Monthly Archives: May 2012

Confessions of a Podcast Junkie

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Todd Chandler

One of my my most trusted cura­tors is Michael Schechter of bettermess.com. He says I need to have an app; I get that app. He says I need to read a blog; I read that blog. And recently, he said … Con­tinue read­ing →

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The Importance of a Volume of Work

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Todd Chandler

Inspir­ing lit­tle clip taken from Ira Glass on Sto­ry­telling to encour­age me to write and post and write and post and write and post some more. The process is the prac­tice.   Hat tip to Erin Feld­man at A Word … Con­tinue read­ing →

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DESIGN is Better than another SIGN

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Todd Chandler

I am fas­ci­nated by ser­vice providers who try to shape behav­iors with customer-facing job aids (like this one at the Westin Cop­ley Place or this funny one in a restau­rant bath­room). Ser­vice providers expe­ri­ence what they per­ceive as a stu­pid … Con­tinue read­ing →

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April Quotes Bring May Ideas

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Todd Chandler

Fin­ished April strong with some inspir­ing quotes from keynote speak­ers at the Amer­i­can Gem Soci­ety Con­clave con­fer­ence. I pulled a few quotes from books I was read­ing — Dif­fer­ent, Steve Jobs, Dog of the South — but most of the April quotes came from my new addic­tion — pod­casts. The quote with the most notes for the month was from Pene­lope Trunk. Con­tinue read­ing →

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