lifestyles
There’s a whole load of genuine research behind these ideas. One thing I’ve done consistently since I worked on the Nokia project [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2013/05/design_your_day.html] back at the beginning of the year has been designing my day in exactly this
self-employment
Advice for the self-employed [https://medium.com/i-dont-know-a-thing/397d01b7cb] : > You can define “success” without it being tied to quarterly shareholder reports or even income. It can be tied to the amount of days you can afford not to work. Or by how much you can donate to your favourite
apps
[https://i1.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2013/06/lisa-gansky.jpg] Is sharing a product of the urban environment? That was the message emerging from pre-lunch session at LeWeb London today. Lisa Gansky [http://lisagansky.com/] took to the stage to argue that the city is a platform
fatherhood
[https://i1.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2013/05/hazel-pop.jpg] My recent life choices – to work part time and share childcare with my wife – were highlighted on the Timewise Jobs blog [http://www.timewisejobs.co.uk/article/3436/why-men-want-flexible-working-too/]: > “If we can keep this working, it’
Brilliant Noise
[https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2013/02/2013-02-18-14.22.47.jpg] Writing is, essentially, a lonely business. It’s just you, a keyboard and as much focus as you can bring to a task. I’m in the midst of a long piece of writing now,
productivity
[](https://i1.wp.com/lh6.googleusercontent.com/-AQ1GOWjNhJY/URitT_0iHCI/AAAAAAAAGzQ/ujnrWgtorYY/s2048/3254E75C-5BBC-4338-A3C9-847920EC9383.JPG?ssl=1) I’ve been doing a lot of thinking and reading about productivity and
Blogging
I’ve read again and again over the years, that reading your e-mail as the first task in your working day is the wrong thing to do [http://www.fastcompany.com/3000619/what-successful-people-do-first-hour-their-work-day] . You should dive into a few tasks, do something directly productive first, and then switch back to
iPad
Jason Snell, writing for MacWorld [http://www.macworld.com/article/2018600/why-im-writing-on-the-ipad.html]: > The changes in writing environment go beyond the act of typing. The iPad also offers a remarkable lack of distractions. When I write on my Mac I find I am endlessly checking Twitter and email and
Blogging
I don’t always practice what I preach. Yesterday’s post [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2012/10/the_skill_of_short_sharp_blogging.html] , which mentioned not keeping drafts in your blog platform? I’m guilty. Below is the second oldest draft I have (of eleven in total), in
corporate culture
Oddly, since my “liberation” from corporate life, I’ve become fascinated by alternative working models. This is just [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303379204577474953586383604.html] fascinating [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303379204577474953586383604.html] : > Valve, whose website says the company has been “boss free” since its founding in 1996, also
childcare
From a Meaning 2012 conference [http://meaningconference.co.uk] e-mail: > The childcare is provided by Officrèche, an Ofsted-approved nursery which offers co-working space with flexible childcare onsite and is 10 minutes away from the conference venue. Funny how things like that have suddenly become a lot more important to
essays
I wrote an essay for the good people of Theme Park on[ the tyranny of paper and wires on office work](http://www.inthethemepark.com/blog/finding-new-windows-stare-through?hash=/blog/all/0#.UCkwQqnbybw) – and our future liberation from them:> Like so many tyrants, paper was overthrown – by the digital age.