As the year winds down, many of us find ourselves sifting through unfinished projects and forgotten logins. This year, I’ve realized that the biggest obstacle isn’t the tools I use, but my own perfectionism and tendency to jump from one idea to another. Yet, with each abandoned project, I’ve learned that perseverance often matters more than flawless execution.
This is my first “real” post on the blog since moving to my own domain. Hopefully, you are seeing this because: 1. my subscriber import worked (it was done the old-fashioned way, adding you in using a hand-built import file) and 2. my email is working (this is my first time running email that wasn’t…
I know now why I shied away from writing a blog for so long. Sometimes, you just don’t have anything in you. I’m a little fascinated by some of the “lifestyle” vloggers that for years will make these cinematic, story-oriented videos week after week. And the stories are… I don’t want to be mean, but…
It’s been a busy week for me. This time of year there are lots of things to be done: gardening, maintenance, socializing, as well as overdue house repairs and some other things, so I’ve been offline for a bit. I’ve also been working on a lower-priority workshop project, just for fun. I like working with…
Last week I posted about not having ideas. And I also posted that I was browsing through old entries in my commonplace book and that’s where I got the idea for that post. And I am still working on how to project (and later retrieve) my thoughts into various apps and note-taking systems, but the…
When it comes to organizing (whether physically or mentally), I’ve always relied on The Heap. The way it works is, when you’re looking for something, you just think back to the last time that you remember it, and it’s about that far deep in the pile. It sounds like it’s the opposite of organization, but…
I’m really good at following directions. Give me a recipe, or building plans, or even just a good hard look at something along with it’s dimensions and I can probably build it (within my skill set, naturally). But designing something from scratch is hard. Going from a rough sketch to actual measurements and assembly methods…
It seems like everything is a spectrum. I was reading a blog post about hobbies that resonated with me. The premise is that every hobby is actually 4 hobbies: doing the hobby, discussing the hobby, playing with the gear, and discussing the gear. I won’t steal the author’s graphic, but here is my own interpretation….
A lot of people swear by the bullet journal. Half appointment book, half sketchbook, and all-analog. No laptop, tablet, app, or software needed. All one needs is a pen and a pad. I tried it out and I’ll tell you what I think of it. Bullet journal intro If you’re not aware of what a…
This blog is largely about my relationship with creativity, and exploring how to keep the flow going with planning and organization. I’ve struggled with organization all my life, relying primarily on my memory to call to mind things I wanted to do, seeds of ideas that I wanted to cultivate, and the whereabouts of tools…