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2024 1 article

Jul 22 — Develop a Customer-Centric Perspective

2023 1 article

Jan 16 — 2022: Year in Review

2022 30 articles

Mar 01 — Say It Directly
Feb 17 — Practice Communicating
Feb 11 — Experiment Even More
Feb 10 — When You’re Overwhelmed…
Feb 07 — What’s Your Next Step?
Feb 02 — Be Honest About the Mistakes You Make
Jan 31 — Don’t Wait for Things to Change
Jan 28 — Try It Again (and Again)
Jan 26 — Play a Different Game
Jan 25 — Turn It Into a Habit
Jan 24 — Communication Matters
Jan 22 — How Far Are You From Success?
Jan 22 — Experiment More
Jan 20 — Invest in Good Stock
Jan 19 — A Lousy Starting Point
Jan 18 — Focus on the Things That Matter
Jan 16 — The Importance of Wellbeing for Productivity
Jan 15 — Take a Risk and Create Something Meaningful
Jan 14 — Compounding Interest of Consistency
Jan 13 — Shortcuts Rarely Work
Jan 12 — The Best Investment
Jan 11 — 2021: Year in Review
Jan 09 — Simplify
Jan 08 — Forcing Luck
Jan 07 — Do You Want This?
Jan 06 — You Got This
Jan 04 — Can You Eliminate Some Distractions?
Jan 03 — Hire a Professional
Jan 02 — Take a Calculated Risk
Jan 01 — Plans for Next 365 Days

2021 353 articles

Dec 31 — Always Celebrate Endings (And New Beginnings)
Dec 30 — Always Give Your Best
Dec 29 — Give Your Idea a Proper Go
Dec 28 — Try Something Random (To Solve a Problem)
Dec 27 — Length Doesn’t Matter
Dec 26 — Life-Changing Relationships
Dec 25 — Should You Work on Holidays?
Dec 24 — A (Difficult) Solution
Dec 23 — The Ultimate Success Loop
Dec 22 — All Resources Are Limited
Dec 21 — Don’t Be Attached to Your Plans
Dec 20 — Promoting Your Own Work Is an Act of Generosity
Dec 19 — Give Yourself More Credit
Dec 18 — Don’t Underestimate the Power of Momentum
Dec 17 — An Overwhelming Inbox
Dec 15 — Make That Change
Dec 14 — Do the Hard Work
Dec 13 — Salvaging an Unproductive Day
Dec 12 — You Can Do Better
Dec 11 — Your Work Is for People
Dec 10 — Set the End Date
Dec 08 — Perfect Productivity Trap
Dec 07 — Buy the Obvious Choice
Dec 06 — Change to Grow
Dec 04 — On Giving and Following Advice
Dec 03 — A Bold Step
Dec 02 — Take Action to Truly Learn
Nov 30 — Judging People, Products & Companies
Nov 29 — An Insurmountable Obstacle
Nov 28 — Apply What You Learn
Nov 27 — See Your Ideas Through
Nov 26 — Make Decisions Faster
Nov 25 — Mistakes Are Opportunities
Nov 21 — Strengths vs. Weaknesses
Nov 20 — Fail or Adjust As You Go
Nov 18 — Mistakes Are Gifts From Your Past Self
Nov 17 — Solve Problems Systematically
Nov 16 — Unsolvable Problems Are Rarely Unsolvable
Nov 15 — Give Everyone the Benefit of the Doubt
Nov 14 — There Are No Safe Options (When It Comes to Work)
Nov 13 — Less Value for Less Money (Is Never the Answer)
Nov 12 — Find an Alternative Approach
Nov 11 — You’ll Find the Answers
Nov 10 — Invest Into Quality
Nov 09 — Give It Another Go
Nov 08 — Tiny Investments
Nov 07 — Where Do We Go From Here?
Nov 05 — The Road to Mastery
Nov 03 — A Step Forward
Nov 02 — Everybody Is Doing Their Best
Nov 01 — Focus on the Process, Not Numbers
Oct 31 — Creator Economy
Oct 30 — It Probably Won’t Work
Oct 29 — Focus
Oct 28 — The Effects of Social Media on the Traffic of a Tiny Blog
Oct 27 — Seek Feedback
Oct 26 — Create Something Every Day
Oct 25 — Understanding the Problem
Oct 24 — Difficult Things First
Oct 23 — Improve Daily
Oct 22 — Surround Yourself With the Right People
Oct 21 — Talk It Through
Oct 20 — When a Permanent, Irreversible Change Happens…
Oct 19 — Something Might Happen
Oct 18 — Instant Change
Oct 17 — Compliments and Critiques
Oct 16 — Be Kind
Oct 15 — Don’t Just Act Like It, Be It
Oct 14 — You Can Get Better
Oct 13 — Make Things More Difficult, Not Less
Oct 12 — Try
Oct 11 — Change It
Oct 10 — Spend Your Time Wisely
Oct 09 — Be Your Own Biggest Fan
Oct 08 — Show Up As Your Imperfect Self
Oct 07 — Stay on Your Course
Oct 06 — Baby Steps
Oct 05 — Try One More Thing
Oct 04 — Throw Money at the Problem
Oct 03 — Aim To Understand
Oct 02 — You Can Do Better
Oct 01 — Know When It’s Time To Move On
Sep 30 — The Story You’re Telling Yourself Might Not Be True
Sep 29 — Advice for Others
Sep 28 — A Good Reference Point
Sep 27 — There’s Always a Way Out
Sep 26 — Do It Properly or Not at All
Sep 25 — Find a Way Forward
Sep 24 — Do It Even if You’re Afraid
Sep 23 — You Are Creative
Sep 22 — Switch It Up
Sep 21 — Good and Bad Limitations
Sep 20 — Act Like an Expert, and You Might Become One
Sep 19 — Don’t Doubt (Yourself)
Sep 18 — There Might Be a Lesson There
Sep 17 — You Can Find a Way
Sep 16 — Meaningful Is Rarely Easy
Sep 15 — Practice!
Sep 14 — Understand Where You Are
Sep 13 — Seek Discomfort
Sep 12 — It’s More and Less Complicated Than You Think It Will Be
Sep 11 — It’s Never Too Late To Make a Difference
Sep 10 — Don’t Assume, Ask
Sep 09 — The Lack of Time Problem
Sep 08 — Speak Up
Sep 07 — Plans and Ideas
Sep 06 — Choice Predicament
Sep 05 — Same Actions, Different Results
Sep 04 — Learning Through Doing
Sep 03 — Change Something
Sep 02 — Another Option
Sep 01 — Fresh Start
Aug 31 — Nobody Is Out To Get You
Aug 30 — It’s Never Too Late for a Change
Aug 29 — A Clear Solution
Aug 28 — What’s the Worst That Can Happen?
Aug 27 — Start Today
Aug 26 — Conclusions Based on Incomplete Data
Aug 25 — Exciting for Whom?
Aug 24 — There’s Always More To Learn
Aug 23 — Change Your Mind
Aug 22 — Be Honest
Aug 21 — The Most Important Thing
Aug 20 — Postponing the Inevitable
Aug 19 — Good and Bad Time To Give Up
Aug 18 — You Can Figure It Out
Aug 17 — New Endeavor
Aug 16 — Step Up
Aug 15 — Get Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable
Aug 14 — Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
Aug 13 — Slow and Steady
Aug 12 — A Way
Aug 11 — Incremental Growth
Aug 10 — Default to Async
Aug 09 — Tools and Attitudes
Aug 08 — Goals & Reasons
Aug 07 — What if It’s Random?
Aug 06 — No Solutions in Sight
Aug 05 — A Solution in Sight
Aug 04 — This Might Not Be True
Aug 03 — Continuous Iteration
Aug 02 — On Reliability
Aug 01 — Breaking Promises
Jul 31 — Do the Right Thing
Jul 30 — Obstacles
Jul 29 — Iterate Until a Solution
Jul 28 — On Rushing
Jul 27 — Life-Changing Tiny Decisions
Jul 26 — Expect Progress
Jul 25 — If You Can’t Win, Don’t Compete
Jul 24 — You Don’t Need Much Time
Jul 23 — Winning and Losing
Jul 22 — Work, Time, Money & Care
Jul 21 — Make a Decision
Jul 20 — If It Doesn’t Work, Move On
Jul 19 — On Abandoning Plans
Jul 18 — You Are Ready
Jul 17 — Subjectivity of Experiences
Jul 15 — Better
Jul 14 — Personal Bubbles of Reality
Jul 13 — Room for Improvement
Jul 12 — We Care About You
Jul 11 — Your Mileage Might Vary
Jul 10 — Trust Matters
Jul 09 — Social Media Is a Choice
Jul 08 — Reach Is Really Not That Important
Jul 07 — Let It Go
Jul 06 — Define and Clarify Problems
Jul 05 — Marketing Promises
Jul 04 — Importance of a Single View
Jul 03 — The Role of a Culture
Jul 02 — Not So Obvious
Jul 01 — Focus on the Positive
Jun 30 — On Cheating
Jun 29 — It’s Not That Bad
Jun 28 — Don’t Count on Luck
Jun 27 — Unreasonable Actions & Decisions
Jun 26 — Reversible & Irreversible Decisions
Jun 25 — A Productive Wait
Jun 24 — On Following Rules
Jun 23 — Do the Work
Jun 22 — Not a Group Groups
Jun 21 — A Futile Search
Jun 20 — The Right Person for the Job
Jun 19 — Recurring Problems
Jun 18 — On Exaggerating
Jun 17 — Unique vs. Different
Jun 16 — Share What You Know
Jun 15 — An Efficient Break
Jun 14 — You’ll Figure It Out
Jun 13 — The Best or Below Average
Jun 12 — Will You Be Missed?
Jun 11 — Don’t Wait, Act
Jun 10 — Quantity Over Quality
Jun 09 — Incremental Progress
Jun 08 — A Perfect Excuse
Jun 07 — There Isn’t Always a Way
Jun 06 — Useless Investments
Jun 05 — The Right Idea
Jun 04 — Assume Good Intentions
Jun 03 — Making Overwhelming Projects Manageable
Jun 01 — Failed Plans
May 31 — Seek Difficulty
May 30 — Your Actions Matter More Than Your Words
May 29 — Weekend Productivity Guilt
May 28 — The Way of Progress
May 27 — One More Thing
May 26 — The Power of Storytelling
May 25 — Stand for Something
May 24 — New Strategy?
May 23 — On Ignoring Questions, Opinions & Ideas
May 22 — Wishful Thinking
May 21 — Show Up Today
May 20 — Whispering Megaphone
May 19 — Tiny Decisions Matter
May 18 — More Is Not the Answer
May 17 — A Fresh Perspective
May 16 — Give Selflessly
May 15 — Worry & Decision Making
May 14 — It Will Take Longer
May 13 — What When You Realize That You’re Wrong
May 12 — Show Up Every Day
May 11 — Waiting for Heroes
May 10 — Are You Working on the Right Thing?
May 09 — On Making Progress
May 08 — Don’t Be Afraid To Ask
May 07 — Look It Up
May 06 — Reframing Problems
May 05 — Don’t Think, Act
May 04 — Product Expectations
May 03 — More Money Doesn’t Always Mean Better
May 02 — Best Laid Plans
May 01 — Your Assumption Is Probably Wrong
Apr 30 — You Can Do Something About It
Apr 29 — On Breaking Rules
Apr 28 — Winning an Oscar
Apr 27 — Solve Problems When They’re Little
Apr 26 — On Distracting Environments
Apr 25 — Don’t Be Emotionally Invested in Your Work
Apr 24 — Mixing Colors and Features
Apr 23 — Productivity Chores
Apr 22 — Assume Responsibility
Apr 21 — All Projects Need an End
Apr 20 — Your Personal and Professional Lives Are Interconnected
Apr 19 — Given the Resources at Our Disposal…
Apr 18 — On Winning Lottery
Apr 17 — Start at the Beginning
Apr 16 — Should You Prepare for Incidents?
Apr 15 — Performing Under Pressure
Apr 14 — We’re All Storytellers, Marketers, and Leaders
Apr 13 — Unwarranted Help
Apr 12 — Assume That You’re Wrong
Apr 11 — The Unbearable Lightness of Writing
Apr 10 — Write Daily
Apr 09 — Greet Your Fans
Apr 08 — Toxic Productivity
Apr 07 — Your Point of View Might Not Be Relevant
Apr 06 — Slow Down To Accomplish More
Apr 05 — A Favor Is a Gift, Not a Transaction
Apr 04 — There Are No Such Things As Guilty Holidays
Apr 03 — The Importance of Storytelling
Apr 02 — On Gambling
Apr 01 — Invest In Today
Mar 31 — Uncover the Root Cause Using the Five Whys Technique
Mar 30 — Do the Challenging Thing
Mar 29 — You Might Not Need a Shiny New Feature
Mar 28 — On Planning
Mar 27 — A Simple, Bulletproof Guide to Accomplishing Anything
Mar 26 — The Choice of Circumstances
Mar 25 — A Productive Break
Mar 24 — Good Times Never Last
Mar 23 — “But What if No One Likes My Work?”
Mar 22 — Add More Value
Mar 21 — This Might Not Work
Mar 20 — Numbers Don’t Really Matter
Mar 19 — Ask for Advice
Mar 18 — Do Less
Mar 17 — Change Your Mindset To Uncover Your True Potential
Mar 16 — The Evidence Is Not Enough
Mar 15 — The Difference Between Amateurs & Professionals
Mar 14 — Are You Looking for Problems or Solutions?
Mar 13 — Your Work Is for You
Mar 12 — Your Work Shouldn’t Be About You
Mar 11 — A Lack of Speed Might Not Always Be a Problem
Mar 10 — An Isolated Incident
Mar 09 — What if the Circumstances Are Not Right?
Mar 08 — International Women’s Day Is a Reminder
Mar 07 — The Lack of Choice
Mar 06 — Your Best-Case Scenario Might Be an Exaggeration
Mar 05 — Your Worst-Case Scenario Might Be an Exaggeration
Mar 04 — The Negative Side of Scrappiness
Mar 03 — Continuous Improvement
Mar 02 — Don’t Always Try To Get What You Paid For
Mar 01 — Moving Mountains (Bit by Bit)
Feb 28 — Communicating Anger
Feb 27 — Embrace Difficulties
Feb 26 — Willingness To Be Wrong
Feb 25 — Gaming the Algorithm
Feb 24 — How To Get Precisely the Life You Want
Feb 23 — Unexpected Obstacles & Failed Estimations
Feb 22 — Overnight Success (How Ideas Spread)
Feb 21 — What When You Break a Streak
Feb 20 — Always Test Your Assumptions
Feb 19 — What When a Problem Happens (The Crucial Second Step)
Feb 18 — What if You Feel Like You’re Not Making Any Progress?
Feb 17 — Tiny Tasks
Feb 16 — Your Work Doesn’t Have To Be Groundbreaking
Feb 15 — But What if Nobody Upholds the Set Standard?
Feb 14 — Say It Again, but Louder
Feb 13 — On Breakthroughs
Feb 12 — Emotional Reading
Feb 11 — Pressing Problems Are Not Always That Pressing
Feb 10 — Ask for Help
Feb 09 — Life-Threatening Unknowns
Feb 08 — A Knowledge Gap
Feb 07 — A Rude Awakening
Feb 06 — Ask Why
Feb 05 — There’s Always Room for Improvement
Feb 04 — A Simple Ineffective Way To Deal With Stress
Feb 03 — What When an Incident Happens
Feb 02 — Stop Reevaluating Your Decisions
Feb 01 — There’s Never Enough Time (If You Believe It)
Jan 31 — How’s the Weather?
Jan 30 — Improve and Refine Your Processes Frequently
Jan 29 — Sharing Your Work Is an Act of Kindness
Jan 28 — What’s Your Opinion? Is the Earth Flat?
Jan 27 — Don’t Cling On to Something That Isn’t Working
Jan 26 — Someone’s Problem
Jan 25 — Weekly Review
Jan 24 — Late but Valuable
Jan 23 — Non-Urgent Important Tasks
Jan 22 — But I’ve Worked So Hard…
Jan 21 — Small, Consistent Steps Over Occasional Giant Leaps
Jan 20 — On Explaining Things Repeatedly
Jan 19 — How To Maximize Your Impact
Jan 18 — You Don’t Need More Time To Get More Done
Jan 17 — Show up Consistently
Jan 16 — You Don’t Need Motivation
Jan 15 — Up the Stakes: The Power of Compounding Interest
Jan 14 — Accept Your Current Situation
Jan 13 — Start Long Before You Really Have To
Jan 12 — Final Decisions
Jan 11 — Don’t Wait; Take a Leap of Faith
Jan 10 — We Want To Do More
Jan 09 — Don’t Stick to the Wrong Path
Jan 08 — Create a System To Reach Your Goals
Jan 07 — Come Together
Jan 06 — Sit Down and Get To Work
Jan 05 — On Controlling Opinions, Actions & Reactions
Jan 04 — The Unlimited Potential of a New Idea
Jan 03 — Deadlines as Motivators
Jan 02 — Set Goals That Are Within Your Control
Jan 01 — Create, Publish, Learn, Repeat

2020 11 articles

Dec 31 — 2020: Year in Review
Dec 07 — Ask Better Questions
Nov 29 — You’re Gonna Die
Nov 18 — 30 Silly Ways to Lift Your Spirits When the Times Are Tough
Nov 11 — Easy or Meaningful
Nov 04 — Hard Rest & Reset
Jul 03 — Care About Something to Stand Out
Jun 20 — On Patience
Jun 11 — Inaction & Injustice
May 18 — On Free Software
Feb 17 — Stop Chasing Perfection

2019 2 articles

Oct 06 — Show Up Entirely
Jan 02 — Do Your Best

2018 3 articles

Apr 29 — What Do You Do When No One Is Looking?
Apr 16 — How far are you prepared to go…
Apr 09 — First Steps

2016 2 articles

Feb 08 — The Balance
Jan 17 — Predictable

2015 10 articles

Dec 10 — Build Relationships
Nov 30 — Dismissable Ideas
Nov 29 — If You Want to Succeed
Nov 28 — Commitments
Nov 06 — Listen
Oct 10 — Great Leaders
Jul 10 — Creative Inertia
Apr 30 — Given More Time…
Apr 04 — Irrelevant Problems
Mar 25 — Price and Quality

2014 5 articles

Oct 01 — A Decent Effort
May 29 — The Push
Mar 24 — Destructive Lies We Often Tell Ourselves
Mar 10 — Knowing When to Stop
Feb 04 — Problems, Solutions, Questions and Answers

2013 31 articles

Dec 24 — Sometimes…
Sep 27 — The Power of Thank You
Sep 17 — Little by Little to There
Aug 28 — Critics vs. Artists
Jul 17 — Hit Publish Regularly
Jun 24 — Go Out of Your Way (If You Want to Be Remarkable)
Jun 05 — Reaching Your Destination
May 22 — Your great idea…
May 16 — Not My Job Syndrome
May 07 — Sometimes You Bite the Bullet and Sometimes the Bullet Bites You
Apr 22 — The Numbers of Art
Apr 16 — You Can’t Please Everyone
Apr 12 — Bailing Out of Commitments
Apr 08 — The Cost or the Investment
Apr 06 — The Demon of Not Shipping
Mar 29 — Focus
Mar 26 — The Price of Not Letting Go
Mar 19 — Incredible and Effective
Mar 14 — Don’t Assume Anything
Mar 12 — Preparing for the Unexpected
Mar 07 — Negativity and Positivity
Feb 26 — Delighting and Annoying (A Few)
Feb 22 — Get to the Point as Soon as You Can
Feb 19 — Your Technology Choices Are Irrelevant to Your Users
Feb 14 — Problems and Solutions
Feb 11 — Create More Than You Consume
Feb 04 — Small Compromises Can Lead to Big Failures
Jan 31 — Personal and External Goals
Jan 28 — Reliability
Jan 24 — Important and Irrelevant Work
Jan 21 — The Need to Express Oneself