Got The Time

by | Jun 10, 2019 | 0 comments

It’s worth reminding kids that we can always earn more money but we can’t make more time. Just like there are two ways to learn, there are also two ways to use our time at work: Cherry-picking Blocking Cherry-picking: having a scheduled list of tasks and...

Yesterday

by | Jun 9, 2019 | 0 comments

Yesterday was a big day for progress on my book as I began a serious edit of the first draft (rather than the light stuff I’ve being doing up to this point). Here’s what I did and how I worked: Opened the Word doc containing the draft (about 27,000 words)...

Ain’t Got Far to Go

by | Jun 8, 2019 | 0 comments

I’m a big fan of listening. More specifically, I’m a big fan of the art of listening. I find it helps in life, generally, and as a freelancer, specifically (when following instructions and briefs, for example). I was waiting for a mate, Big Jon – the man who is very...

54-46 (That’s My Number)

by | Jun 7, 2019 | 0 comments

When self-publishing a book, ISBNs (International Standard Book Numbers) are an optional extra. It’s a good idea to buy a batch of numbers if you want to make your book available to sell, but… There’s no legal requirement in the UK or Republic of Ireland...

The State of Things

by | Jun 6, 2019 | 0 comments

Ofcom recently published its annual study of UK adults’ media use and attitudes, Adults: Media use and attitudes report 2019. Two things (among many) from elsewhere in the report that strike me as needing urgent attention: Newer users tend to be less likely than...