Thatch Mound

A few weeks ago I talked about my method of making lists to drive productivity throughout the work day. You’ll notice that my lists don’t tend to include any sort of specific schedule, other than “today” or “this week.” One of the results of framing my work days around a to do list [...]

I received the following question in an email from a reader:
What companies host blogs? Any tips or tricks or any roads you traveled and recommend staying away from?
That’s a good question. I’ve been writing blogs and running websites for so long that sometimes I forget that the basic questions like these aren’t obvious to [...]

This post is part 2 of a pair of before and after posts about my workspace environment. Part 1 was posted Friday.
After talking about the pros and cons of the workspace at my last job, let’s take a look at the place I sit down to work every day now that I’m my own [...]

This post is part 1 of a pair of before and after posts about my workspace environment. Check back Monday for part 2.
I’d like to talk a little bit about my workspace, and how it affects the ability to actually get work done. Before I talk about my current situation, let’s take a [...]

I’ve learned a few things in the month since I left the safety of a regular paycheck about what tricks work to make me more productive, and what mistakes result in days with little progress.  One of the things that I’ve found really helps me to be more productive is to make to-do lists. At [...]