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Tag: productivity

  • Innovation Thrives Under Constraint

    This is not my usual topic, but I’ve done a lot of work looking at innovation, and the conditions under which it thrives. Evan Williams and Jack Dorsey, founders of Twitter, have talked often of the “constraints” that are built into the Twitter app. You can only post 140 characters in a single message, for…

  • 8 Requirements for a Perfect Contact Management System

    I read about some new organization software over at LifeHacker, which got me thinking about what would be my ideal organization software.  I am beginning to embrace the implications of the uneven levels of attention I can pay to people I know, and the definite limit to which I can keep everyone in my head. …

  • Your network: for or against you?

    Your network can help you or work against you, it all depends on the level alignment between your network and your goals.  If you are trying to get something done with a team, your network should reflect that.  If you are looking for new opportunties, your network should reflect that. I wrote a short piece…