An 80,000-book is very different to write than a 900-word podcast. It’s been a challenge to wrap my head around lots of specific tips and tie them together coherently. Here are the tools and my current conception of how I’m going to organize the book. Hope it works…
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Social media confuses relationships and databases
I'm writing this on a fine day, right around my birthday. And what a glorious time to be alive! The sun is shining, birds are chirping, and automated "social networking" sites have started sending "Happy Birthday" e-mails on behalf of my so-called friends, to make...
The joys of complaining
Ok, big epiphany today. I was complaining. Then I noticed that somethings, I complain about. Others, I don't. What's the difference? For me, complaints seem to be statements of where in my life doesn't seem under my control. Even when complaining about myself ("Darn...
How big is your backlog?
I'm trying to get a sense of what kinds of things stay on our backlogs and clutter up our mental lives. When you don't get to something on your "to do" list on a given day, how long does it stick around before you finally do it or drop it from the list? What kind of...
Listen to web/phone “Talk Shoe” event
I did a half-hour live interview show today about social media, its impact on productivity (business and personal), and more on the career lies (see this post for the handout). You can hear a recording here: http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/tscmd/tc/18410 Click...
The Paradox of Choice – great video
Here's a video by Barry Schwartz, the author of "The Paradox of Choice." Having more choices seems to be a recipe for doing less and being less happy (exactly the opposite of what we all want). I want to work this material into the book somehow, but am not quite sure...
“Self-promoting w/o being a jerk” — good topic?
Today's podcast is about how to be self-promoting without being a jerk about it. I think it's one of my better podcasts. What do you think? Should this be expanded into a chapter (or part of a chapter) in the book? If so, do you have specific examples, questions,...
What makes up your physical clutter?
Ok, my desk sometimes gets a tad messy. So now I'm working on techniques for whipping that desk back into shape. Looking around, there's a clear pattern: I've got Books-I'll-read-someday here, along with a bunch of incoming paper mail that needs attention (utility...
Help college students work less 🙂
I've been getting a lot of letters from college students asking for tips that are specific to them. I'm trying to get a sense of what the big issues are in college these days. In my Taking Killer Notes episode, I talked about my note-taking technique from college....
Video of Stever @ Social Media Breakfast 5/1/08
You can see the video of my presentation at http://qik.com/video/68444. They graciously gave me 5 minutes, I graciously took 10.