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10 things I learned from tracking my habits

For the first 6 months of 2015, I tracked several health habits every day. Tracking a streak is a psychological trick that makes you increasingly resistant to breaking it. I have a streak of writing new fiction every day for about

July 24, 2015 Nerdy, Productivity Read more

10 Signs You’re Just Getting By at Work

Writer Kristine Kathryn Rusch recently blogged about an epiphany she had about people who get by at work and those who do so much more. Her epiphany resulted from realizing that a lesson she learned at day jobs (waitress, editing,

March 23, 2015 Craft, Productivity, Ranty Read more

10 things I learned from Steve Jobs’ life

In my recent pillaging of the public library, I couldn’t turn down the chance to read Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs. I had read many accounts of Steve Job’s life and work, at least up to about the time of the iMac.

January 28, 2015 Craft, Productivity, Ranty Read more

Adjustments, 2015 edition

I don’t make resolutions, I make adjustments. Publishing: Last year, I tried to publish 3 books and only published 2. This year, I adjust the goal to publish 2 books: Chokepoint (Kagent Series: #3) and The Obesity Conspiracy. If I

January 17, 2015 Nerdy, Productivity Read more

Accomplishments, 2014 edition

Writing: I published two novels: Crashpoint and Twistpoint. I was trying to publish 3 books in one year, but Chokepoint didn’t make it. It will be out early this year, I hope. I learned a lot about working with freelance editors, book

January 3, 2015 Craft, Events, Productivity Read more

So good you can’t ignore it

I am a big fan of Cal Newport’s side job of researching better ways to study. I say side job because he is a computer science professor at Georgetown University. In addition to his blog, Study Hacks, he has published several books

July 22, 2014 Productivity, social science Read more
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