productivity

basecamp.com basecamp.com
Guide to Internal Communication, the Basecamp Way
Thoughtful ideas about team communication from Basecamp with a focus on writing vs. meetings:
"Speaking only helps who’s in the room, writing helps everyone. This includes people who couldn't make it, or future employees who join years from now."
It makes sense that they're down on chat (the competition!), but I don't agree that live chat is a mind-killer. Some decisions require quick consensus rather than lengthy position statements for the ages.
Recommended · Jan 7th, 2020, 8:13 am
Florent Crivello Florent Crivello
The Efficiency-Destroying Magic of Tidying Up
"But everything that looks good doesn’t necessarily work well. In fact, those two traits are opposed more often than not: efficiency tends to look messy, and good looks tend to be inefficient."
I really enjoyed this essay about perceived efficiency and complexity. Especially with the Chesterton’s Fence kicker. Understanding an existing system before changing it is important.
Recommended · Nov 23rd, 2019, 10:33 am
sizovs.net sizovs.net
Stop Learning Frameworks
This resonates:
"Invest 80% of your learning time in fundamentals. Leave 20% for frameworks, libraries and tools."
I think it's good to step back and be mindful about where you're putting your energy. This idea reminds me of Stewart Brand's pace layering metaphor. We need all the layers for a healthy ecosystem. This article is a good reminder that we shouldn't focus so intently on the twists and turns of the outside layer that we exclude the others.
Recommended · Jul 16th, 2019, 7:07 am
Boring Tech Club boringtechnology.club
Choose Boring Technology
I was nodding along so much with this talk I hurt my neck. It's often hard to think about the forest of maintenance when you're in the trees of development, but it's critical because: "Humans have a finite amount of capacity for sweating details."
Recommended · Jul 7th, 2019, 10:11 am
Tinysheet Tinysheet
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Tinysheet by Postlight
Have you ever opened Excel or Google Sheets just to add or average a few numbers? Me too! Postlight put together a wee application that can run in your phone browser for these situations. No logins or software updates required.
Recommended · May 31st, 2019, 7:13 am
nytimes.com nytimes.com
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Why You Procrastinate (It Has Nothing to Do With Self-Control)
I’ve been meaning to post this article ever since it came out but I’m being compassionate with my past self about not doing it yet. My future self is used to disappointment so that guy should be pleasantly surprised it’s off his plate. Anyway, lots of good psychology here to help with productivity. Add reading it to your to-do list.
Recommended · Mar 30th, 2019, 6:10 pm
blog.chaddickerson.com blog.chaddickerson.com
Going old school: how I replaced Facebook with email
This really rang true for me, especially: "I don’t sit there and think about what other people might think about what I’m writing — just the person who emailed me. To me, this is closer to what true friendship is like." I feel like we've collectively forgotten what private one-on-one relationships are.
Recommended · Jan 12th, 2019, 12:43 pm
Better Humans Medium | Better Humans
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How to Configure Your iPhone to Work for You, Not Against You
I'm a habitual iPhone settings-changer and I still found settings to tweak in this article. The central premise of this article is that your phone should be a tool that helps you not a director that tells you how to spend your time and attention. It's a good companion piece to Cal Newport's Deep Work—a book-length why behind changing your relationship with your phone.
Recommended · Dec 16th, 2018, 8:35 am
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  • The Spark File
    Steven Johnson talks about one of his favorite writing tools: rereading a continually updated file with half-baked ideas.
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