Productivity
Get Organized – But Not Too Organized
Image by Mary Anne Enriquez There's something hypnotic about organization systems. Reading a productivity blog, I can feel myself swelling…
How Windows Vista Makes Me More Creative
How do you make a MacBook Pro crash? Install Windows Vista. Sadly, I'm not joking. I'm a Mac convert, and…
Don’t Let ‘Inspiration’ Kill Your Creativity
Image by Hugh MacLeod Drink and drugs. A writer’s key to inspiration? Or a demon to your creative success? One…
Buy The War of Art for Just $1.99 – Two Days Only!
"If you only read one book about getting creative work done," I tell my coaching clients, "make it The War…
Four Ways Mind Maps Make You More Creative
Mind maps are a powerful tool to get yourself unstuck, focused and organized to do your best creative work. Tony…
The Art of Non-Conformity: an Interview with Chris Guillebeau
Photo courtesy Chris Guillebeau Today sees the publication of a book that is essential reading for anyone who wants to…
The Most Urgent Task on Your Schedule Today
What's the most important big task on your schedule today? And the most urgent? Are they the same thing? If…
7 Ways to Smash Procrastination
I've been meaning to write about procrastination for ages, but I never quite got round to it. :-) This is…
Do More Great Work: an Interview with Michael Bungay Stanier
As soon as I came across Michael Bungay Stanier's work, I knew I wanted to feature him on Lateral Action.…
Does Having Kids Spell the End of Your Creativity?
If you have a creative block you'd like some help with, tell us about it - details in the first…