3 Courses I Bought This Year Even Though I Hate Online Courses
Generally, I’m anti online courses. Most of them are just poorly edited books translated into web videos and WordPress trickery. But, on rare occasions, an online course comes along that’s worth every penny. These are the courses even I, the biggest course curmudgeon, could not resist this past
This Week's Newsletter: Move Near Water. Get Up Early.
In this week's newsletter [http://mailchi.mp/cjchilvers/move-near-water-get-up-early]: Eclipse advice, beautiful prints of terrible advice, and zero-based time budgets. Subscribe here [https://www.cjchilvers.com/subscribe].
Stay Up?
Frank Chimero [https://twitter.com/frank_chimero/] recently tweeted this illustration, a poster he made called "Midnight Oil": It reminded me of this print [http://www.bigplastichead.com/2010/01/stay-up-and-make-something/] from years ago: Both prints I love and I want hanging in my
Copyblogger Certified Content Marketer Course Review
I just completed the Copyblogger Content Marketing Certification course [http://www.copyblogger.com/certified-content-marketers/]. I haven't submitted my articles for certification yet, but that'll happen soon enough. Having over 1000 to choose from helps. I took the course to find out if I really
The Two Most Stress Relieving Sentences in the English Language
To yourself: “It’s OK." To others: “No thanks.”
This Week's Newsletter: What is Free Speech?
This week, I examine the state free speech in the U.S., putting family before your art, the benefits of boredom, and why Google wants your photos so bad. Subscribe [https://www.cjchilvers.com/subscribe] and view this issue [http://mailchi.mp/cjchilvers/what-is-free-speech].
Is It Unethical to Publish to Facebook?
Last month, Harvard Business Review published an article titled A New, More Rigorous Study Confirms: The More You Use Facebook, the Worse You Feel [https://hbr.org/2017/04/a-new-more-rigorous-study-confirms-the-more-you-use-facebook-the-worse-you-feel] . It stated: > "Overall, our
All Creative Projects Are 365 Projects
Because your creativity doesn't begin and end when a project does. It's a daily practice. 365 projects are a byproduct of a daily practice, as are books, blogs, and careers.
Random Positive Reinforcement
From David Allen on the GTD Podcast [http://gettingthingsdone.libsyn.com/ep-30-david-allen-gtd-keynote-in-milan-part-two] : > “One of the factors of creating addiction is random positive reinforcement. If you’re trying to train your dog…you don’t want a treat every time. The
The Self-Imposed Deadline
Yesterday, my doctor told me I need to slow down. In short, I'm overwhelmed with work. It's not the first time I've been told this. He said something else that stuck with me, though. He said that we've become a society obsessed