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Friday Morning Zen

As the fletcher whittles and makes straight his arrows, so the master directs his straying thoughts.

Workplace Re-Design

From Yahoo Finance: Davison International Inc., a 285-employee company that designs and creates kitc

Groundhog Day Review 02.02.02012

Here we are in the first review of 02012, ready to kick some ass and take some names! UPDATE: My fri

 

Friday Morning Zen

February 3, 2012 in Business Development, Productivity

zen-garden

As the fletcher whittles
and makes straight his arrows,
so the master directs
his straying thoughts.

Workplace Re-Design

February 3, 2012 in Business Development

From Yahoo Finance:

Davison International Inc., a 285-employee company that designs and creates kitchen gadgets, toys and other consumer products, relocated in 2006 to a 61,000-square-foot building in Pittsburgh, Pa. Its interior, which followed a year-long, $5 million renovation, is intended to encourage creativity and a positive attitude among staff. One third of its inventions are its own creations. The remainder are commissioned by third parties.

This is where I want my workspace!

From Vocus:

Inside our new HQ in Beltsville, MD, you’ll find an entire town under one roof. Designed on the principles of New Urbanism and complete with town square, gym, spa, basketball court and meeting rooms ranging from surf shops to firehouses, it’s a remarkable place to work.

Video:

And, on a semi-related note, Orangutans with iPads:

Groundhog Day Review 02.02.02012

February 2, 2012 in Business Development, Productivity

Here we are in the first review of 02012, ready to kick some ass and take some names!Bill Murray and the Groundhog

UPDATE: My friend Dave Seah has posted his 2012 Groundhog Day Resolutions here.

Taking a look back, some details

I have read 13 books so far this year, fiction and non-fiction. Most of them are in the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. The final book is scheduled to come out this year and I am going to read all 13 of the current books to be ready for the conclusion. I have been waiting, like, 20 years for this.

The new writing strategy is paying off, as I am able to really sit down and focus on the direct, actionable information that has been going out in the Weekly and Monthly Letters. The feedback has been good, and I thank everyone who has subscribed and let me know what it is that they most need right now to make a difference in their work and life. If you aren’t subscribed yet, click one of the orange buttons (the Weekly Letter is only $1.49 per month, do it).

I was able to re-connect with some of my friends and colleagues from BT (Before Tavern), and we have been recording some conversations that have become the weekly Wednesday ICMM podcasts. It has been very illuminating to talk to people in different fields and learn from them. The call that I published yesterday was particularly illuminating, if you’d like you can listen to the more personal venting portion of the call on my Journal.

The Morning Pages has been an excellent investment in time for me, helping to clear away some of the cobwebs in my mind and explore some creative new ideas. I did fall off the wagon for a few days (more on that below), but I have seriously re-committed to them and will make the most of them.

Why the “02012″??

A few of you have noticed that I have changed my calendar notation a little, adding a 0 in front of the 2 in the year. This has to do with my investing some time in reading about The Long Now Foundation and what they are doing in the areas of archiving the world’s information and thinking about really long-term planning. That extra 0 out in front indicates that we should be thinking on a longer horizon, The Long Now postulates a 10 thousand year span, and that the things that we do today will have an impact far, far down the line.

What were my goals for this period?

My recurring tasks and Big Rocks included the following for the review period (12/12 – 2/2): Read the rest of this entry →

ICMM Podcast with Michael Schechter

February 1, 2012 in Productivity

Wow. Michael (A Better Mess) and I had a looong and wide-ranging phone call, rather late in the evening last week. It took me a while to get it edited properly…

We talked about the “Foundations” of Michael’s productivity practices, which he has been blogging about quite a bit lately:

  • in-context-multimedia-podcast-with-stephen-p-smithGetting into GTD
  • Starting small: e-mail, tasks
  • Conquering paper with Evernote
  • Using the application or platform that works best for you
  • Dig in and really learn your system

This podcast is about 45 minutes long.

 

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