Nicholas Bate

Jagged Thoughts for Jagged Times, 442

As an experiment, don't blame anybody or anything today.

Productivity Reminder 32

What do you use to measure your productivity? Your timepiece? The number of ticks made against a 'to do' list?  Quarterly objectives achieved? 

Slow down and listen to your heart and gut. They'll tell you.

How to Raise a Ship

out of the water.

Basics 7: Daily

1. Act sooner rather than later.
2. Remember they have had a hard day, too.
3. Walk the last part of your commute into work if at all possible; it's a great transition from one bubble to another.
4. Keep the ritiuals for security, comfort and productivity. Do some new stuff for fresh thinking, excitement and keeping you young in mind.
5. Don't let anyone spoil your day.
6. Take at least one of your coffees on your own plus paper notebook and pencil and capture....
7. Reasure yourself you are on a planet. Walk real earth, observe a true horizon, feel the weather.

Do Something

as a family.

Blast from the Past

Doppio Espresso 101

Productivity Reminder 31

Working backwards from the imagined completion of the piece of work will give much more accuracy to the estimate as to how long a piece of work will take compared to working forwards from the start.

The Joy of Repeat

considered here.

Blast from the Past

Routes to Your Non-fiction Book.

Monday

day of the moon.

Bring some beauty into your busy day.