itsjoshbruce, to random
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I think I'll start experimenting with a "folderless" hard drive setup again.

Any interest in a series of articles on that?

See references:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Document_management_system





itsjoshbruce, to random
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Part 9 of Time: Mastering the Mundane has been made available for purchase on Leanpub: https://leanpub.com/master-the-mundane

Part 9 is about Collaboration, which often gets conflated with Delegation (Part 7).

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itsjoshbruce,
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Part 10 of Time: Mastering the Mundane has been made available for purchase on Leanpub: https://leanpub.com/master-the-mundane

Part 10 is on linking and sequencing actions and how it may not be as big of a deal as we sometimes think it is.

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itsjoshbruce,
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Part 11 of Time: Mastering the Mundane has been made available for purchase on Leanpub: https://leanpub.com/master-the-mundane

Part 11 is about system maintenance (otherwise known as refinement).

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itsjoshbruce,
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Part 12 of Time: Mastering the Mundane has been made available for purchase on Leanpub: https://leanpub.com/master-the-mundane

Part 12 is about system optimization (otherwise known as, well, optimization).

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itsjoshbruce,
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Part 13 of Time: Mastering the Mundane has been made available for purchase on Leanpub: https://leanpub.com/master-the-mundane

Part 13 is about alternative views. Up to this point, we’ve been using a list for all the things. Now we’ll look at otherwise humans have come up with to visualize the same data.

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itsjoshbruce,
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Part 14 of Time: Mastering the Mundane has been made available for purchase on Leanpub: https://leanpub.com/master-the-mundane

Part 14 is about time journals. Alternative Views (Part 13) focus on possible futures. Time journals emphasize what actually happened.

One more Part before mass-distribution.

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itsjoshbruce,
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Part 15 of Time: Mastering the Mundane has been made available for purchase on Leanpub: https://leanpub.com/master-the-mundane

Part 15 is covers the last “Wait, but why?” topics and is the final Part released. The first pass of the print manuscript is complete and audiobook recording starts tomorrow.

Then mass-distribution begins!

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itsjoshbruce,
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All of Time: Mastering the Mundane has been made available for purchase on Leanpub: https://leanpub.com/master-the-mundane

Book page has been put up on the Mastering the Mundane website: https://mastering-the-mundane.com/books/time-mastering-the-mundane/

Typesetting for print round one is complete.

Then mass-distribution begins!

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itsjoshbruce,
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Time: Mastering the Mundane is on Scribl: https://www.scribl.com/books/EEDEB8/Time

We use Crowdpricing, so price is based on downloads and reviews, which means, as of this writing, it’s free.

We opted into Crowdpricing Everywhere; so, it should become available “everywhere” soon.

I found a couple of typos while recording the audiobook; corrected files should be coming soon.

The book is typeset for print and roughly half of the raw audio is recorded.



itsjoshbruce,
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The main book page for Time Mastering the Mundane has been updated: https://mastering-the-mundane.com/books/time-mastering-the-mundane/

Currently recording the raw audio for the audiobook and podcast variations. Have about a third recorded, and one Part through initial edits.

Found a couple of minor typos while recording. Corrected on the Leanpub version, and waiting for Scribl to let me know how to update it with them.

Print version is typeset.

So, still going as expected.

#MasteringTheMundane
#TimeManagement
#SelfManagement

fastagile, to random
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Operating Model aims for a better world, through better ways of working. Netflix has many stories of how moving into with and autonomy not only benefits the business, it actually helps people grow into better versions of themselves.

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"There’s a lot of movement between teams. Mikkel estimates that about 20% of people move to a new team in a given quarter. With self-managed ways of working being so prevalent in the organization, this helps to keep it alive and even promote cross-pollination of successful approaches between teams."

https://newsletter.corporate-rebels.com/posts/self-management-case-study-how-vertica-runs-without-bosses

usufructcollective, to anarchism

New essay!

"Social movement organizations are groups where people can come together to meet the needs of participants and others through reconstructing new practices, ways of relating, and decision making while also opposing domination, exploitation, and oppression. Social movement organizations can help meet people’s short-term needs while also taking actions to transform society. Social movements organizations vary in many ways. They can be in relationship to community issues, workplace issues, student issues, and beyond. At their best, social movement organizations wisely use free and egalitarian processes to meet short-term, mid-term, and long-term needs of people. However, not all social movements organizations have the kinds of organizational relations, qualities, and contents that make them ethical and effective. Free and egalitarian relations and practices require the means thereof; they will not emerge out of nowhere. The freedom of each and all has objective, universal, and necessary features as well as subjective, particular, and contingent features. The freedom of each and all needs to be continuously recreated, co-authored, and given life by people responding to unfolding conditions.

While social movements are needed to transform society outside of the official channels of business as usual, social movements can go terribly wrong. For example, some attempts at social movements replicate unfree and unequal structures and contents of the social order that they oppose! Some social movements do not meaningfully oppose unfreedom while others fail to meaningfully reconstruct new ways to meet people’s needs. Given the goal of using free and egalitarian processes to develop free and egalitarian social relations, the following are some foundational elements for social movement organizations. Participants in social movement organizations can agree to shared practices, processes, and goals without participants agreeing on a specific ideological line. With something like the following as a compass, social movements and participants in them will be better able to navigate from here to a better society. "

https://usufructcollective.wordpress.com/2024/01/31/elements-of-liberatory-social-movement-organizations/

itsjoshbruce, to random
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Sometimes, you don't have the energy or mental capacity to work on the most important thing without messing it up.

That's where I'm at right now.

I could set aside everything and take a nap. That way lies dragons and possible escapism, though.

Alternatively, I could find something that is less important (but still important enough) and requires less energy and mental capacity.



itsjoshbruce, to macos
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Recommendations for time tracking apps for macOS and iOS?

Mainly looking for data collection and ease of use. Think time journal and time study.

Don’t need bells and whistles like billing or hourly rates. Just “I’m doing this thing, and I want know how much time I’ve spent doing this thing.”

I do like the idea of nested tracking but not required:

  • Project A
  • Specialty A
  • Specialty B






itsjoshbruce, (edited ) to random
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Planning on lean publishing Time: Mastering the Mundane via Leanpub: https://leanpub.com/master-the-mundane

We’ll start with Part 1 on January 1, and a new Part every week.

Here’s a quote:

Principle: Holding your boundaries is easier if you identify what they are before you need them.

Here’s the crowdfunding, if you’re inclined: https://opencollective.com/mastering-the-mundane/projects/book-mastering-the-mundane



itsjoshbruce,
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Interesting. Been a while since I published a book. Recalibrating the flow of marketing and releasing.

As such, I’m notifying Mastodon folks today. Part 1 is available as the free sample: https://leanpub.com/master-the-mundane

A Community version is available in exchange for an email address, and will (eventually) have the first 3 Parts.

Will still price, publish, and post tomorrow, but future books may be different.





itsjoshbruce, (edited )
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Part 1 is available for free download!

Download in PDF, EPUB, or both (no email required).

PDF can be read on your device using a PDF reader, while the EPUB format allows you to read it on your eReader.

Sign up for notifications by entering your name and email address.

Give feedback by suggesting a price and contacting us!

ps. Everything is based on feedback!

https://leanpub.com/master-the-mundane





itsjoshbruce,
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Parts 1 & 2 are available for free download!

Download in PDF, EPUB, or both (no email required).

Part 3 will only be available in trade for email (Community Edition).

The Community Edition will only take you up to Part 4.

When Part 4 is made available, I plan to shift to "now you can buy it" mode.

Give feedback by suggesting a price and contacting us!

https://leanpub.com/master-the-mundane





itsjoshbruce,
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Part 3 is available in trade for email (Community Edition).

The Community Edition will only take you up to Part 4. (Part 4 should be available next week and will mark the ability to buy the whole book, receiving updates as Parts and Chapters are released.)

Minor updates to Parts 1 & 2 (no email required).

Give feedback by suggesting a price and contacting us!

https://leanpub.com/master-the-mundane



itsjoshbruce,
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Part 4 is available in trade for email (Community Edition).

Part 5 will be published next week, and the book will be made available for purchase.

There were some minor updates to Parts 1 & 2, which are available via the free sample.

Give feedback by suggesting a price and contacting us!

https://leanpub.com/master-the-mundane



itsjoshbruce, (edited )
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Part 5 of Time is released!

This means the book is available for purchase: https://leanpub.com/master-the-mundane

Pretty excited, and someone already bought a copy, so there's a little spring in my step.

You can also support me, the project, and get stuff through Open Collective: https://opencollective.com/mastering-the-mundane/projects/book-mastering-the-mundane



itsjoshbruce,
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Part 6 of Time: Mastering the Mundane is available on Leanpub: https://leanpub.com/master-the-mundane

Part 6 begins to incorporate others into your productivity system. Managing relationships can be tricky, and we at least want a place to start.

You can also support me, the project, and get stuff through Open Collective: https://opencollective.com/mastering-the-mundane/projects/book-mastering-the-mundane




itsjoshbruce,
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Part 7 of is up on Leanpub: https://leanpub.com/master-the-mundane

Part 7 continues the inclusion of other humans by asking questions to help with delegation.

You can also support me, the project, and get stuff through Open Collective: https://opencollective.com/mastering-the-mundane/projects/book-mastering-the-mundane




itsjoshbruce,
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Part 8 of Time: Mastering the Mundane is up on Leanpub: https://leanpub.com/master-the-mundane

Part 8 looks at automation.

You can also support me, the project, and get stuff through Open Collective: https://opencollective.com/mastering-the-mundane/projects/book-mastering-the-mundane



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