Unorganised or overworked? Battling the Never Ending To-Do List.

I’m not unorganized, I’m just overworked. For me, coming to this realization was pretty profound. As someone with a strong desire to be productive, it has really bothered me recently that I haven’t had the headspace to really deep dive into major project work. I’ve felt as if periods of blissful concentration and useful problem ...

Staying sharp as a web worker in a big corporate

Yesterday I listened to a podcast entitled ‘Putting employees first: The new war for talent in knowledge industries‘) – I’d suggest having a listen. The podcast is an interview with Professor Ian O. Williamson from Melbourne Business School. In it, Ian makes some really great points about the changing relationship between employers and employees in ...

Hosting a Jelly: Is co-working a better way to work?

Posted by on Aug 26, 2011 in Better ways of working, Experiments | No Comments
Hosting a Jelly: Is co-working a better way to work?

Last Friday I was lucky enough to host a Melbourne Jelly at The University of Melbourne’s Woodward Conference centre. So far, everyone I’ve told about the Jelly has asked “What’s a Jelly?”, so let me explain.

“A bias towards action”

Today I’ve started to try and use the Action Method for organising myself. Mostly this has stemmed from listening to Scott Belseky talk at a Portable talk the other day.