Tag Archives: practicality

Having Trouble Starting Your Startup?

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Bruce Keener

David Heinemeier Hansson, co-author of Rework, writes: One of the most pervasive myths of startup life is that it has to be all consuming. That unless you can give your business all your thoughts and hours, you don’t deserve success. … Continue reading →

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On Being Open-Minded

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Bruce Keener

In the biography of Steve Jobs, Isaacson writes Reflecting years later on his spiritual feelings, he said that religion was at its best when it emphasized spiritual experiences rather than received dogma. “The juice goes out of Christianity when it … Continue reading →

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Life Simplification: Year-End Deletion of Social Media Accounts

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Bruce Keener

About a month ago I deleted my Google +, Tumblr, and Posterous accounts. When I announced on Google + and Twitter that I would be doing that, Joe Grant asked why, and here is my (slightly modified) reply: I think … Continue reading →

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Making Good Decisions

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Bruce Keener

I recently read a few news items that relate, at least partially, to decision-making, and thought I’d share some key points. In Danny Sullivan’s summary of Google Zeitgeist conference, he quotes Google cofounder Larry Page as saying There are no … Continue reading →

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Instapaper: My Favorite App

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Bruce Keener

Because I have so many interests, I read a lot. A huge chunk of this reading is of web pages that have been formatted by Instapaper. Basically, whenever I come across an article that I want to read later, I click on … Continue reading →

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From Yojimbo to Evernote to Yojimbo to … (Mac)

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Bruce Keener

In my recent reading of some of Michael Hyatt’s articles on Evernote, it occurred to me that maybe I should give Evernote another try. I signed up for premium access to it when it first came out, but then got … Continue reading →

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It Was Too Much for Me, Yet, Not Enough [Information]

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Bruce Keener

Around the first of the year, I woke up to the realization that I was wasting huge chucks of time taking in information of no value. Not only was I wasting time, I even started to feel less in control … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on Time

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Bruce Keener

Over the recent holidays, I caught myself daydreaming about my own funeral. I pictured one of my friends saying “That Keener sure did know a lot.” With another friend saying “Yes, but it would have been better if he known … Continue reading →

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Making a Big Change with Baby Steps

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Bruce Keener

In a recent post, I talked about spending just five minutes on part of a dreaded activity as a way of ultimately getting the activity done. I decided to try a small change to help me break an addiction to … Continue reading →

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5 Minutes of Getting It Done Is Better Than Never

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Bruce Keener

Have you had items like the following on your ToDo lists for a while? clean house organize tax info organize bookshelves by author clean Mac files and folders write year-end employee reviews clean WIndows files and folders clean garage Although … Continue reading →

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