Procrastination suffers from bad reputation. We see it as something natural and normal, yet ultimately undesirable. A lot of productivity evangelists and self-pronounced personal development warriors made things worse, declaring procrastination part of the axis of office evils. As such, it had to be fought, even if that meant committing war crimes against your inner… Continue reading The More You Procrastinate, the Better You Get
Category: (Un)Productivity
Faces of Resistance: Drama
So the other day I was woken up at 5am by a bunch of neighbors who wanted to kill each other. As they had been drinking all night long, this came not really to my surprise. It’s always the same game: Sooner or later, someone has a shot of rum too much and starts freaking… Continue reading Faces of Resistance: Drama
Consistency and Your Creative Work
Do you know how many pages a day Norman Mailer wrote when working on his novel The Naked and the Dead? Seven. Double-spaced. Assuming that he could fit an average of 250 words on a page, that sums up to about 1750 words. 1750 words a day. And these 1750 words per day were reached… Continue reading Consistency and Your Creative Work
How to Fix the Web
Web browsing has become increasingly uncomfortable. Google and Facebook want to know each of your steps out there to create better ad profiles. And while they may not be entirely evil, it still feels weird. Content publishers do their part with unsolicited flash commercials, ugly site designs, way too small fonts and way too wide… Continue reading How to Fix the Web
The End of Fake Productivity: Review of The Dojo by Jonathan Mead and Charlie Gilkey
When Japanese martial artists want to deepen their knowledge, learn new techniques, and advance their skills, they gather in a training center, the dojo. Both avid martial artists themselves, Jonathan Mead from Illuminated Mind and Charlie Gilkey from Productive Flourishing, joined forces to transfer this image of the dojo into the world of productivity. The Dojo… Continue reading The End of Fake Productivity: Review of The Dojo by Jonathan Mead and Charlie Gilkey