Memorable Quotes — Unknown
December 14, 2005In too many workplaces today, people are still sitting in their beige cubicles from 9 until 5, spending 90 per cent of their time staring at computers and remain known to others only by their ‘output’ as opposed to their opinions or elements of their personality.
Improv on the Beach
December 14, 2005My friend Tony, along with pommy blogger (and facilitator)
Johnnie are running some Improv activities at Brighton beach next Monday (19th December — 6:00pm). Johnnie writes more about it here. Should be a fun night. If you’re interested in coming along, ping me.
Social Networking
December 13, 2005There is a great analysis of the state of Social Networking (and LinkedIn in particular) over at thisisgoingtobebig. Hat tip to the[non]billable hour for the link.
Mindmapping your Blog Posts
December 5, 2005Darren over at ProBlogger has been writing a fantastic series of posts about “Battling Bloggers Block“. His latest tip is to use mind mapping to help you organise your thoughts.
I’m a big fan of mindmapping and I wholeheartedly recommend this method — I use it all the time — not only as a tool to beat writers block, but as a way of structuring ideas. I usually start with a notepad and some colored pens, which I carry in my laptop bag. I have mind mapping software too, but find that the creative process works best for me without it to start off with. I often re-create them in the software later for posterity.
Mindmapping is also a great way to ‘draft’ stuff before you commit to writing it. I’ve got a number of ‘draft’ blog posts as mindmaps, which I’ve yet to commit to. But importantly, my initial thoughts and ideas are captured for when I find the time to craft them.
Memorable Quotes - Steve Jobs
December 2, 2005Steve Jobs was recently asked what technology he had bought that really delighted him?
“I actually bought a bicycle recently. It’s just wonderful.”
