7 Days of Inspiration: Link Love from TIS for Week Ending 5/3/2008

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

Simplicity Is Elegance
I have to admit: I am in a “simplify and eliminate” mood today. I got rid of one time-suck earlier today; have “renegotiated” several commitments (in David Allen’s GTD parlance) in the past week; and am getting quite fond of that sense of liberation that follows. It feels like my lungs gained an [...]

Kindle A Fire For Reading:
Do Busy Lawyers Need a New Way to Read?

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

I have to admit. I’m conflicted about Kindle, Amazon’s new(ish) digital book-reading gadget. It looks cool enough. But, two things are stopping me:

I remember the not-so-pleasant experience of reading digital books on Palm products. No, thanks.

I really love the feel of a book. An honest-to-goodness book, with paper and everything. Do I really want [...]

RSS 101: “What Is RSS and Why Should I Care?”

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

The RSS 101 Series
In the first post of RSS 101, I wrote about RSS Day, which is scheduled for May 1st, and promised three things:

An explanation — in plain English — of what RSS is and why it matters to the busy solo lawyer;

An overview of aggregators that you can use to collect and [...]

RSS Day is May 1st:
Can You Read the Signs?

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

You’ll notice a new badge in the recently pared-down sidebar over there. It’s about RSS Day — May 1st — a web-wide occasion designed to encourage the vast majority of us who aren’t using RSS to get with the program.
It’s easy for the rest of us, who are decidedly in the minority even now, [...]

24 Hours In A Solo’s Day — What Will You Do With Yours?

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

Here’s an thought-provoking post from Zen Habits, titled “How Many Hours Are In Your Day?“
The post reminded me of the incontrovertible truth that, while we all have different strengths and weaknesses, we each have the same 24 hour time span in any given day to get it all done. Time waits for no solo, and [...]

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