Archive for the ‘Productivity’ Category

Posted on February 19, 2009 - by Alex

Semper Vigil

So here we go. After months (read: a lifetime) of project ideas that have faded into lethargy after the first week of pursuit, Ant and I are committing to a content-centric approach. That is, I’m going to just … write. Consistently. For a month.

I want to talk about a few things on my mind, ranging from life to some of those dusty old ideas, and on to exciting roads ahead. Outside of this blog, I’m going to recommit to personal pursuits as well, namely fitness, reading, and more scrupulous time management. I also hope to incrementally improve the design of this site’s theme, and ultimately design a new one from scratch. Currently the text contrast bites, and I’m not a fan of how the articles squish together on the “home” page or in archive view. Time to hack me some floats.

Posted on January 25, 2008 - by Alex

Sans Internet

This morning I was greeted by a single blinking LED on my modem, and no cable either. Oy. Luckily I had a meeting elsewhere in the AM, and assumed the problem would be brief. Upon my return 2 hours later, however, every cable box on my block was thrown open and a repair crew was working it’s way down the road. Double-Oy. The way my mouse gravitated to the crippled Firefox icon was incredible.

After I finished toiling over the emailing and uploading I could be doing, I settled in to do a little design on a side project that got pushed back on my list a few too many times. 2 hours later, I was smacked in the face by how much of a blessing-in-disguise losing the Internet was. I never realized how much the little side clicks or gReads really added up to leech away productivity.

Today’s lesson: Got Connectivity? Leave the browser alone once in a while.