Nicholas Bate

Blast from the Past

Doppio Espresso 101

Productivity Reminder 31

Working backwards from the imagined completion of the piece of work will give much more accuracy to the estimate as to how long a piece of work will take compared to working forwards from the start.

The Joy of Repeat

considered here.

Blast from the Past

Routes to Your Non-fiction Book.

Monday

day of the moon.

Bring some beauty into your busy day.

Perhaps a Regular Escape

from the 'front lines'?

Worth a Careful Read

The Madness of Crowds by Douglas Murray.

Blast from the Past

14 Rules for Radicals

100 Words

Quietness and isolation seem like the last thing we need in the middle of a busy day, during a demanding week amidst the turmoil of a brutal project. But. But. Quietness and isolation allow a return to basics: what’s really, really important here? Quietness and isolation allow you to think, your most powerful asset. We function well with the two qualities. As Hunter-Gatherers, we grew up with it; we have a physiology, a metabolism, a cognitive system which yearns for it. Go walk: long and hard. Quietly. Alone. Look up,  look long. Breath deeper. More human being, less human doing.

Productivity Reminder 30

Stress is a killer.

It kills your ideas, it kills your fun, it kills your quality of effort.

Look after yourself; start today.