Jul 23 2008
Want to increase productivity right now?
Turn off that little email alert bubble that pops up at the bottom of your screen. I’m serious.
According to The Guardian, that little alert is costing the US GDP $70bn. (Caveat: I’m always skeptical of numbers like these. In fact, 45% of them are made up. But consider that the study was off by 50%. Or by 70%. Or by 80%. That’s all still WAY more than I’m going to report on my taxes this year.
Jul 08 2008
It takes a long time to get good at something, especially when you know that you can do better.
Ira Glass, host of This American Life, talks about how he was terrible at journalism for such a long time and how it takes a lot of practice and dedication to become really good and really compelling.
Ira is onto the same basic concepts that Seth Godin talks about in his book “The Dip” and Jerry Seinfeld talks about in his personal mantra.
There really is something to this whole concept. I feel bad when I can’t get on and write a new post. I think that’s a good thing because it means that eventually I’ll get the picture and start posting on a better schedule. I get trapped with 3 posts in one day and then none for a week. I need to spread them out a little better.
For the comments, what are some of your productivity secrets?
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