Archives for the 'Distractions' 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 [...]
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 [...]
Describing Twitter in Plain English [The Cranking Widgets Blog]
I’m a big fan of Twitter (even though we’ve had our differences in the past - mostly due to my not “getting it”). While my updates may not be as fast, furious or incessant as some of the people whom I follow, I do try to pop on there as often as is feasible [...]
capture everything: ideas [Creativityist]
This is part 3 of a series on capturing everything. Previous entries: capture everything: buckets and capture everything: tasks.
Once you start to really get serious about capturing every thought of value (and some that aren’t), you’ll quickly realize there are two types of thoughts you want to remember. On the one hand, there are the [...]
Why I Never Turn Off My Cell Phone [The Cranking Widgets Blog]
One of the major tenets of this whole personal productivity dance is the elimination of distraction. Many productivity-related sites and blogs (including this one) espouse everything from the closing of email clients and instant messenger applications to the wearing of headphones as possible ways to reduce “background noise” while working. Another one that [...]
You Know, I’m a Terribly Interesting Guy… [The Cranking Widgets Blog]
And for that reason, I know all of you are just itching to chew the fat with yours truly.
So, being the benevolent, emotionally available blogger that I am, I’ve added a couple Meebo widgets to this here blog that give you, my dear reader, immediate access to me. Check the left hand side [...]