If you make the habit of checking Google Maps before you leave on a trip, even when you know the route, it can save you lots of time and hassles. Here’s an example from this week. I went to see an NHL game in downtown Denver. I have driven the route many times, but checked … Read more
I am often amazed when I see a friend or colleague’s personal email inbox chock full of random emails and promotions. Think of the time and attention you are wasting each day deleting all these dozens (or more) of emails. Here’s an easy tip to free up time. Just constantly unsubscribe from any lists you … Read more
When you can’t find a solution, stop. Step back. Let your mind relax–whether for five minutes an hour, a day, or longer. Trying to force your mind to find a solution can be dangerous, both for your health and for deriving optional solutions to challenges. Usually, if you are really stuck, you are not framing … Read more
As an experiment, look around in the room you are in right now. How many drawers are ajar. How many pieces of paper not put away. How many projects half done. These are all activities that have been started but are frozen mid-stream. You will get a lot more done, be much better organized, and … Read more
Not everyone has to code, and only a few will ever pursue software development as a profession. But, in the modern world, I believe everyone with a decent intelligence level should take a free introductory programming course online. I suggest you take the free courses for HTML and CSS. It will simply give you better … Read more
People who are ambitious and want to build something significant in this world often stumble with developing a key skill: what not to care about. They want everything to be perfect so they “overindex” as they say in the software world on things that don’t matter or that someone else could do. They agonize over … Read more
Make a list of what you have succeeded at in life. Review this list. ALL of us have some successes. Just reminding yourself of where you have done well will give you a boost. Confidence comes from successfully accomplishing goals over time. So get out there and work on different projects. There more you do … Read more
If you are building a content-oriented blog or website, I suggest you simply use the basic template in your theme for structuring blog posts and pages. What do I mean by this? Don’t get so persnickety that you have to center every blog post heading and make it bold. Or move the first paragraph down … Read more
If you haven’t used TDP.ME, I highly recommend it. TDP.ME allows you to register daily goals and track your progress over time. If you’ve never been to the site, go ahead and check it out now. Seriously. Go ahead. I’ll wait…. What did you think? Cool, no? So here are my thoughts on how to … Read more
Simple. If you start writing a blog post, don’t stop until you have enough of a rough draft completed that you can publish it online immediately. Yes, you may need research to support your post, but sprint out a rough draft and get it online. If you need to flesh out it later, so be … Read more