When Jen asked me to pick up cheese for burgers tonight, it wasn’t on my mind at all. At some point, I was inspired. Perhaps Scott and Dave‘s quest finally got to me. Before I knew it, there was two slices of medium cheddar between two quarter pound patties squeezed together and slapped on the …
Monthly Archives: January 2006
Tuesday Triple Play – Kids Will Change the World, Curses
Nutopia from Meg Lee Chin’s Junkies and Snakes (megleechin.com) For the Kids from High Speed Scene‘s self-titled album (thehighspeedscene.com) Flowers are Pretty from the Vandals’ Look What I Almost Stepped In
What if Your Customers Took Over Your Company’s Blog?
The Work Better Weblog is 2 years old this month. To celebrate, I’m starting an experiment in multi-author business blogs, community-building, and transparency – each Working Pathways client gets posting access. That’s right – if you’ve hired Working Pathways, you automatically receive a login and password to publish whatever you’d like to the Work Better …
Continue reading “What if Your Customers Took Over Your Company’s Blog?”
First Crack 69. Garrick Talks About Attention, Advertising, and Interruptions
Just me today to kicking off the new year with a new mic – Sennheiser e816S, a simplified production process, and a glass of Armagnac. Things on my mind: Cooper’s crying is like interruption-based advertising is like a Vonnegat story. Distribution is Advertising. Removing distraction for the New Year; moving status indicators to my dashboard …
Continue reading “First Crack 69. Garrick Talks About Attention, Advertising, and Interruptions”
Reasons To Not Listen To Coldplay
Fresh off the Sony rootkit fiasco, EMI/Virgin Records has commanded that no one listen to the new Coldplay album – but they won’t tell you that until after you’ve given them money. “This CD can’t be burnt onto a CD or hard disc, nor can it be converted to an MP3” and “This CD may …
New Years Productivity Tip – Removing On-Screen Distraction
While getting a few things done this holiday season I paid special attention to what was keeping me from staying focused, on-task. To kick this year off right, I’ve made some dramatic changes to my OS X desktop. From the menu bar, I’ve removed applications that change just enough to distract me. Including: clock (replaced …
Continue reading “New Years Productivity Tip – Removing On-Screen Distraction”