Have you ever given thought to how you read? Reflecting on my reading habits and their ups and downs over the years, I decided it was time to shake things up a bit. So this year I’ve decided to try a few different things in my reading. First, my focus is on genres rather than […]
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Motivate me: reflections on gamification for productivity
If making your tasks more like a game would make you more productive, would you do it? Gamified productivity apps promise just that. As someone who loves a good game and is always looking for ways to be more productive, I’ve experimented with different productivity apps, many of which have game elements. Over the last […]
Practicalities of podcasting
It seems like new podcasts are popping up all the time, but what actually goes into making an episode? In this post I share some thoughts on podcasting from my experience of making the following podcast episode. If you’ve listened to the episode, you’ll know that it explores the broad topic of whether the nature […]
Performing the professional self
Reflections on the development of my professional identity and how my website helps me show who I am As a content writer, I spend a lot of time helping people to create their online professional identities and I’m constantly refining my own. My website is key to my online professional identity, even more so than […]
Why I stopped thinking about time management
One word has made the single biggest difference to how I think about time management: investment. I try to be efficient and productive, and to make the most of my time. I’ve read books and watched online courses to improve my time management. And I have high expectations of myself. But a few weeks ago […]