Life's punches are typically unexpected. These punches come in the form of sudden family needs or surprise demands from stakeholders. They can come from traffic jams, they can come from unresponsive software, but ultimately I think we invite them through our poor decisions in communication, time management, and task management to name a few. ... [more]

Clay Shirky stated: "It's Not Information Overload, It's Filter Failure." So filtering out the noise is the first step I’ve undertaken but it's not the only step needed. A lot of immaterial stuff gets filtered out but even the good stuff is only good at the right time and situation. I need to better allow the incidentals to slip by and better enable the essentials to adhere. ... [more]