Time tip: Let yourself cheat. I have a rubbish memory. I want to remember things, because I do care, but my memory lets me down. So I set reminders. If a friend tells me they have a blood test in…
Category: Productivity
I was listening to a podcast this week and the host moved into an ad segment for a brand of mushroom coffee. He read out the information, and named a type of mushroom, then said: My favourite functional mushroom I…
Writers write. It’s true, but it doesn’t tell the whole story. How do you know what to write and when? That’s where your planning comes in, and in particular, planning for the next year ahead of time. When To Start?…
There’s a rumour going around that smart phones are the root of all evil and the reason why none of us can focus and get stuff done. And yet, a lot of the people relying on this argument are also…
The middle of last week signalled the end of what had started to feel like a never-ending summer break. Six weeks out of schedule has been nice, and it’s nice to get back to work and school. I got the…
If you haven’t heard the term circadian rhythms before, you will almost certainly have heard of the idea, but under a different name – your body clock, perhaps. Circadian rhythms are your body’s natural daily rhythms. They play a role…
I’m a huge fan of Gretchen Rubin’s book, The Four Tendencies. If you haven’t read it, you should. The premise of the book is that there are four main types of people when it comes to how we respond to…
I was honoured to be asked by Craig Martelle to be on a panel at 20Booksto50k Edinburgh this week, talking about juggling writing with a day job. It was so great to share a stage with the incredible Lyz Kelley,…
Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a real geek when it comes to productivity, time management, etc. I love the idea of tweaking schedules, hacking my life, getting more done, etc. So, you can imagine how excited I was…
I was really excited to be interview by Laura Vanderkam and Sarah Hart-Unger earlier this year for an episode of their Best of Both Worlds podcast. This podcast is my favourite and always jumps to the top of my playlist…
