Do you publish immediately after writing, or do you let it simmer a bit as a draft? Immediately. If I don’t get a post out in the second it feels important then I know it’ll languish in drafts forever. I’ve often looked back on a note though
Do you use the same password for every service? Or maybe you have an easy-to-remember formula for each one — something like the name of the service with the vowels replaced by numbers? Those passwords are easy to guess and break into. It’s time to install a password
So to correct the record, I don’t necessarily believe in drafts either. It’s where stuff goes that I would rather see published, if it weren’t lacking in one or more ways. Because I’m with Wouter here: get your ideas out there into the world. I’ve
The past is a place, but the present is where life flows. It’s sad but you got to move on. I try to think about the past with a smile. It’s nice to think on the past, but where we are and where we’re going matters. We
Everyone is making it up to some extent. This is the secret I didn’t learn until years into my career. I often thought I was the only one in the room who didn’t know what was going on, and was in awe of the geniuses always surrounding me.
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If you’re anything like me you’ve likely felt massive excitement at the idea of starting a new thing. Maybe it’s a project, a hobby, or some idea that you can’t put down. It’s novel, uncertain, and there’s so much possibility. In fact, the possibility
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If there's one thing people love to see on a blog, it's self-indulgent meta-posting about the process of blogging – you're welcome. Go on. Basically: most blogs seem to die because the authors hit some kind of life-or-writing block, where they
Egami's study found that owning a game console and increased gameplay reduced psychological distress and improved life satisfaction among participants. The study found that spending just one extra hour each day playing video games was associated with an increase in mental health and life satisfaction. While this of
Overall I like going back to read old stuff. Yes it makes me cringe, but as long as I feel like I am making progress, taking time to reflect, and using that to grow, then it makes it worthwhile. I recently looked at a few posts on this very blog
This is where the reality of advice and research sets in. It’s all a bit of a gamble. You hope that whomever is offering you tips on what to buy has the same requirements, taste, and budget you do. I see so many people enjoying something online, only to
If you can register online, you must be able to cancel online. If you can register without a call, you must be able to cancel without a call. Enter one of my greatest pet peeves. I don’t mind if a subscription service has skippable cancelation questions. If you ask
The input field is a humble tool. You type something in and that data is shown somewhere else. In a Content Management System (CMS) it’s the start of everything. You add content to the input field and share it to the world. Right now I’m typing into a