Prompt: Everything’s OK What was the best moment that could serve as proof that everything is going to be alright? And how will you incorporate that discovery into the year ahead? Ok, I get it. Everything is going to be ok. But is that ok? I mean what is the perspective? [...]
Tag Archives: my thoughts
Productivity Debt Is Killing Us!
December 19, 2010 – 3:05 pm
Don’t worry about the Google-sized debt in America (well, maybe we should), but there is a larger, more toxic debt that each person in America shares. I like to call it productivity debt. Yes, there is probably a more sexy name out there, but as I was thinking about the title, I thought that it [...]
2011 – 1
December 12, 2010 – 4:46 pm
At the beginning of the month, I joined the #reverb10 challenge where you write a blog post based off of a daily prompt to reflect on 2010. My blog post today is based off of a prompt that was given to us on December 11th. Being the person I am, I didn’t follow the rules [...]
Pen Tool Productivity
December 4, 2010 – 3:09 am
The Realization As I was working in Illustrator on a Vectortuts tutorial, I realized something profound. I was using the pen tool to trace a knife for the tutorial I was working on, and it just hit me: the pen tool is just like productivity. This is crazy because I have been using the Pen [...]
Inspiration v. Learning
November 28, 2010 – 6:02 pm
I love quotes. I love watching TED talks. I love to be inspired. But I also love to learn. I love to iterate. Iteration is now my favorite design word (yes I have favorite design words). My first version of any type of creation is usually not that good, but I am starting to care [...]
A message from Reality.
November 21, 2010 – 6:00 pm
My name is Reality. That pause was intentional. Because that’s what reality is. Every second. [...]
We Are Creators
November 14, 2010 – 5:34 pm
How many of us live our lives thinking this? Maybe a lot of us. But I sense that people don’t think about this. I have been thinking about this subject for awhile, but it finally hit me back a couple weeks ago while I was walking through downtown Chicago. As I walked down Michigan Avenue, [...]
It’s ok. You can let go…
November 7, 2010 – 4:51 pm
Reality: Mike! What are you doing? Are you crazy?!? Me: Well reality, you have known me long enough to already know that answer. Reality: Point taken. Wait why are we having this conversation AT THE EDGE OF A DAMN CLIFF?!? Me: Because I need you to let me go. Reality: This is stupid Mike! You [...]
You need training before going on your mission.
October 22, 2010 – 9:36 pm
How can I kill procrastination in the world, if I have not killed it myself? How can I preach productivity to others when I have not reached the ultimate level of productivity? I do my best to lead by example. I believe that if I can show a person what I’m capable of, then they [...]
The Streaks in Life
October 3, 2010 – 3:00 pm
Since the beginning of the summer, I have tried to build up streaks of positive actions. My hope was that if I can make these streaks long enough, then they won’t feel like streaks anymore. I remember when I used to attempt a streak for waking up in the morning. I might be able to [...]
