Shame Isn’t a Signal to Cram More Into Your Schedule Why aren’t I working on this project? Why aren’t I doing more writing, getting up earlier, chipping away at this backlog of work that I know is essential? I don’t really know. But I do know that I’m ashamed of it. I’m carrying around a […]
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Long-Term Thinking for Calendars
Deadlines sneak up on us because we’re always focused just a week ahead of time. Our tools don’t help since most calendars keep deadlines off-screen until it’s too late. We need a calendar that can easily zoom out from your daily work to scan your horizon of deadlines, goals, and commitments. What is long-term? It’s different […]
Shuffles the Deck Over and Over
The Henry in Seattle is showing Mungo Thomson’s Composition for 52 Keys in the first gallery as you walk in. It’s beautiful to see the piano alone in the room, and somewhat spooky to see the keys fall by themselves. Thomson’s Composition for 52 Keys will not run through all the possible combinations of musical notes […]
You’re Calendar’s Not a Poster
The calendar we need is not an almanac or a poster. It’s a game. Move the pieces of your day and see the consequences of your decisions.
Preview: Calendar Analytics
Analytics is coming to DayBack Calendar is here! Measure changes to your schedule and chart calendar data against your goals. You’ll be able to chart any additional fields you’ve added to the calendar. And you’ll know when the crests or troughs of your activity cross your thresholds. In the example above, we’re looking at one developer’s […]