Themed days: Product. Management. Strategy.
I’ve been trying this approach – advocated by my wife but also by Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk – to managing my weeks recently, and… Read More »Themed days: Product. Management. Strategy.
time management
Experiencing the planning fallacy: How long does it take to make a cup of coffee?
The planning fallacy is that people think they can plan, ha ha. Eliezer Yodkowsky – more here How long does it take to make a… Read More »Experiencing the planning fallacy: How long does it take to make a cup of coffee?
Patrick McKenzie on time as asset; time as debt
The key resource if you’re running a business by yourself is your time. … And the key insight about time is that software lets us… Read More »Patrick McKenzie on time as asset; time as debt
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)
Two ways to waste time
By frivolling useful chunks of time away on things that bring neither useful results nor joy;* By believing that you can’t get anything important done… Read More »Two ways to waste time
Building trust by showing up
If it matters to you, support it by showing up when it’s happening. Come – bringing a good version of yourself* – whether you feel… Read More »Building trust by showing up
Making it happen
There’s a fine line between (a) planning your work, pacing yourself, and sticking to your office hours and ( b) when the time comes, doing… Read More »Making it happen
Vanishing time
Have a look at your calendar for the month ahead. Observe its gentle slopes and rolling plains. Time. Space. Empty air. Enjoy the illusion: the… Read More »Vanishing time
Eliezer Yudkowsky on the planning fallacy
The planning fallacy is that people think they can plan, ha ha. A clue to the underlying problem with the planning algorithm was uncovered by… Read More »Eliezer Yudkowsky on the planning fallacy
The 12 Week Year – summary and review
The Big Idea(s) You probably have an execution problem more than you have a planning problem. Stop trying to plan annually. Plan and execute in… Read More »The 12 Week Year – summary and review