Productivity
Feb. 5, 2010
Stock and Flow
From a blog called Snarkmarket, sorting the 2010 web using economic principles: There are two kinds of quantities in the world. Stock is a static value: money in the bank, or trees in the forest. Flow is a rate of change: fifteen dollars an hour, or three-thousand toothpicks a day. Easy. … But I actually [...]
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Jan. 28, 2010
The Importance of Shipping
Seth Godin advises: What you do for a living is ship
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Nov. 6, 2009
“Productivity Stems From Passion”
A poster by graphic designer Frank Chimero. Writers (and other creatives), take note.
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Sep. 21, 2009
A cabin made of hours
“Like so many of the key skills of the writer’s life, the solution [to being distracted by the Internet] comes down to (groan) self-discipline. I came back resolved to break my habit of checking email and the Web (even to handle essential, chore-like tasks) whenever the urge strikes. I’ve converted to the ‘no email before [...]
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Sep. 17, 2009
A Thousand Words a Day
I usually avoid words-per-day quotas, but with a deadline looming I had to try
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Sep. 1, 2009
Edmund Wilson Regrets…
A postcard from the pre-blog era
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Aug. 1, 2009
Makers vs. Managers
All writers are both makers and managers. The trick is to keep the two roles separate.
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Jul. 1, 2009
Capote and Ellison: Blocked or just procrastinating?
What happened to two famous writers who fell silent?
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May. 27, 2009
Writing in the Age of Distraction
Cory Doctorow on getting your work done without quitting the internet cold-turkey.
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May. 22, 2009
A Quote for the Holiday Weekend
“It is a very good plan every now and then to go away and have a little relaxation.… When you come back to the work your judgment will be surer, since to remain constantly at work will cause you to lose the power of judgment.” — Leonardo da Vinci
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