The art of stopping (in the moment)
I find it hard to stop things (working, reading, listening, watching, exercising) at the right time. Sometimes I’m blissfully unaware of the time passing, but… Read More »The art of stopping (in the moment)
tools and techniques
The Big 1000
On 18th February 2021 I hit 1,000 posts on DriverlessCrocodile, more than 230,000 words. I’ve done plenty of commentary on visitors and traffic before (e.g.… Read More »The Big 1000
Resource: Patrick McKenzie on Your First 60 Days
This video is great. – How to beat decision paralysis– How to know exactly what to build– How to build a marketing platform to attract… Read More »Resource: Patrick McKenzie on Your First 60 Days
“One recent study suggested…”
One recent study suggested that – with the exception of the most casual of conversations – if someone uses the phrase “One recent study suggested…”… Read More »“One recent study suggested…”
Personal Best
You can’t run a personal best every time, and trying to do so will make it less likely that you’ll improve by much at all.… Read More »Personal Best
If, in a day…
… you add a useful piece to a bigger whole, you can go home satisfied. If you do it every day, then – in time… Read More »If, in a day…
The second time through the process
When you’re making a new system – a workflow, a procedure for quality control or process management, a new tool for others to use –… Read More »The second time through the process
WordPress blockquote styling – how to add line spaces between paragraphs
I’ve had issues with the block-quote style in a few WordPress themes – specifically, with themes failing to add a space between paragraphs in longer… Read More »WordPress blockquote styling – how to add line spaces between paragraphs
Bernadette Jiwa on the New Marketing
Bernadette Jiwa’s The Fortune Cookie Principle is a very good, short and actionable introduction to how to tell your organisation’s story in order to better… Read More »Bernadette Jiwa on the New Marketing
The meeting as forcing function
For all their faults, meetings have virtue as a forcing function: Forcing you to complete tasks you committed to; Forcing you to feed back to… Read More »The meeting as forcing function