Archive for August 2011

Podcasts

What I’m listening to: Enough: The Minimal Mac Podcast – Patrick Rhone and Myke Hurley discuss minimalism, Apple, mindfulness, and ask the question: “What is enough?” Back to Work: Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin offer a highly satirical and amusing podcast that covers a diverse range of topics including: GTD, parenting, technology and Star Wars [...]

Perfect ‘Simple’ Note Making – Revamped

Epistle

nvALT, my preferred text editor, has been the constant tool in my writing and note making setup for more than a year now. There have, however, been a few changes to both the way I write blog posts and the way I create and sync notes with my Android phone. Therefore, I felt a brief [...]

There is no excuse

HD video cameras are ubiquitous and cheap, there is no excuse. Capture. Watch. Reflect and Evaluate. Improve.

Before you can learn to say ‘no’, you have to decide what to say ‘yes’ to

Learn to say no It is easy to say yes. After all, saying yes offers instant gratification. Your line manager is pleased therefore you feel good. Great even. Until, you have said yes to so many things that it is not fun anymore. Until, you have so much work that you don’t know where to [...]

Mac #Productivity Tip

Clear the Desktop, removing all apps, folders and files Remove all of the apps from the Dock Learn to love Keyboard Shortcuts, Spotlight, and the Menu Bar