It can be a challenge when you are head down and focused on a big project and you’re trying also to keep from letting all the other work get left behind. How do you do the work and create something substantial while also making time to share tidbits, inspiration, and stories of along the way?
Continue Reading ›Last week my pal, Matt Smith, asked his email list about their biggest challenges when it comes to being focused and productive. He then shared the feedback with me and asked if I could give some input and advice to address some of the most common challenges.
I wanted to write this article specifically for those who filled out Matt’s survey. If that’s you, welcome! ?
Continue Reading ›Many of the best things about working from home serve as a double-edged sword. Here are some tips for being productive and creative when you work from home.
Continue Reading ›Check out this excellent article by Mike Sager on the joys, freedoms, and monotonous nature of working from home.
Continue Reading ›A few months ago, I shared about my desire to begin organizing the notes and highlights and takeaways from the books I read. Jeff Goins wrote that “what we call ‘writing’ is actually made up of three distinct activities: coming up with ideas, turning those ideas into drafts, and then editing those drafts into publishable
Continue Reading ›Downtown Boise is wonderful. This was my first time there, and I was amazed at how fantastic the downtown area was. It’s easy and fun to walk around, and there are tons of great restaurants and coffee shops. The reason I was in Boise was for the first Craft + Commerce conference hosted by ConvertKit.
Continue Reading ›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 ›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 ›Over on The Art of Manliness, Brett and Kate McKay wrote an excellent article about the “Possibilities in Spare Moments”.
Continue Reading ›For February’s Book Club, we’re reading through The Dip by Seth Godin. This book is 10 years old, and I’d argue that it’s even more relevant now than it was when published in 2007. I listened to the audio version during my recent train ride up to Chicago a few weeks ago. The audiobook is
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