Link: Nir Eyal on how to beat tech addiction: ‘We need a new skill set’
Sage ideas.
Simple sites
I’m often asked to create help someone create a “simple” website.
Simple as a word is pretty loaded. But I have an opinion so I’ve made this template open source.
Fast, customisable, responsive, search & social optimised, and host it for free.
Created a new website for Constructive and Co
It replaces their slow and out-of-date Wordpress site with a fresh and speedy Statamic site.
Link: Assume you’re driving
Try treating work as if you’re driving:
1. Don’t allow distractions.
2. Keep your eyes on the task at hand.
3. If you can’t focus, take a break.
Thank you Chrome v73.
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For the font and colour alone this is wonderful but all other info is welcome too.
“Focus is a matter of deciding what things you’re not going to do.”
Link: 96: James Clear - Designing Your Environment to Shape Your Behavior
In this episode of Full Stack Radio, Adam talks to James Clear about why goal setting isn’t enough, why you should focus on building habits instead, and how to build habits that you’ll actually stick with.
“The health of a business boils down to process and cashflow. For both of these you need quality data, agility and continuous improvement.”
“I predict that sometime soon small businesses will be commission bespoke web apps in the same manner as bespoke websites. What’s missing is the interface and a cost effective development cycle. The pieces are there though and the time is nigh”
Link: Incoterms 2010 rules are standard sets of trading terms and conditions designed to assist traders when goods are sold and transported.
~ A very useful guide that lays out terms & expectations for shipping.
~ The practicalities, costs, admin and hassle involved in a business shipping goods is no small thing.
~ E-commerce has set the precedent that shipping should be fast & free but for some businesses who don’t do this at scale it’s a bad model.
~ This guide explicitly shows where the responsibility, cost & insurance lays between the supplier & the buyer.