Nicholas Bate

The Most Powerful Productivity Tips, 50

For meetings, ensure your working unit is no more than 45 minutes. 

How? Minimum number of attenders, clear purpose and agenda. Assertive chair.

Then after the meeting you can get some real work done.

Tuesday Sometimes, 7

1. You get it wrong. Take notes and learn.
2. You are lost. Try a different map.
3. You are too fatigued. Rest deep and long.
4. You can't be heard. Be bolder.
5. You lack focus. Find stillness and meditate until clarity returns.
6. You need greater resource. Ask nicely and persistently.
7. You need to go home. Go home.

Michael Wade

On summer reading.

“I would not restrict this suggestion to summer reading but re-reading excellent books, such as War and Peace or Heart of Darkness, is a great practice if only to see what you may have missed the first time around “ Michael Wade

Coffee 7

1. Buy a decent bean. Try those from you local roastery. Buy small, fresh batches.
2. Store those beans well: in an air-tight container away from heat and sunlight.
3. Use a french press, scrupulously cleaned after previous use.
4. Just-off-the-boil water. 
5. 3/4 minutes before plunging.
6. Warmed cup. 
7. Find a friendly barista to teach you the finer details.

Sunday May 28

1. Early morning Sun Salute Yoga;
2. Your work to the best of your ability, whatever;
3. 100 words-at least-of writing;
4. A walk;
5. What fills you with passion, wherever possible;
6. Anything which stretches your thinking;
7. Manual work.

A year from now you'll be so pleased you did.

The Daily Soap

In which you star, may be edited at any time for extra romance, adventure or ice-cream breaks.

You choose.

Three Novels for The Long Weekend.

Meet Molly: a tale of love, entrepreneurship and the hero’s tale.

Molly and The Isle of Kasta: the sequel.

AND

>>FREE for 48h thanks to the nice people at amazon<<

Bram, A Spy Story: a story of coming-of-age, Queen and country and the origins of Covid-19. 

Managing a Business in a Crazy World, 16

The difficulty with doing what everybody else is doing is that it’s busy. 

Find your niche; be brilliant; keep your head down. 

A Layman’s Blog

Is right here. 

Chop wood, carry water…

…clear the garage. 

You’ll feel better for it.