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Quitting the Paint Factory...on the virtues of idleness

  • I distrust the perpetually busy; always have. The frenetic ones spinning in tight little circles like poisoned rats. The slower ones, grinding away their fourscore and ten in righteousness and pain. They are the soul-eaters. - kazwell on 2006-09-19

Intentional Living

  • we fall back on the "no time" excuse because we're "attracted to the outcome and not the process, which is often arduous. We're pleasure-seeking animals and we have difficulty with anything that requires even minor sacrifices. - kazwell on 2006-09-19

How to Make Big Things Happen with Small Teams

  • look for people who are passionate and happy, well rounded, quick learners, good writers, and trustworthy...i'll take someone who's average and happy over a disgruntled guru. - kazwell on 2006-09-19

I don't want cellphone use on planes

  • Can I claim that cell phone calls are a socially wasteful means of signaling to your spouse that you care? Can I claim that commercial airplanes are modern (short-term) monasteries, and that markets undersupply such temples of silence? - kazwell on 2006-09-19

Backpack: Personal information management, to do lists, organizer

  • "pulling together personal information from disparate sources is a theme this year" - kazwell on 2006-09-19

Mac Gems: Time Tracker

  • Have you ever wondered exactly how much of your computer-using time is spent doing what? - kazwell on 2006-09-19

What Business Can Learn from Open Source (and Blogging)

  • And that's one reason open source (and blogging in some cases) are so important. They show us what real work looks like. - kazwell on 2006-09-19

Has the organisational atom of thought in corporations shrunk from a Powerpoint bullet to Berrybite?

  • "Blackberries and other mobile email systems (anecdotally at least) seem to encourage ‘Seagull’-style management, a display of communication and ‘progress’ where in reality there is little." - kazwell on 2006-09-19

Interview with Jason Fried of 37Signals

  • "I sorta see marketing as a side effect of loving what you do....Use education to educate AND promote." - kazwell on 2006-09-19

Disabling your distractibility

  • use notecards to jot down any trigger words/thoughts that cause your mind to wander, then get back to them when it's more appropriate - kazwell on 2006-09-19

A Not-To-Do List

  • This is a not-to-do list. You don't need to check anything off, because these are things YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO. - kazwell on 2006-09-19

How to surf the Alpha Waves to increase creativity

  • "stay as far away from soul-sucking email, idle surfing, routine chores or status meetings as possible." - kazwell on 2006-09-19
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