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7daysofwriting.md

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 title: 7 Days of Writing
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7thingsbook.md

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 title: 7 Things Book
 date: 2016-05-18T21:21:17+00:00
-author: James Greig
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_posts/2012-11-26-how-to-stop-being-a-graphic-designer.md

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 title: How to stop being a graphic designer
 date: 2012-11-26T09:16:55+00:00
-author: James Greig
-excerpt: "<p>If you're a designer and love your job, stop reading now. This article is not for you.&nbsp;</p>"
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+excerpt: "If you're a designer and love your job, stop reading now. This article is not for you. But if being a graphic designer is getting you down, you need to do something about it."layout: post
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+  - careers
 ---
 If you're a designer and love your job, stop reading now. This article is not for you. Graphic design can be a noble profession and I can count many of my heroes amongst its members.
 

_posts/2012-12-12-its-not-just-what-you-do-its-what-you-dont-do.md

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-id: 82
 title: 'It’s not just what you do, it’s what you don’t'
 date: 2012-12-12T09:16:19+00:00
-author: James Greig
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 permalink: /its-not-just-what-you-do-its-what-you-dont-do/
 categories:
-  - Uncategorised
+  - life
 ---
-<p>In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, I became a news junkie, compulsively devouring two or even three news websites on a daily basis. It was an itch I could scratch, and for almost a decade was part of my online routine.&nbsp;</p><p></p><p>A daily side of news isn't going to kill you, but it's part of a larger problem, accurately described as <a href="http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/30/the-busy-trap/" data-link-type="external">The 'Busy' Trap</a> by author&nbsp;Tim Kreider — the &nbsp;cacophony&nbsp;of emails, messages,&nbsp;obligations, lists and scheduling which threaten to overwhelm us:</p><blockquote>"It’s not as if any of us wants to live like this; it’s something we collectively force one another to do."</blockquote><p>With these seemingly unavoidable mantras woven into the fabric of modern day life, it's no wonder that people talk of "not having time" to do the things that they want to. &nbsp;</p><p>But that statement is a&nbsp;misdemeanour in itself. &nbsp;You don't just "have" time — you <strong>make</strong> time.</p><p>Stop doing crap that doesn't matter, and do stuff that does.</p><p></p><p></p><ul><li>Don't read or watch the news (Tim Ferriss calls this a "news fast" and recommends an initial diet of 10 days)</li><li>Don't read your email willy-nilly (I still struggle to avoid this. Blocking apps like <a href="http://visitsteve.com/made/selfcontrol/" data-link-type="external">Self Control</a> can help)</li><li>Don't make excuses. (No-one gives you permission in life)</li><li>Don't do time management (Instead,&nbsp;identify&nbsp;the most 1-3 tasks each day and do them first)</li><li>Don't do meetings (This of course, is easier if you don't have a boss, and is something on my growing list of reasons to be your own)</li><li>Don't make goals (Focus on the present, not the future, and do something which excites you now)</li></ul><p></p><p>What things can you stop doing, and what will you do instead?</p><hr /><p>Recommended reading:</p><ul><li>Leo Babauta on <a href="http://zenhabits.net/achieving/" data-link-type="external">Achieving Without Goals</a></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0091929113/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=19450&amp;creativeASIN=0091929113&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=sneageek-21" data-link-type="external">The 4-Hour Work Week:&nbsp;</a>Tim Ferriss (and his <a href="http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/08/16/the-not-to-do-list-9-habits-to-stop-now/" data-link-type="external">Not-To-Do</a> list)</li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0749922648/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=19450&amp;creativeASIN=0749922648&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=sneageek-21" data-link-type="external">Getting Things Done: How to Achieve Stress-free Productivity</a>, David Allen</li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1416511555/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=19450&amp;creativeASIN=1416511555&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=sneageek-21" data-link-type="external">The Magic of Thinking Big</a>,&nbsp;David J. Schwartz</li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004H4XBJ2/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=19450&amp;creativeASIN=B004H4XBJ2&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=sneageek-21" data-link-type="external">The 80/20 Principle: The Secret of Achieving More with Less</a>,&nbsp;Richard Koch</li></ul><p></p>
+<p>In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, I became a news junkie, compulsively devouring two or even three news websites on a daily basis. It was an itch I could scratch, and for almost a decade was part of my online routine.&nbsp;</p><p></p><p>A daily side of news isn't going to kill you, but it's part of a larger problem, accurately described as <a href="http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/30/the-busy-trap/" data-link-type="external">The 'Busy' Trap</a> by author&nbsp;Tim Kreider — the &nbsp;cacophony&nbsp;of emails, messages,&nbsp;obligations, lists and scheduling which threaten to overwhelm us:</p><blockquote>"It’s not as if any of us wants to live like this; it’s something we collectively force one another to do."</blockquote><p>With these seemingly unavoidable mantras woven into the fabric of modern day life, it's no wonder that people talk of "not having time" to do the things that they want to. &nbsp;</p><p>But that statement is a&nbsp;misdemeanour in itself. &nbsp;You don't just "have" time — you <strong>make</strong> time.</p><p>Stop doing crap that doesn't matter, and do stuff that does.</p><p></p><p></p><ul><li>Don't read or watch the news (Tim Ferriss calls this a "news fast" and recommends an initial diet of 10 days)</li><li>Don't read your email willy-nilly (I still struggle to avoid this. Blocking apps like <a href="http://visitsteve.com/made/selfcontrol/" data-link-type="external">Self Control</a> can help)</li><li>Don't make excuses. (No-one gives you permission in life)</li><li>Don't do time management (Instead,&nbsp;identify&nbsp;the most 1-3 tasks each day and do them first)</li><li>Don't do meetings (This of course, is easier if you don't have a boss, and is something on my growing list of reasons to be your own)</li><li>Don't make goals (Focus on the present, not the future, and do something which excites you now)</li></ul><p></p><p>What things can you stop doing, and what will you do instead?</p><hr /><p>Recommended reading:</p><ul><li>Leo Babauta on <a href="http://zenhabits.net/achieving/" data-link-type="external">Achieving Without Goals</a></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0091929113/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=19450&amp;creativeASIN=0091929113&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=sneageek-21" data-link-type="external">The 4-Hour Work Week:&nbsp;</a>Tim Ferriss (and his <a href="http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/08/16/the-not-to-do-list-9-habits-to-stop-now/" data-link-type="external">Not-To-Do</a> list)</li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0749922648/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=19450&amp;creativeASIN=0749922648&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=sneageek-21" data-link-type="external">Getting Things Done: How to Achieve Stress-free Productivity</a>, David Allen</li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1416511555/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=19450&amp;creativeASIN=1416511555&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=sneageek-21" data-link-type="external">The Magic of Thinking Big</a>,&nbsp;David J. Schwartz</li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004H4XBJ2/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=19450&amp;creativeASIN=B004H4XBJ2&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=sneageek-21" data-link-type="external">The 80/20 Principle: The Secret of Achieving More with Less</a>,&nbsp;Richard Koch</li></ul><p></p>

_posts/2012-12-21-extreme-program-your-life-do-first-optimise-last.md

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 title: Extreme program your life — do first, optimise last
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-author: James Greig
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-<p>Working as a digital designer (and&nbsp;amateur&nbsp;programmer) in Scotland I was briefly exposed (1) to the software development methodology of '<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_programming" data-link-type="external">extreme programming</a>', whose creator Kent Beck advocated coding first, and optimising last.</p><p>His aim was to allow for more iterations in the development cycle of a piece of software, thus creating the most&nbsp;opportunities&nbsp;for feedback and improvement. Tellingly perhaps, his third book on the subject was called "Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change".</p><p>By swapping out the 'coding' for 'doing', his&nbsp;approach can be used to engineer greater, and faster, change in your own personal development.</p><p>Do first, optimise last (and embrace the change).</p><hr /><p>(1) Hat tip to my former, and slightly maverick, boss&nbsp;<a href="http://hossgifford.com/" data-link-type="external">Hoss Gifford</a>.&nbsp;I still the remember the day our team got a bollocking for animating a 'wrong password' shake on the login screen of our fledging email newsletter system, whilst the rest of it remained completely unbuilt (which is how it remains to this day).</p>
+<p>Working as a digital designer (and&nbsp;amateur&nbsp;programmer) in Scotland I was briefly exposed (1) to the software development methodology of '<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_programming" data-link-type="external">extreme programming</a>', whose creator Kent Beck advocated coding first, and optimising last.</p><p>His aim was to allow for more iterations in the development cycle of a piece of software, thus creating the most&nbsp;opportunities&nbsp;for feedback and improvement. Tellingly perhaps, his third book on the subject was called "Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change".</p><p>By swapping out the 'coding' for 'doing', his&nbsp;approach can be used to engineer greater, and faster, change in your own personal development.</p><p>Do first, optimise last (and embrace the change).</p><hr /><p>(1) Hat tip to my former, and slightly maverick, boss&nbsp;<a href="http://hossgifford.com/" data-link-type="external">Hoss Gifford</a>.&nbsp;I still the remember the day our team got a bollocking for animating a 'wrong password' shake on the login screen of our fledging email newsletter system, whilst the rest of it remained completely unbuilt (which is how it remains to this day).</p>

_posts/2012-12-27-if-its-waking-you-up-try-writing-it-down.md

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 title: 'If it’s waking you up, try writing it down'
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 permalink: /if-its-waking-you-up-try-writing-it-down/
 categories:
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-<p>If you're losing sleep because you can't stop thinking about something, here's a disarmingly simple tip from <a href="http://chrisguillebeau.com/" data-link-type="external">Chris Guillebeau</a>, author of&nbsp;<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0399536108/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=dead0b-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0399536108" data-link-type="external">The Art of Non-Conformity</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://100startup.com/" data-link-type="external">The $100 Startup</a>.</p><blockquote>I kept waking up at night with more ideas. If I didn’t write them down, I couldn’t get back to sleep. I learned a while back that when you wake up feeling excited about an idea and can’t shake it, there’s usually a reason for it. It’s a good idea to pay attention to what you’re being told by the universe.</blockquote><p>On a slight tangent, I believe there's an interesting&nbsp;parallel&nbsp;here with lucid dreaming.</p><p>Why?</p><p>In short: because <a href="http://www.world-of-lucid-dreaming.com/dream-journal.html" data-link-type="external">keeping a dream journal</a> is one of the most cited methods of improving your recall of&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_eye_movement_sleep" data-link-type="external">REM sleep</a>&nbsp;(the still-mysterious&nbsp;phase&nbsp;of&nbsp;reduced consciousness when dreams happen).</p><p>During REM sleep, the activity of your brain's neurons is most similar to that during waking hours, so it follows that anything which is waking you up, might be doing so for a reason.</p><p>Next time something wakes you up, try writing it down... or even drawing it, something I always do after a particularly vivid dream.</p><p></p>
+<p>If you're losing sleep because you can't stop thinking about something, here's a disarmingly simple tip from <a href="http://chrisguillebeau.com/" data-link-type="external">Chris Guillebeau</a>, author of&nbsp;<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0399536108/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=dead0b-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0399536108" data-link-type="external">The Art of Non-Conformity</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://100startup.com/" data-link-type="external">The $100 Startup</a>.</p><blockquote>I kept waking up at night with more ideas. If I didn’t write them down, I couldn’t get back to sleep. I learned a while back that when you wake up feeling excited about an idea and can’t shake it, there’s usually a reason for it. It’s a good idea to pay attention to what you’re being told by the universe.</blockquote><p>On a slight tangent, I believe there's an interesting&nbsp;parallel&nbsp;here with lucid dreaming.</p><p>Why?</p><p>In short: because <a href="http://www.world-of-lucid-dreaming.com/dream-journal.html" data-link-type="external">keeping a dream journal</a> is one of the most cited methods of improving your recall of&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_eye_movement_sleep" data-link-type="external">REM sleep</a>&nbsp;(the still-mysterious&nbsp;phase&nbsp;of&nbsp;reduced consciousness when dreams happen).</p><p>During REM sleep, the activity of your brain's neurons is most similar to that during waking hours, so it follows that anything which is waking you up, might be doing so for a reason.</p><p>Next time something wakes you up, try writing it down... or even drawing it, something I always do after a particularly vivid dream.</p><p></p>