Productivity

Systems, habits, workflows, and personal optimization

  • Home Music System

    A while ago I set up a music system above the fireplace.  It uses an AirPort Express as a destination for playing iTunes music from my computers, iPhone or iPad.  The audio out channel from the AirPort Express feeds into a small amp that I found on Amazon for $20 which powers a pair of…

  • Finding Focus

    Programming is a task that requires long stretches of uninterrupted time to be productive.  A simple 15 second “How’s it going?” will almost inevitably lead to a 15 minute delay in work getting done.  A scary but true fact.  Programming, like design, and engineering tasks are most productive when you get into the “flow” or “zone”.  They…

  • Biting Off More Than You Can Chew

    If there is one fault that I have it is that I continually make ambitious plans and take on every little project that someone suggests.  The big iOS game that I was working on for the last month is looking like it’s too much for one person to complete in a reasonable amount of time.…

  • Going to be a Great Year

    I have a feeling that 2013 is going to be a great year. A real turning point. My achievement goals for the year is to create a top notch Farmville type game for iOS and to do a kitchen renovation. This year there is a real potential for my businesses to take off and give…

  • Schrödinger’s Programmer

    Schrödinger’s Programmer is a thought experiment. A real-life paradox which comes as a result of the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics. The thought experiment presents a programmer that may or may not have written software. You have a closed office. In this office is a computer (with internet access) and a software programmer. She is…

  • Ben Franklin’s Daily Schedule

    Came across this today. The thing that struck me is Ben and I go to sleep at the same time, but he got up 2 hours earlier in the morning than I do. Two hour lunch breaks — good idea. Time to plan and time to reflect each day. I’m going to try to work…