Archive for May, 2007
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Some thoughts on multi-project workloads
A question that pops up time and time again in forums, newsletters, and blogs, goes something like the following: "People say the best advice is to work on one thing at a time. But when pressed, everyone who is successful says they work on multiple projects at once. What gives?" Well, there are two useful ways of looking at this. At least, two ways that I've found useful. You might agree or disagree. The first way: Focus on one task at a time. If they are writing an article, they sit down and write that article until they are finished. They don't write three lines, then read their email, then write another paragraph, then have a look at that latest Wordpress plugin, and so ...
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Disappearing icons in Stay On Focus!
There's a bug in Stay On Focus - the icons sometimes disappear after a reboot. Here is an update.
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Wordpress Plugin: Most Popular Plugins
Today, I share the details of a new site I've just launched, to gather data and share the results with the wordpress community.
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How To Prioritise Your Projects
There's a great post by Shoemoney on prioritizing profitable projects. The "fun factor" is one thing I try to avoid. The other is "problem solving". It's easy for me as a software developer to get an idea, and start working on a proof-of-concept (a quick and dirty piece of code that does the complex piece of function, but doesn't have all the easy "been there, done that" pieces, and certainly doesn't look nice). Before I know it, a day has gone by and I've got the proof-of-concept for something I might not even use, and another project that is live or almost live hasn't been updated. Hence:
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Oops
Oops. I accidentally published some advice on remaining focused as a private post. It wasn't meant to be. I've now made it public.
