reading journal

Friday, June 6th, 2008

I'm an avid reader. I set a goal each year to read an average of a book a week. I enjoy reading, but it is also a discipline of creative work. Ideas rarely initiate out of nowhere. Some of my most creative thoughts cascade out of other ideas, and reading ...

evaluating evernote

Monday, April 14th, 2008

I've been evaluating Evernote for the last few weeks. I like it. A lot. So much that I'm tempted to change over from Yojimbo. But not yet. Here's what I like: Without a doubt, my favorite feature is Evernote's ability to recognize text in an image and make it searchable. I can ...

capture everything revisited: jott

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

This is part six of a five(!) part series on capturing everything. Previous entries: capture everything: buckets capture everything: tasks capture everything: ideas capture everything: out and about capture everything: the incubator Jott is a handy little service that lets you call a toll-free number and speak a message. Jott will transcribe and deliver that ...

capture everything: the incubator

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

This is last post in a series on capturing everything. Previous entries: capture everything: buckets capture everything: tasks capture everything: ideas capture everything: out and about capture everything revisited: jott In a time of growing self awareness a few years ago, I quietly proclaimed myself to be a content creator. I had awakened to the ...

capture everything: out and about

Monday, February 11th, 2008

This is part 4 of 5 in a series on capturing everything. Other entries: capture everything: buckets capture everything: tasks capture everything: ideas capture everything: the incubator capture everything revisited: jott As I've disclosed my processes to capture every worthwhile thought, discerning readers (or Luddite sympathizers) might have noticed that it seems as if I ...

capture everything: ideas

Monday, February 4th, 2008

This is part 3 of 5 in a series on capturing everything. Other entries: capture everything: buckets capture everything: tasks capture everything: out and about capture everything: the incubator capture everything revisited: jott Once you start to really get serious about capturing every thought of value (and some that aren't), you'll quickly realize there are ...