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productivity

Jefferson’s Work/Life Balance

June 30, 2009

in History,Place,Storytelling

Thomas Jefferson designed his own house, and constantly fiddled with it — and yet his bed was in the wall between his office and bedroom:

Jefferson's Bed (by Maira Kalman)

Jefferson's Bed (by Maira Kalman)

From “Time Wastes Too Fast“, a narrative and series of images by Maira Kalman based on a visit to Monticello.

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Four Hours — and 33 Minutes

June 23, 2009

in Process,Thinking,Words

J. Robert Lennon on what writers really do:

Recently, I timed myself during a typical four-hour “writing” session, in order to determine how many minutes I spend writing. The answer: 33. That’s how long it took to type four pages of narrative and dialogue for my novel-in-progress, much of which will eventually end up discarded.

Read the article for his detailed timeline.

via @CherylStrayed via @BigScotty

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What We Do Instead of Doing Our Stuff

April 18, 2009

in Adaptation,Process,Storytelling,Video

Lev Yilmaz on procrastination:

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Done: A Cult, A Manifesto, and Two Posters

March 13, 2009

in Image,Invention,Process,Thinking,Volition

Bre Prettis and Kio Stark have written a 13-point Cult of Done Manifesto. Examples:

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2. Accept that everything is a draft. It helps to get it done.

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6. The point of being done is not to finish but to get other things done.

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9. People without dirty hands are wrong. Doing something makes you right.

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Here’s one of the visual depictions, by James Provost:

Done Manifesto

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