I’d Rather Be Writing – Tom Johnson

Finding Space to Breathe: Managing Overwhelming End-of-Project Tasks

Friday, February 26th, 2010 Posted in Technical Writing | 5 Comments »

I'm nearing the release of a project that I've been working on for about a year. All those deadlines that seemed to be many months in the distance are suddenly ... Read more..

Making Spaces in Cluttered Houses and Cluttered Lives

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 7 Comments »

In a world of increasing social media, work, activities, and other obligations, it's easy for our lives to become quickly cluttered. Just last week an old friend wrote and explained ... Read more..

Productivity Tip: Paper Number Piles

Saturday, August 15th, 2009 Posted in Technical Writing | 6 Comments »

Last week I discovered a technique for increasing productivity at work. It's so simple it's almost funny, but it is working. I tore up an index card into 10 little ... Read more..

Lying in a Hammock, or, Having a Single Goal without a Purpose

Friday, July 31st, 2009 Posted in Blogging | 15 Comments »

Every week our team has a team meeting. In our manager's office, we sit around a table and talk about our projects, our concerns, and whatever else we want to ... Read more..

My Tip for Productivity: Tear Up the To-Do List

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 Posted in Technical Writing | 19 Comments »

[caption id="attachment_2321" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Have you ever thought of tearing up your to-do list?"][/caption] A couple of weeks ago I started listing all of my to-do's in Outlook. Soon the list ... Read more..