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Programming Is “Actionary” Blogging Is “Reactionary”

October 5, 2009

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I have a problem: I need to maintain and extend two blogs, two WordPress plugins, and start work on a new piece of code for a web application.
I have to blog and program…
…but blogging and programming seem to require slight but important differences in how I work. Blogging requires [...]

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How To Write With Authority Despite Having No Authority

October 3, 2009

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A couple of days ago I was explaining to a very near and dear friend of mine that “I can’t coach people about success if I don’t have the success I think I ought to have.”
She called BS on this, exactly as she should have.
Because it’s the same thing for [...]

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Being Productive At Home Is Easy… Relaxing at home is hard!

October 2, 2009

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I’ve read a fair bit about “how to work at home” all of which discuss “things” and “stuff” like having a dedicated office, or regular hours, or other explicit, quantitative measures. I don’t worry too much about having dedicated space because I don’t have any problem working from home.
But [...]

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Setting up Clicktime Clients, Projects and Tasks for New Client

October 1, 2009

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There’s probably nothing I loathe more than keeping track of my time.
But off the top of my head…

… time tracking is the best tool ever for tracking productivity.

For this reason alone, making your peace with – and learning to effectively use – time tracking software is worth your [...]

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How Dangerous Are Private Label Rights To Your Blogging Credibility?

September 30, 2009

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Here’s a little snippet from a comment I wrote on blog discussing Private Label Rights a while back:
I’ve spent months, years writing articles for publication, even winning an award for one paper.
None of which has made me a single, solitary penny.
The whole notion of Private Label Rights makes me want [...]

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Do You Have Blind Faith In The Blogging Process?

September 29, 2009

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A friend mentioned assuming success on “blind faith.”
The faith part is correct. The blind part, maybe not.
Most really successful bloggers assert:
If you post every day, then your search engine results will magically increase over time.
Is this true?
Writing every day sounds hard. Turns out it’s not that [...]

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Join A Mastermind Group For Personal And Professional Success

September 28, 2009

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Joining an existing Mastermind group can save you a lot of time and effort. The members of your group can help you prevent making costly mistakes.
The key questions someone should ask about a group before thinking of joining a group are:

What can you contribute?
How can the [...]

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Writing is pain. Not writing is worse pain.

September 26, 2009

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How many people do you know that say they “want to be a writer?”
How many people do you know say this, yet have taken no action at all?
How many have created at least a storyboard or an outline?
And followed through to completion?
And actually got published?
These numbers decrease radically as you [...]

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How Yoga Improves Productivity While Using Computers

September 24, 2009

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I noticed something this morning as I was waiting for OpenOffice to stop “Not Responding.”
Instead of checking email, RSS, or whatever else I do for distraction when some program on my computer (or the network) chokes, I simply waited.
Yep.
Just waited quietly for OpenOffice to do whatever it needed to do.
Then [...]

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How To Fill The “Resume Gap” When You’re Laid Off

September 19, 2009

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Being laid off means being free of the tyranny of someone else dictating to you how you spend your time. Instead, you get the opportunity to tyrannize yourself!
Use this time to build relative and absolute expertise. Learn new several skills to develop relative expertise. Concentrate [...]

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