by Steve Schramm | Feb 23, 2023 | Productivity & Workflow
Spend any amount of time studying productivity, and what you’ll find is a lot of advice about how to get more stuff done. It’s an attempt at control. We hate the idea of going through our day, having only accomplished 10 things instead of 11. Or 3 instead of 4. Or 49...
by Steve Schramm | Sep 6, 2022 | Productivity & Workflow
We live in a blessed time, for sure. Absolute “nobodies” can create a social media account, YouTube channel, podcast, or blog, and start talking about anything and everything before a global audience. Most business opportunities can be started without so much as a...
by Steve Schramm | Sep 2, 2022 | Productivity & Workflow
One of the best insights I’ve ever received (H/T Jason Fried) is that goals are, quite often, meaningless. We set arbitrary goals, and one of two things happens: We hit the goal, then set a new one immediately. We fall short of the goal, and beat ourselves up. This is...
by Steve Schramm | Aug 19, 2022 | Productivity & Workflow
Humans love a good challenge. I believe that is built into us. From the very beginning of creation, God tasked humans with subduing and filling the earth. Built into our psyche are the concepts of conquest, discovery, and overcoming adversity. This is, I think, why...
by Steve Schramm | Aug 12, 2022 | Productivity & Workflow
Commitment is really hard. And trying out new things can be difficult, especially when you have lots of external pressure and the internal motivation is not necessarily there. Can you relate? If you find yourself in that sort of situation, I think one of the best...
by Steve Schramm | Jun 18, 2022 | Productivity & Workflow
One of the core tenants of Shape Up is the Heartbeat. The Heartbeat was invented as a way to keep the entire team in the loop of current projects and progress. Writes Jason Fried: A Heartbeat summarizes all the work the team did over the last 6-week cycle. It’s...
