Tag Archives: work

Stupid Human Brain Tricks and Your Productivity

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

I love being a writer. It’s one of my main reasons for living, but it’s tough sometimes. Okay, it’s tough a lot of the time. Sometimes the enemy is my own brain. Even the most facile thinker can have problems … Continue reading →

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More Reasons Why I Hate Your Website

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

A while back, I wrote a post about irritating website features. I’ve just done another round of heavy Internet research, and ran into more disturbing trends–not as much in the data, but in the execution. Maybe these features sounded like … Continue reading →

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Five Reasons Why I Hate Your Web Site

Posted on February 9, 2011 by

I’m a writer, which means I spend a lot of time on Facebook and reading my friend’s blogs doing research on the web. Consequently, I must have landed on more pages than ex-Senator Mark Foley. Many of these sites are … Continue reading →

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Side Effects of Writing Fiction

Posted on January 11, 2011 by

A few weeks ago, Health magazine came out with a ranking of the ten most depressing jobs in America. Writing came in at number five, right after Justin Bieber’s bodyguard and Lindsay Lohan. Reasons cited were frequent rejection, irregular pay, … Continue reading →

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5 Things The Designated Hitter Rule Taught Me About Business

Posted on January 10, 2011 by

On January 11, 1973, Major League Baseball’s American League enacted the Designated Hitter rule. It’s a stupid rule, in my opinion, and many baseball purists agree with me. The rule states, in part, that the position in the batting order … Continue reading →

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Hocus Focus

Posted on January 8, 2011 by

At latest count, I had a half-dozen projects in the works. Being the good little Franklin-Covey acolyte that I am (hey, don’t laugh, it works…at least for me), each of these projects is divided into its own sub-projects, which are … Continue reading →

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The Health Hazards of Freelancing

Posted on January 7, 2011 by

Twice during my career, I’ve jettisoned the 9-5 world for the independence and flexibility of freelancing. Twice I’ve had to face the pitfalls of being my own boss: the long hours searching for clients, the pulsating pressure of an hour … Continue reading →

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Use Your Brain To Increase Your Productivity

Posted on November 17, 2010 by

Welcome to my world, and my sometimes-messy writing room, filled with books, toys, pens, coffee mugs, and various adapters to computer components I no longer use or possess. Welcome to my day. At any given moment, I could be working … Continue reading →

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