I don’t believe in finding time. I make it. I make a conscious choice about how I’m going to spend my time, then I spend it. I determine which projects require immediate attention and which ones can be deferred. I choose whether I will take on a new project. I figure out how to allot my time so that I can tend to my new project or opportunity. I decide how long I will work before I’m allowed to play.
Work Life
From There to Here
I’ve been trying to do my own thing for almost three years. My path has been filled with missteps, restarts, and shifts in direction. I sometimes wonder if more knowledge could have prevented some of those things. Most of the time, I recognize that where I am now would not be possible without the route I took. It may have been the harder, more circuitous one, but it was the only one I had.
Write Right’s SXSW Survival Tips
I thought I’d give people a head start for next year’s SXSW with some survival tips. Without further ado, Write Right’s twelve tips:
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SXSW Recap
I’m writing this post prior to the end of SXSW with the intention of scheduling it after the madness of SXSW ends, but I think I’ve gained enough of an understanding of how the thing works. At least, I’ve gained an understanding of how to navigate SXSW as a business person. My key takeaway from the whole thing is to be flexible with my time and to be intentional in meeting both people I know and don’t know.
Quality, Quantity, and the Sixty Hour Work Week
A past co-worker once asked whether I took work home with me. I told him no. He seemed flabbergasted. For him, taking work home was a sign of dedication and productivity. I didn’t agree. Taking work home with me indicated an inability to order my life in a healthy way and asked what I did with the hours I had available during the day. I know work sometimes extends past usual business hours, but if I arrange my work and prioritize tasks in a way that works for me, it shouldn’t have to follow me home very often.
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Find and Protect the Productive Zone
Everyone has a productive zone, i.e., a time in which they prefer to work. They may not recognize it as such, but they have one. It’s that time of the day where ideas start to come together. It’s when the ideas are flowing faster than the person can write them.