Andrew Shell

How do you define productivity? For example, if I asked you if you've had a productive week, what criteria would you use?

I was very fortunate to stumble into my number one career hack earlier on.

Every weekday morning I either take my daughter to school, or meet her at school (when she’s with her mom.) That way, I can see her, give her a hug, and send her off to first grade.

You have things you want to do, but probably not enough time or energy. You can only do one thing at a time (multitasking is a lie), and switching between projects eats time and energy for lunch.

You have a great idea for a new project. You're so excited about this project that you immediately drop everything else you're working on and focus on nothing else for the next few days, maybe weeks.

One area I've studied a lot is the area of personal productivity. If left unchecked I procrastinate like crazy. I focus on what I'm interested in and all those other pesky things that I "need" to get done just don't get done, or at least until the last minute.

"I can't lose weight! No matter what I try, I sabotage myself. I have no self-control."

Today marks the first day of the October cohort of Ship 30 for 30. It's a writing challenge to publish an atomic essay (like this) every day for 30 days.

This morning I read Peter Akkies Newsletter and he asks:

This is the first of a series of screencasts I want to do demoing different writing and collaboration tools I find interesting.