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UsingOmniFocus.com & An Announcement
The new UsingOmniFocus.com is now up. I would like to take a moment to say thank you to BluePrint Design who put the entire site together.
Along with the very nice site design, the resources page has also been updated to include more sites and focus on various themes and producers of content on the web. I’m certain there are more names and articles to add so, as always, feel free to contact me with any suggestions.
Also, included is a more accessible blog section. At some point, I will begin to use the blog for updates and ideas as time and attention will allow. The unanticipated success of Creating Flow with OmniFocus had stressed the very system it describes, but I do believe, however, that it has stood up rather well, if I do say so myself. While there are ideas to write, I do my best, as always, to maintain focus.
To no small extent, the decrease of posts at UsingOmniFocus.com has been related to the work of a new book, Mastery in Workflow which will be something of a successor/companion book of Creating Flow, though it definitely stands on its own. There is no release date as of yet. But, please do know that it has been taking much of my available attention in the 2+ years since the release of Creating Flow, and a particularly large amount over the past year or so. I do hope you will enjoy it.
What is Productivity?
Productivity is many things. For some, it is about doing a lot in a little time.
But, truly, productivity is so much more. It is about:
- Setting yourself up for success.
- Being focused where you want to be.
- Doing things that you find meaningful.
- Being creative, sometimes even in harsh environments.
- Forging your own paths.
- Finding your voice and delivering it well.
- Knowing and actively deciding on your obligations.
- Knowing where and how to say “no”.
- Avoiding procrastination.
Too often, many of us fall into just going along with and fighting whatever the world throws at us. “Go with the flow!”, we say. Meanwhile, we might think, “I’d like to do that one thing. Maybe one day I will.” The days go by. The goal never arrives, and then we wonder why or blame circumstance.
But when we learn to take charge of our lives and the world
around us, we start living life with intention.
Of course, striking out may seem scary. It takes courage to live life with purpose and on purpose. Roadblocks and worries, fears and concerns show up everywhere.
This is my passion. I want to help you to find that sense of your own unique play to meet the world so that you can:
- Create a life that is yours.
- Find and follow an inner guide in a way that works for you and those you care for.
- Decide on your obligations and meet them while building the world you want.
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Teens and their social venues
I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by Google - 15 September 2006 - New Scientist Tech This article seems to dove-tail well with the yesterday's post. It's written from the view of a teenager dealing with a lack of venues for creativity. The very act of...
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