In order to ship great stuff (even mediocre stuff for that matter) on a regular basis you are going to have to find ways to spark your creativity. As I look back at the last year or so, I realize now how much my creative productivity has increased. I paused for a few moments to make a list of the … [Read more...]
Creativity and drawing: skill or mindset?
The following are notes I captured at a recent Translator lab hours session. It's not the drawing that's creative, it's the thought. Sketching isn't drawing. Drawing or sketching is the output of the creativity. ...and that can be applied without the sketch. how "good" or "bad" is talent or … [Read more...]
What Do You Get Paid For?
Here's the thing, spending hours a day furiously responding to emails, tweeting, or updating your Facebook status, that's not work. It makes you feel busy, important and "loved" but it's probably not what you are getting paid for. What do I get paid for? It's a good question and this post resulted … [Read more...]
Owning Your Future Time
Planning your work and powering through it when you don't feel like it will lead to owning your future time. How do I know this? Because today, I stuck to my plan all day and now at a few minutes after 5pm I'm doing what I want to do - writing this post. Proven productivity first. Pick the tasks … [Read more...]