Author Archives: Brian Kenny
Writing makes it easier
The sheer amount of decisions we need to make on a daily basis is overwhelming. There are big ones, huge ones and tiny ones. If you don’t make the choice about the decision your just procrastinating. Pro-longing the inevitable and increasing your stress levels. You know your going to have to make the decision at [...]
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Educational worries.
I recently view a TED talk by Ken Robinson on how education is killing creativity. It’s something that’s really got me thinking. Not so much about my own educational stand point at the moment or in the future, but about my children’s education. I don’t have any children yet but if I play my cards [...]
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The holiday bookshelf
Yes, yes, it’s finally that time of year. I’m heading back with my wonder girlfriend to Spain for our yearly holiday. This one for some reason seems like it’s been long over due. Totally looking forward to it.
This holiday there’s a few differences I want to undertake. First of all, I love to read when [...]
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“Doable” sized tasks
Long term planning never worked for me. I can plan my next week relatively accurately but to be honest, it’s not going to be even 80% accurate by Friday.
This can be de-motivational. You start to think, “those plans that I had wanted to get through this week seem to get further and further away”. I’ve [...]
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The truth will set you free
Honesty is the best policy. I’ve always believed it. The company I work for, Blacknight Solutions, also believes it. We have a status blog that we post to if any service that is public facing has any issues.
Sometimes they are related to a server being in difficulty and other times it’s just a way of [...]
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Working task to task
I have set hours in my job. I work 8AM to 5PM, Monday to Friday. I have breaks and I take lunch. Normally around the same time everyday. The majority of people in office life do the same. However I don’t believe it’s the most productive way to get the most out of me.
My day [...]
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Grab some reworking perspective
We all want to de-clutter our lives. They get bogged down with crap. I don’t know where it comes from but after a while you get into a routine of doing things the wrong way. It’s a slow process that gradually creeps up on you. Then you forget to take some time to evaluate how [...]
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Simple Task Management
Your time is valuable. Probably the most valuable thing you possess. It should carry more weight than spending money. Yet we never seem to value it like that. We work for free time. We work smarter to create free time.
I, like many people have a memory like a sieve. This is down to interruptions. I [...]
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Inspiration: Smoke Free App