I’ve been using some sort of a notebook or paper planner most of my life. For the last 6 years I’ve been a very dedicated Moleskine user. I try other notebooks but I keep coming back to the Moleskine. Maybe it’s just self validation but I absolutely believe there is a direct correlation between ones [...]
I’m a pretty digital guy. I almost always have two, if not three phones on me, plus my 80 gig iPod along with my 17 inch work laptop and my 11 inch netbook. I get strange looks at airport security when I have 3 different x-ray bins just for my tech. And I’m often known [...]
One week ago today I chopped the head off of all of my RSS feeds and all of my Twitter followers in an attempt of sparking insights through rediscovery. It’s only been a week but it’s been interesting. Here’s what I’ve learned so far: Twitter I dropped about 9K followers on Twitter and have added back [...]
In the movie, Megamind (yes I have kids and yes I’d watch that movie even if I didn’t, it was awesome), the “bad guy,” Megamind, finally gets what he wants. He defeats his nemesis, Metroman. But he finds that he’s not happy being the overlord of Metro City, because it was the process of trying to [...]
Social media can feel overwhelming. If not managed properly you can quickly fall into the trap of letting yourself feel like no matter how much you read or post there’s always so much more to read and post. Being a social media early adopter I’ve been on most social networks longer than most people have. [...]
Be sure to join the New Comm Biz Facebook Page or follow the Twitter account. Why do I insist on keeping a notebook? To quote Dwight Schrute, “I keep secrets from my computer.” Actually there’s just something about a blank page that inspires creativity and thought. For as digital as my life gets I still love [...]