Posts Tagged ‘Productivity’

How Twitter makes me a better writer for projects and products.

7, Nov 2010

I’ve been piecing together some realizations about the value of Twitter, to how I write as a developer, of projects and products, for myself and clients.

We’ve all heard it: The ability to learn and apply how to communicate with skill is priceless, no matter what we do. At the top of most fields we will often find the best communicators. The jury might be out on other things, but they do know how to share their message.

Being limited to 140 characters per message in Twitter, I’ve had to get very good at expressing my thoughts and ideas simply and clearly for maximum impact. It doesn’t have to be bold, or brash, just clear. In this way, Twitter has become one pencil sharpener of expressing my thoughts and ideas. How does it do that?

The long and short of it is this: When working on a project, product, business, or startups, we’re in the boat of having

The way I work? Interruption is the enemy of productivity.

5, Nov 2009

Jason Fried of 37 Signals wrote an article titled “The way I work” a few days ago about his work schedule, balance, and prioritization.

In it he covers his typical day and mindset. What’s interesting is his focus on basing all of his decisions around eliminating one thing, that I’ve been a huge fan of.

Interruption is the enemy of productivity.

Here’s the deal. When creating anything, be it creative, abstract, or analytical..


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