The power of small changes to make big results
How do you establish priorities for the day, so you don’t lose track of everything that needs to be done and complete all your work? This sounds complex, but the best news is that you can complete setting your priorities for the day in just ten minutes. This post discusses the exact steps you need…
Carla Sinclair is editor of Wink, co-founder of Boing Boing and is the author of four books. She was the editor-in-chief of Craft magazine, and then later Craft online. Her career spans everything from the golden age of print zines and Factsheet Five to the current world of web publishing. Sinclair is one of our…
Alexis Grant is an entrepreneurial writer and digital strategist. She’s founder of The Write Life, a website that focuses on how to make a living as a writer. She also offers a number of ebooks and courses on her own site, AlexisGrant.com. She’s worked as a journalist for publications like U.S. News & World Report…
Dee Romito is the author of the middle grade novel Summer Bucket List, to be published by Simon & Schuster in 2016. She is also a teacher and freelance writer who specializes in educational writing. Romito blogs about writing at I Write for Apples, where she and others share tips to help writers of children’s…
Where technology and intelligent counterculture meet, you will find Mark Frauenfelder. Mark Frauenfelder is the founder of Boing Boing, the founding editor-in-chief of MAKE, editor-in-chief of Cool Tools and co-founder of Wink Books. He’s also an author, illustrator and maker; his latest book is Maker Dad: Lunch Box Guitars, Antigravity Jars, and 22 Other Incredibly…
Joe Warnimont is a fiction and freelance writer who creates tools and resources to help other writers get more productive and market their work. We were delighted when Warnimont, a Coach.me user himself, agreed to share some of his thoughts about habits and personal development. What’s your own daily routine like? What habits do you…
Photograph by Dawn Paley. Derrick Jensen is the award-winning author of over 20 books and has written for Orion, Audubon, The Sun, and many other magazines. Jensen makes a compelling argument that civilization is inherently unsustainable: “To pretend that civilization can exist without destroying its own landbase and the landbases and cultures of others is…
“Don’t be afraid to just get your thoughts out there. Unvarnished. Don’t fear the blank page. You can edit what comes out into something usable.” Gareth Branwyn tells people he’s a cyborg, and he’s not kidding: decades of medical procedures have made him part man, part machine. But that’s not terribly unique. Lots of people…
How often does this happen to you: you start the week with a list of very feasible goals but by Friday, the project launch has been pushed to next week, the blog post remains in draft mode, and sales calls haven’t been made. No one knows busy days quite like entrepreneurs so we asked some of…
Takeaway: You’ll get more done if you work according to your circadian rhythm instead of working 9-5pm. Evan Williams isn’t at work in the middle of the day. You’ll find the founder of Blogger, Twitter and Medium at the gym instead. The potential for productivity fluctuates at different times of the day for different people. Clue into your energy…