Should entrepreneurs do their own laundry? Of course this question applies to anyone whose profession requires a jam-packed schedule with barely any non-work time. The question most recently came up as a response to my recent post about choosing tasks…
Making OTG Days Work with Other People
In the last few weeks I’ve gone public about my Off The Grid Days and it’s made all the difference. I first conceived of the “Off the Grid Day” concept in 2005, and it worked.Over the years I’ve had to…
Economies of Scale vs Scope
Two of the most valuable concepts in economics for entrepreneurs are about how growth can improve your bottom line: Economies of scale tell you how running a bigger business can increase your profit. Not just your total revenue, which is…
OTG and Working From Home: Two Things to Avoid
So this week I’ve made some new discoveries and decisions about scheduling and the OTG concept. For one thing, I’ve learned that to best benefit from my OTG days I need to remove two things from my activities those days:…
Off the Grid Day
Three days a week I go off the grid. Not in the extreme sense of disappearing to a remote island, but in the sense that I’ve taken the “no email day” concept a bit further, for a full work day…
Tablets and Keyboards: The Way the iPad Should Work
Bump to connect. That’s what I’d like to see for pairing wireless keyboards with tablets. I don’t own an iPad, or an Android tablet for that matter. I’ve had the iPhone since it became available in Canada, and I’m on…