putting, and many wondered if it was an April Fool's Day post posted a day too late. Indeed, if any employer … Continue reading My Rebuttal to the Seven Rules For Managing Creative People
I went to the gym today for the first time in a week due to a tonne of obligations (I usually aim to do something physical three to five times a week). It felt good to move. It's time that requires me to be 'in the moment' because, during a Kettlebell class, I could get … Continue reading Making Time for Fitness – Four Reasons Why It’s Worth It
In my last blog post, I talked about what happens when the dreaded Unproductive Day happens. We looked at how to get your day back on track when you're going down the road of sloth and the final point was to take a moment at the end of your day to plan the next. But … Continue reading Increasing Daily Productivity
I woke up this morning full of ideas and ways that this was going to be the best.day.ever(!) in terms of productivity. And then I sat down at my desk. And checked email. And checked my Twitter feed. And checked Facebook. And logged into my LinkedIn account and read a few articles. And then watched … Continue reading Wrestling With Productivity – Four Ways to Salvage An Unproductive Day
