Archive for June, 2009

How to Write an Awesome Blog Post, Every Single Time

Posted by Matt on June 29th, 2009 under Creativity, Plans and Planning, Solving Problems  •  1 Comment

There has never been a detailed article explaining how creative work takes shape. How do you go from having a brilliant idea to having a finished product you can share with the world? All creative work needs to take form somehow, after all.
In this post, I explain how I create my creative works, from a [...]

Timeboxing

Posted by Matt on June 26th, 2009 under Plans and Planning, Productivity, Time Management  •  No Comments

One of the best personal development tricks I have ever learned is the concept of timeboxing. What is timeboxing, you ask?
Timeboxing is a fairly simple time management technique. When you have a task to accomplish, you set aside a certain amount of time to complete that task. You do your very best to complete [...]