The Downton Abbey Effect

January 16, 2013

I’m not sure what it is about Downton Abbey that has triggered such meme lust(1), but it sure has. We are very late to this particular party, but I downloaded the first season last week, and was downloading season 2 by Friday night. Yes, my wife and I are addicted. While there’s a lot to [...]

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Drawing versus writing pencils

January 14, 2013

I’ve been flirting again with pencils and the last few times I’ve gone back to them I’ve had sort of a thought progression repeat. I start by using the Blackwing clones, and then try the Japanese drawing pencils – the Mitsubishi Hi-Uni and Tombow models – and discover I really like the Japanese pencils’ lead [...]

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Super Simple GTD Approach For Traveler’s Notebook

January 11, 2013

How to get GTD functionality into the traveler’s notebook format? I could use an entire notebook, and many people have documented approaches to that. Patrick Ng has some really nuce lether tabs he uses in a notebook. Or, I could try something simpler. In my former system I used a sheet of paper for each [...]

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If Time Were No Object

December 28, 2012

A common meme lately, especially as advice to young people wondering what to do with their lives, is to ask “If money were no object, what would you be doing?” The answer is what one should be doing because it’s what they truly desire. It’s a good question, and a great way to think about [...]

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