Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself. - Henry Ward Beecher
Do your own thinking independently. Be the chess player, not the chess piece. - Ralph Charell
I redownloaded @Twitterrific and Instagram for @macstockexpo. So I'll be around here more often this weekend. 😉
"Morning and afternoon rituals for peace and productivity" by @RobertTalbert
https://rtalbert.org/morning-and-afternoon-rituals-for-peace-and-productivity/
It's time for my nerd conference! Look me up if you're going. I'll have @bookwormfm bookmarks and stickers. #macstock2019
Bought a domain recently and absent-mindedly put my cell number in the contact fields. I'm averaging 35+ unknown calls a day right now. 🤦
“Redlining is a recipe for burnout.”
Well said, @_isaacmsmith. Well said.
The Power of a Focused Life by Shawn Blanc — Living without regret in the age of distraction.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain
If you're looking for an alternative to the free VPNs out there that collect and sell your data, take a look at the Swiss company @ProtonVPN. I use them and pay them. They do it the right way.
(note: affiliate link)
https://joebuhlig.com/go/protonvpn/
Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. - William Faulkner
The subscription trend continues.
"Airmail Switches to Subscription-Based Pricing" by @bobbleheadjoe via @thesweetsetup
This week, the popular email app Airmail made the switch from a standard paid app to a subscription-based app, angering many of its users. Before the change, Airmail was priced...
"Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit." - Aristotle
“I already know what to do, I just don’t do it.” I disagree. by @ScottHYoung
You understand what you need to do better than you understand yourself. Knowinging how to get things done is a skill you can learn.
"Everybody ends up somewhere in life. A few people end up somewhere on purpose. - Andy Stanley
The Weekly Impulse goes out tomorrow morning titled, "A New Podcast." Be sure you're on the list if you want the low-down.
I love it when my words inspire others to share their thoughts as well. 🤗
"The More I Write My Thoughts" by @curtismchale
I too journal my thoughts on the day in my Bullet Journal. Sometimes it’s intimate, sometimes it’s me saying I wish I could read more without needing to do “billable”...
I really like 4.0 and @BobbleheadJoe likes 4.5 apparently. https://twitter.com/tdeadville/status/1152517900907008001
The latest on the blog: "Decreasing Granularity in GTD"
Contexts are forever a sticking point for new adopters of Getting Things Done (GTD), but they are also an extremely popular discussion point for long-time pr...
Decreasing Granularity in GTD
Contexts are forever a sticking point for new adopters of Getting Things Done (GTD), but they are also an extremely popular discussion point for long-time practitioners, including myself. They are highly personal and dependent on your daily routines, hardware, software, lifestyle, personality, company policies, and hair color. And that means there are just as many variations on how to use them.
I'm slowly becoming obsessed with these things. Sorry. Not sorry.
"Anatomy of a Mechanical Keyboard" via @drop
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Hi!
I'm Isabela Moreira and I'm a software developer at Microsoft and a mechanical keyboard enthusiast.
You can find me on Twitter @isabelacmor...
Here’s a great overview of my buddy @BobbleheadJoe’s office setup.
pssst... if you hate Chrome, try @brave.
“Mike Schmitz's Screencast and Podcasting Setup” – @thesweetsetup
Mike Schmitz is the creator of Faith-Based Productivity, co-hosts the Focused and Bookworm podcasts, and most recently joined The Sweet Setup team as Executive Editor.
"I'm actually as proud of the things we haven't done as the things I have done." - Steve Jobs
Ladies and gentleman, we have a double 5.0 on @bookwormfm!
Well done, @jakeknapp and @jazer. 👏
True productivity is not about crushing your to-do list or optimizing every hour - it's about intentionalliy focusing on what really matters. Join Joe & Mike as they rethink their...
