Productivity is an experiment. That's why I'm refining my process, hoping to increase efficiency by improving the marginal factors holding me back.
Improvements on the margin
Month: October 2016
Staking reputation
If you want to keep a goal to yourself, stake your reputation on it. Stay accountable to yourself, and let others know you're trying.
Verbing, and other participles.
I remember reading some writing advice a little while back about banishing the verb "to be" from your prose, in all its forms. I think about this from time to time, and it does often improve a sentence by encouraging you to choose stronger verbs. (Not that this rule applies 100% in all situations: sometimes you're just … Continue reading Verbing, and other participles.
I’m going on a hair journey.
I'm dying my hair red tomorrow. I've wanted to dye my hair for years, but never had the nerve. So finally, over the summer, I decided it was time. It took me a while to track down a trusted stylist, but I eventually got a hot lead and scheduled a normal hair cut to scope her out. We … Continue reading I’m going on a hair journey.
