Evernote

After 13 years, I deleted my Evernote account. I wish them well in rebuilding their business, because the company I work for is treading similar ground. It’s funny because I think our companies suffered from the same decline: market creation, overlong self-congratulation, lag in response to competition pivoting to novel and compelling features. The difference between Evernote and the company I work for is they seem keen to raise prices on existing consumers instead of chasing growth with a lower barrier to entry. I’m not sure how well that’s going to work for them, but I’ll be cheering them on from the sidelines. ...

I describe how Pillars, Pipelines, and Vaults is the best Life Management system I’ve found

This is a topic I’ve had a love/hate relationship with my entire life. I was once forced to go to a time management workshop on Saturdays in high school. My friend and I spent more time talking to the girls in front of us than actually listening to what the lecturer was saying, so I wonder if I missed out on something there… I still struggle with time management and focusing on one task at a time until completion. Working in an environment in which a given task can be interrupted and superseded at any time is not doing me any favors. This post will cover the tools I’ve found to help me out of this situation I’ve found myself in. ...