How I Work While Traveling
I never fully unplug, but I do change how I work while traveling. And by work I mean both my professional work, and writing. Here is how I do it.
Use Random Numbers To Remove Resistance
Random numbers are often used in math-heavy fields like machine learning and cryptography. But random numbers are also a great tool to bust through resistance to tasks that lead to procrastination.
Podcast Episode 86: Why It Pays to Math
When I was a high school math teacher, I used to always ask my students to check if the answer they got made sense. I knew that this world takes advantage of people whose math skills are poor and I wanted to give them some tools to be able to cope. Today I want to talk about how simple math is very useful in life. This is Episode 86: Why It Pays To Math.
How To Be Productive When Life Blindsides You
There are times when I feel like I've been run over with the dump truck of life. And then the truck backs over me for good measure.
But life goes on. So as I am metaphorically picking myself up and dusting off the tire tracks, I need to have a plan. I need to figure out how to be productive when life blindsides me.
But life goes on. So as I am metaphorically picking myself up and dusting off the tire tracks, I need to have a plan. I need to figure out how to be productive when life blindsides me.
Podcast Episode 85: Enough
A few weeks ago the young adult group at church did the service. The person delivering the message is a Navy veteran, a NASA scientist, and at the start of her civilian career. Her talk on “enough” got me thinking about the concept, and some later events played on it. So this podcast, number 85, will be on “enough”.
Generate Text With Excel
Microsoft Excel, which is a spreadsheet meant for crunching numbers, may be the tool of accountants. But I rely on it heavily to help me with text. I generate text using Excel in order to feed data cleanly into systems.
No, Excel is my powerhouse for assembling text.
It occurred to me that people might get some benefit from learning how to do this, so here is my method:
How To Eliminate Self-Generated Crises
How many "emergencies" do you have on a daily or weekly basis that are actually self-generated crises?
I'm talking about panic because you can't find something you need right then. Here are tips on the causes of these crises, and how you can stop them in their tracks.
Podcast Episode 84: Tackling The Task List
My task lists have become a problem. They’ve been growing steadily, and it is now not unusual for me to have 20+ tasks on the list as I start the morning.
It’s not a sustainable approach. Even though I am knocking a good number of tasks off the list each day, it still keeps growing. There are some days I look at the list and I cannot even fathom where to begin.
Today I will talk about my experiment with open, closed and hybrid task lists and the things I am trying to keep myself working. I’m going to call this Episode 84: Tackling the Task List.
It’s not a sustainable approach. Even though I am knocking a good number of tasks off the list each day, it still keeps growing. There are some days I look at the list and I cannot even fathom where to begin.
Today I will talk about my experiment with open, closed and hybrid task lists and the things I am trying to keep myself working. I’m going to call this Episode 84: Tackling the Task List.
Creating Systems To Support Weaknesses
None of us are good at everything. Many people say to “focus on your strengths.” But weakness in some areas of our life have more consequences than others, and ignoring them might not be an option. If you are in a situation where avoidance won’t work, you need to create systems to support your weaknesses. This article will help you determine weaknesses that need support, and give some examples of how to create a system.
You Know You’re Addicted to Lists When…
For a lighter Monday, I thought I would give you the top signs you know you're addicted to lists:
