The Mikes of Mikes on Mics (Michael Schechter & Michael Vardy) have a new blog called Workflowing on which I’ve been honored to have a pretty awesome review of Workflow: Beyond Productivity. Schechter’s also written more at his own blog.

The review is so rewarding to see after spending such a long time writing the text in isolation. In particular, I like that they see how it is constructed as a textbook and that it is meant to really be worked through slowly. Among other things, Workflow is meant to enhance, promote, and hopefully develop a mind towards focus:

“Workflow: Beyond Productivity is a master class in workflow that, as indicated, goes well beyond productivity.”

The Mikes have several ongoing projects including:

• The aforementioned Mikes on Mics podcast
• Schechter’s A Better Mess, a blog title which I continue to be entertained by.
• Vardy’s Productivityist blog
• Vardy’s The Front Nine and his most recently released Productivityist Workbook
• As well as their weekly newsletter which you can access at Workflowing.

Posts are on hold while I focus my attention on getting the new book ready …

Almost there …

Stay on target …

Almost there …

Yay! My websites are functional again! (Sort of … working on it …)

Sven Fechner, writing at SimplicityBliss.com, invited me to take part in his travel series. He’s been writing about using Macs on the road. While I have a unique non-vehicular-oriented view, I still was excited and able to write up a bit of what advice I can offer others:

My brother has been working at this interesting company called Knack. When he first mentioned that he was trying to figure out personalities through their means of gaming, I said something like, “Bah!” (Actually, it was more likely a passive, “meh.”) But as time went on, I realized he is onto something.

There really is something very interesting that can be said about a person by watching them play. Play is a highly individualized and unique aspect to a person. A game, meanwhile, is a playground – a place that promotes and encourages play. Another aspect of a game is that it presents an environment that encourages play to develop towards some sort of mastery. What type of mastery is highly specific to that game and that person.

It will be interesting to see where he goes with this …

All presentations from the Omni Group’s visit to San Francisco in January are now available for viewing. Check out my writeup of the event here. In the mean time, I would like to highlight this rather dashing fellow:

The Creative Task Group from The Omni Group on Vimeo.