My word for 2022: Application. Why? And how did a “word of the year” come to replace my resolutions?
Better Than New Year’s Resolutions
2022 is here! New year, new you? Or are you thinking of sitting this one out? Here’s a reasonably positive take.
Which port?
How to be an explorer while simultaneously avoiding running round in circles
The art of making haste slowly
It’s an oxymoron but I argue that there is a way to hurry things up without rushing them, a way to speed up productivity AND quality, in the long run.
Stop rushing!
Probably my most cherished epiphany about productivity: using time as an ally rather than enemy.
Productivity is a matter of habit
Rather than managing to go “beast mode” for a short time then suffer long afterwards, here’s how to become more productive sustainably.
A physics-based philosophy for success
I usually base my musings on nature in general but this time I turned my attention to 3 laws of thermodynamics specifically.
Don’t ignore the laws of the universe!
The benefits of a creative routine
I wrote one song every day for 21 days. This is what the experience taught me.
Nature lesson 5: beware of weeds
Another reflection inspired by nature. What is your pretty weed? And I’m not talking about hallucinogens.
Nature lesson 4: Aim for beautiful and useful
Nature is amazing. It’s beautiful, yet useful. How can we incorporate this in our art?
Nature lesson 3: Go symbiotic
My rant session wasn’t going very well. There I was, explaining away the causes of my struggles in an area or the other – not quite sure what it was – but my friend pointed out that the solution had been staring me in the face all along.
I should have taken a lesson from the clown fish and the sea anemone.
Nature lesson 2: Craft Your Work Environment
We measure and obsess about KPI’s at work but we should equally pay attention to work environment. Here’s the science to back this up.