Why We Use Giant Post-it Notes as our Publishing Calendar
Post-it notes have become one of our favorite analog tools here at Blanc Media. Here’s how we’re using them as a publishing calendar.
Continue Reading ›The Siempo “Just Smart Enough” Phone
This phone has me super intreagued, and so I backed it on Kickstarter.
Continue Reading ›$20 and 20 Minutes
This week, my wife and I decided to part with our collection of storage bins. There are few things so wonderful as throwing out junk you no longer use or need.
Continue Reading ›April Book Club: ‘Anything You Want’ by Derek Sivers
This month’s Book Club pick is the book I have gifted most often to others over the past few years. It’s one of my favorite books on entrepreneurship and creativity. But it’s about much more than just just starting and running an awesome business. At its core, this book is about challenging assumptions and being
Continue Reading ›What I Learned at My First Marketing Conference
Last week I was in San Diego for an online marketing conference. And I was blown away by the quality of the event. This was my very first “marketing” conference. And, to be candid, I wasn’t sure what to expect. My stereotyped assumption of marketing events is that they’re filled with tons of hype and
Continue Reading ›What Is the Ideal Structure for Your Work Week?
So what is the best way for a team (small or large) to structure their week? Well … it depends.
Continue Reading ›A Few Mac Apps I use to Stay Focused
I was recently at my desk, and I leaned back in my chair and thought for a moment about the handful of apps I use on a regular basis to get the job done. And I figured that there is surely an app or two here that you could get some value from if you were to incorporate it into your own workflow.
Continue Reading ›The Value of Focusing on One Thing at a Time (Video)
There is significant value in having a clear goal, a single focus, and a deadline. When you have these things you work with greater efficiency, you produce a higher quality of work, and you have more fun doing so.
This is one of those things that we know in principle, but many of us do not actually walk it out. We take on every new idea we have, we say yes to too many incoming opportunities, and we just generally have too much going on at any given time.
Continue Reading ›How To Build Your Own Index of Notes and Ideas When Reading Books
This is something I learned from Maria Popova during her podcast conversation with Tim Ferris, and it’s simply brilliant. In the year since I began using Popova’s method for note taking, I’ve added a few additional components to my note taking.
Continue Reading ›The Blanc Media 8-Week Work Cycle with Sabbaticals
For 2017 we decided to trying something new here at the Blanc Media Global Headquarters. It’s an 8-week schedule with six weeks spent on focused work, a single buffer week, and then a week of vacation.
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