Carl Sagan on starting from scratch
If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe. Carl Sagan Starting from scratch is overrated (and impossible).… Read More »Carl Sagan on starting from scratch
tools and techniques
Podcasting resource: Anchor.fm
anchor.fm comes highly recommended as free-to-use-with -almost-no-limits one-stop-shop for podcasting. It’s apparently brilliant, intuitive and powerful, and an easy way to get your podcast onto… Read More »Podcasting resource: Anchor.fm
Seth Godin on responsibility
Following on from yesterday’s post about supervision, here are some links to Seth Godin on responsibility: Rules and responsibility “Use your best judgment.” Bureaucracies have… Read More »Seth Godin on responsibility
2001
One of the great pleasures of writing a daily post here has been watching the steady trickle of visitors coming through. In the last 365… Read More »2001
Godin’s triangle for change
Three things that you’ll need building your organisation and making a difference in the world: 1) The big picture Do you understand the strategy? Do… Read More »Godin’s triangle for change
Right place
The right group will work well anywhere, but that doesn’t mean that they don’t work better in the right kind of place. If the place… Read More »Right place
BYOG
Be Your Own Guru The next time you want to ask someone a question, first ask yourself these two questions: Why is this important to… Read More »BYOG
Postbox: good info
Crikey, it’s a very long photo of a postbox – read on for some thoughts about information architecture and the Royal Mail. From a distance… Read More »Postbox: good info
Friction (4): mental overhead and nameless dread
Mental Overhead Another type of friction we experience is from the ongoing mental overhead of having too many balls in the air. Unfinished projects, unanswered… Read More »Friction (4): mental overhead and nameless dread
Little jobs
There’s a lot to be said for batching – saving up similar jobs and then working through them efficiently in one go. But doing little… Read More »Little jobs