Productivity
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A Note about Notes
Notes are the center of a nerd's life. They're a repository for knowledge and possibly for work. They're a personal library more important to its owner than the Library of Alexandria was to the world. Notes distill what you believe. Notes can determine your
New Order: A Decluttering Handbook for Creative Folks
I still have a weakness for productivity and organization books. I believe even the time spent reading the book, if it can be used to streamline/automate/delete annoying parts of my work and life, can be justified. It's rare that I find a productivity book that actually
You Don't Have the Time You Think You Do
You will always overestimate the time you have to complete a project. This is law. This is why your calendar is the most important tool you have to manage your projects and your life. Not your to-do list, not your GTD app. Your calendar keeps you honest. It's
Efficiency
Everyone wants to be more efficient. But no one would want to describe their art as “efficient.” The groundbreaking stuff tends to be incredibly inefficient in its making.
"Make Me Nervous"
This week’s newsletter explores why this may not be the time to make a commercial photo book, why it’s always a good time to make a personal photo book, the importance of inefficiency and why John Waters wants you to make him “nervous.”
What Are You Willing to Give Up for Photography?
As much as photography adds to our lives, we often forget it comes at a cost. Besides money, we invest our time, creativity and attention. When we focus that energy on one thing, it comes at the cost of other things. To leave this unexamined is a recipe for frustration
You Can Control Your Portfolio Allocation Your
> “You can control your portfolio allocation, your own education, who you listen to, what you read, what evidence you pay attention to, and how you respond to certain events. You cannot control what the Fed does, laws Congress sets, the next jobs report, or whether a company will beat
Computers Make It Easier To Do A Lot Of Things
> “Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don’t need to be done.” — Andy Rooney
Freeing Up Some Time for Photography
The most common hand-wringing complaint I hear from photo enthusiasts is something along the lines of: “I juts don’t have the time to photograph everything I want.” and/or “I used to shoot a lot more, but I’m so busy these days.” This is one of those problems