Posts Tagged ‘experiment’

You: The Science Experiment

I don’t expect you’ll be drinking mystery potions or hooking yourself up to a car battery anytime soon. But conducting personal experiments are probably the best way to find answers. By actually testing (instead of assuming) your habits, beliefs, methods and systems you can make real improvements.

Stop Theorizing, Look at Results

Nassim Nicholas Taleb, in his book The Black Swan, recommends against using complex theories if they… » Continue

August 30 2007 | By Scott H | Tagged: experiment, habit, science, test, theory | 5 comments»

How to Live Mini-Adventures on a Small Budget

Believe it or not, having life adventures is not in the exclusive realm of eccentric billionaires and jet-setting entrepreneurs. Life adventures don’t even require a lot of time, so you don’t need to quit your job or cash in sick days. Having adventures is more about attitude and a skill than resources.

What is an Adventure?

Adventures don’t have to be African safari’s, base jumping or flying around the… » Continue

August 28 2007 | By Scott H | Tagged: adventure, experiment, fun, game, party, randomness | 6 comments»

Trial By Fire Productivity - Brainstorming And High Level Planning Tools

This post is part of the Trial By Fire Productivity series.

I plan in my head.

Back when I was getting started as a freelance designer, I waited tables to help pay the bills. I was one of those waiters that kept orders in his head. I never wrote them down, and very rarely made a mistake. It was when I tried to write things down that I got… » Continue

March 16 2007 | By Tony | Tagged: experiment, process, Productivity, tools, trial-by-fire | 22 comments»

Trial By Fire Productivity - Base Tools and Process

This post is part of the Trial By Fire Productivity series.

The first thing that came apparent was the need to define my time. I had to do this in a way that was both flexible and clear.

The only productivity/time management tools I kept are Google Calendar, my Miquelrius spiral grid notebook, and Thunderbird for email. So the first thing was to establish a process and… » Continue

March 9 2007 | By Tony | Tagged: experiment, process, Productivity, tool, trial-by-fire | 3 comments»