Consider a few projects in your life—some work-related and some personal. The components of these projects are either in your head or all around you—sentences in emails, sketches in notebooks, and scribbles on Post-it notes. The Action Method starts by considering everything around you with a project lens and then breaking it down.
Great read, great tips.
The thing is, if you want to create something truly remarkable, it won’t be built in a day. A great novel, a stunning design, a game-changing software application, a revolutionary company – this kind of thing takes time, thought, craft, and persistence. And on any given day, it will never appear as “urgent” as those four emails (in the last half-hour) from Client X or Colleague Y, asking for things you’ve already given them or which they probably don’t really need.
There is so much right in this article, it’s a must read as it gives you a nice sense of perspective.
If you are like me, then it would be safe to assume that money is something that we could use some more of. We’re not broke, but we are comfortable with making do with what we have. I have a tendency to buy some pretty pointless stuff when I have spending money, i.e.: old typewriters, effects pedals, gadgets and Apps. This post is how I deal with overload of the latter.
In an effort to quell my nasty habit of going app crazy I’ve decided to impose an easy budgeting system on myself. It goes a little something like this: Every month I walk across the street to my local Rite-Aid and I purchase a $25 dollar iTunes gift card. I use this gift card to buy Apps from the App Store. If I don’t use the card that month I carry it on to the other month, or until the funds are gone. I repeat the process every time my card is empty.
This simple system works like a charm for me and causes me to research an App before committing to it. As a result, I end up purchasing Apps that I enjoy more, making my experience with said Apps that much better. I also end up saving money, which is always good.
Try it. It works.