I used to think about the growth of US GDP and wonder where it was coming from. I assumed that it was either from exploitation (we’re getting someone else’s share) or from population growth (we produce more because we have more people). Now, some would argue that we are growing wealthier by exploitation, but I’m [...]
Photo by emdot I’ve written before about how I started reading a lot when I was pretty young, and I’ve kept reading throughout my life. Books have a very special ability to take you to new places, to open up new worlds, to introduce and explain fascinating things. It boggles my mind how few people [...]
Nothing like a good self-help post on Hacker News to get people worked up. This morning, I posted a story to HN about my experiences with The Greatest Secret in the World and the kind of effect it’s had on me over the last year. I expected it would either just die or attract a [...]
I just threw away a small dumpster worth of shredded paper, which was the second half on my journey toward going completely paperless. I’m probably as close as I’m ever going to get at this point: all of my paper records consist of a small box of tax records, organized by year, and a very [...]
NOTE: This post is about Omnifocus, a software program for managing todo items and personal projects, built around the popular “Getting Things Done” methodology. If you’re not familiar with the concepts, I highly recommend the book. It’s less than $10 and will change your life if you build the habits the book espouses. A few [...]
I don’t know who this Jobs character is, but he obviously doesn’t know many of the 24 principles of maximum productivity or the 37 ways to unleash creative potential. He should probably spend more time reading articles about how to zen-up his workspace for maximum focus if he wants to get anything done. It doesn’t [...]
I’m a fan of Getting Things Done, which I first read a few years ago, but I’ve gotten lazy with it over the last couple years, and I’ve recently committed to reading the book again and getting more disciplined with my task and project management methods. I’m almost done with the book and I’m about [...]
My friend Jack Tremper is an amazing filmmaker and all-around interesting guy, so I was really excited to hear about his new documentary project that he’s making with his brothers. He just posted a trailer and request for funding on Kickstarter for the project, which you can see above. It looks amazing, and I’m super [...]
