Beginning to think about my writing practice systemically
In my previous post I noted What and how I wrote once flowed from the work. The structure of the work and roles drove the writing. My writing practices grew organically from that over the years. That’s...
View ArticleReverse engineering my blogging process
I’ve hinted that I find my writing process less than transparent. I’ve demonstrated that I can get from idea to finished product time after time. That doesn’t mean that I have a clear understanding of...
View ArticleReverse engineering my blogging process Part 2
I’m continuing to examine how I write as a path to getting better at it. Today, I’m looking at my focus on deliverables as a driving force. Producing deliverables is what I know (How better thinking...
View ArticleStarting to understand intellectual capital foundations
If you’re foolish enough to pursue a doctorate, expect to spend a substantial portion of your time reading. I can’t recall any reading list from my course work that wasn’t multiple pages worth of...
View ArticleDesigning paths of least resistance
My wife and I spent fifteen months living in Nazaré, Portugal. We sold our house, sold our car, gave away our furniture, handed off our dog to our younger son, and embarked on what we are now...
View ArticleNail it before it rots
Some things you have to be taught. Others you learn largely on your own. I’ve gotten lots of feedback and editing on my writing over the years. And I got plenty of training on the mechanics of grammar...
View ArticleMatching Rhythms
I have this fuzzy memory of a standoff with my mother when I would have been about five years old. I was playing by myself in the front yard and she called for me to come in. I mouthed off somehow...
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Committing to Curiosity
“The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.” – Dorothy Parker This has been the tagline here since near the beginning, although there is some question about its provenance...
View ArticleMcGee’s Musings turns 23
Last year when I noted this moment, we were about to leave Portugal and head to Durham, NC. We’re now about to celebrate our first anniversary in North Carolina. A lot has been going on. I’m still...
View ArticleSearching for Simple
I had a friend in college who was an accomplished musician. His problem was that he kept comparing himself to Maurice Andre and concluding he was a failure. My friend got over using the wrong...
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