Archives for the 'blinders' Category
freeeeeeedddoooommmm! [Creativityist]
Since I first talked about Blinders, there has been a common theme around here of finding ways to streamline and eliminate distractions. A few weeks ago, I mentioned turning wireless off. For a little more drastic measure, you might (and I might!) consider a program a a friend told me about called Freedom:
Freedom is an [...]
off [Creativityist]
This is part of an ongoing series called Blinders where I explore some of the ways I streamline my computer workflows to minimize distractions.
I have a good chunk of writing to do in the next week. Friday, I was hoping to get a good head start. It was a catastrophe.
This afternoon, I took drastic measures. [...]
spring cleaning the documents folder [Creativityist]
This is part of an ongoing series called Blinders where I explore some of the ways I streamline my computer workflows to minimize distractions.
Spring seems to be reluctant to make it’s way to the Pacific Northwest this year. I decided to coax it along with a good spring cleaning in my documents folder.
Documents folders [...]
blinders: for a distracted mind [Creativityist]
This is the introduction to a short series called Blinders. I’m going to explore some ways I try to help my oft distracted mind stay focused on what I’m doing.
Last week, I started meandering through A Perfect Mess. I’ve only read about a tenth of it, so I probably shouldn’t comment on it yet. I’m [...]