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Progress through doing less

Made some good progress this week with my writing projects. Possibly spent a little too much time on less important things like tweaking the layout of this website.

Wrote a fair chunk of a chapter for the self help book and a some good posts on the blogs.

Some advice to anyone - READ to get more productive. Paradoxically, doing what seems to be non-productive can be indirectly productive, provided it cleanses the mind. The two things I have found critical for me, are reading and walking.

Whenever I’ve found in the last two weeks that I’m getting behind or being unproductive, I do what seems counter-intuituve. I do less!

I take a break and either read or walk. Mind you, when I walk, I usually listen to an audiobook. The exception is if I’ve been working long hours, then when I walk I listen to nothing.

Try it, do something to refresh yourself to get more done.


Current Projects Abound!

I work up one day last week and realised I was writing. Not in my sleep, but doing lots of writing projects. My writing on Apple Matters was obviously having the side benefit of drawing me more into writing, giving me momentum. That and the seven-week-settle. I’ve always found it takes me seven weeks to […]


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A Most Magnificent Place

The plains roll down from hill to hill as far as I can see
Trees dot the landscape though some are lined in unity
The sky is dusty blue with the faintest hint of cloud
Peace is springing from this place far from the hectic crowd
My heart can only, but burst forth into song
This placed is like that […]


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