Author: Curtis McHale
Freelance Friday 040 – Feb 1 2019
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This week was a busy one. The in-laws were out and I had 4 writing projects to get in along with calls for a content client to get to know their customers. I took the week mostly off running after a long hard weekend of activity and knowing that Monday is my birthday so I…
Jeff on Burnout and Stress
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Jeff writing on his site Rocket Panda: My generation has been told time and time again to go to college, do what makes you happy, and to follow your dreams. That is precisely what I did and I am working in the field I went to school for and I love my job. Yet, I…
Apple actually puts some pain to Facebook
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Nick at Pixel Envy after reading this article. This is almost a better response than if Apple pulled Facebook’s apps from the App Store. It doesn’t impact typical users at all, but it sounds like it’s causing chaos within the company. And Facebook got themselves into this mess because their internal apps use the same…
Do Your Actions Match Your Priorities?
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When you look at your week, does the time you spend in your day match the things you say are your priorities? If not, what are you going to do about it? Asian Efficiency on your goals vs your actions My gear: https://curtismchale.ca/my-gear Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtismchale Music: https://curtismchale.ca/epidemic
Why Use WordPress for your Business
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Yes, there are lots of CMS options out there and while some may suit different needs, there is currently a clear champion and it’s name is WordPress. Over my 10+ years building sites I’ve worked with a huge variety of businesses and for all of them we’ve turned I to WordPress. I’ve helped people sell…
I’ve already killed my Facebook account but…
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This news makes me extra sceptical about Instagram which I do enjoy. If they do unify any of the apps I’m out.
Justin is reading The Wheel of Time
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Justin started to dig into The Wheel of Time. I’ve read it twice so if there is one piece of advice it’s that book 4 or 5 feels very repetitive. Stick with it and the rest of the set pays off in so many ways.
Jofelo Journal Review
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I do love me some notebooks, but I’ve generally stuck with the official Bullet Journal because it’s a good size and the paper is nice. I like the dot-grid format. Recently Jofelo got in touch and wanted to send me a journal to try. I admit I wasn’t expecting a lot when I looked at…
Freelance Friday 039 – January 25 2019
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Up in Chilliwack we’re experiencing an odd winter. Way less rain than normal and it’s so much warmer than normal as well. Not quite t-shirt weather, but certainly only a sweater and you’re warm enough. We recently did an experiment with our kids and cut almost all the screen time for the week. Our youngest…
Tim Ferriss and Greg McKeown talk Essentialism
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Listen to the whole episode here. First off, I read the book and thought it was terrible so I almost skipped this podcast episode. I’m so glad I was running and it was just a bit difficult to reach into my bag to grab my phone and turn it off because this was a great…
