I'm learning a lot about my own writing process. Headphones and isolation work nicely. But other than that... Process drives both word count and quality. I've tried dictating and transcribing. I like it, and can generate tons of text very quickly. It requires a lot of...
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What do you think of the Radical Responsibility tip?
This tip is, I believe, one of the most life-changing in the book. Yet... it could almost be a book in itself. I'm not sure if I got the point across well. Is the tip clear? Is it too long? Too short? Your opinions greatly appreciated! Here's the link to the tip:...
What are situations where you want to use in-person communication?
I'm writing a tip for the book on when to communicate in person, versus electronically. What are some situations where you would shy away from electronic communication and want to go face-to-face or by-phone? I'm doing this as a list of bullet points, so brevity is...
How do *you* remember faces and names?
I'm writing a Get-it-Done Guy episode on remembering names and faces. I know how I remember names. But my way isn't perfect. In fact, if you've ever met me and expected me to remember your name, you'll know my way sucks. (Sorry, Mom. At least, I think your name was...
Can you give me (audio) examples of criticism?
I'm writing a Get-it-Done Guy episode on criticism. I'd love to include some listener examples of criticism you've received in your own voice. It needs to be pretty short, and suitable for family listening. Real examples are preferred. For instance, "You just don't...
What systems do you have that are worse than the problem?
I'm writing a tip on solutions getting to be more complicated than the problem they are meant to solve. For example, I once bought clips to clip together similar pairs of socks during the laundry. Dealing with the darned clip turned out to be a lot more hassle than...
From sole practitioner to organization guy
On Twitter, I've recently alluded to my new job. I've started working at Babson College helping to facilitate a community-wide re-examination of Babson's capabilities, strategy, and future direction. I will then be helping to implement the community's recommendations....
Writing is hard hard hard hard hard!
I'm now late on finishing the first draft of the book, and I'm appalled at how far I have left to go. I based my estimations of how fast I could write on various client writing and things I'd done recently. The book is totally trashing those numbers. One of the...
How do we know the real reason behind our successes?
I wrote an article today on my main blog about Hillary's speech last night and whether we know the reasons for our own success. (And by the way, I'm not commenting on whether I think Hillary understands her own success. I don't know enough about her life to say one...
ARRGH!!! The book title is TAKEN!!!! HELP!
Someone—not me—is coming out with a book called "Work Less, Do More" in just a few weeks. Rats rats rats rats rats. I so loved that title. Any suggestions? I'm at a loss. Grumble. Grumble. Grumble. The way I'm thinking about it, the book is me writing to my 5-year-old...