Back at the beginning of the year I decided my months-long experiment with publishing daily (or close to it) on Medium, using that as my outlet for writing about writing, wasn’t working. More than that, the whole idea of bifurcating my publishing seemed to make less and less sense. Not only that, but I was … Continue reading Clearing Out the Clutter
Breadth vs. Depth
I recently hit something of a personal milestone: I read my 5,000th “Better to Be An Expert In One Thing” self-help blog post. It was quite an achievement and I’m very proud. These sorts of posts - this sort of thinking - is all over the web. The thinking goes that by gaining deep knowledge … Continue reading Breadth vs. Depth
Even A Missing Clock is User Experience
The casinos in Las Vegas and elsewhere famously don’t have clocks on the walls. The owners don’t want you to track how much time you’ve spent there and it’s much easier to glance up casually and see a clock on the wall than it is even to look at the watch on your wrist or … Continue reading Even A Missing Clock is User Experience
There’s Always Time When There’s Never Enough Time
I considered taking this week off from writing on this site. Yes, that would have just a little over two weeks after sharing how I was finally getting the ball rolling again on writing consistently for this site as well as on Cinematic Slant. Looking over the things I have saved to write about and … Continue reading There’s Always Time When There’s Never Enough Time
You Won’t Find Me Using Any of Those Facial-Recognition Apps
Recently there was a brief wave of everyone using a new Google app feature that took your selfie and delivered what it felt was the closest result pulled from a collection of famous classical artwork. Everyone was having a bit of fun and it was kind of goofy. I had zero interest in participating, just … Continue reading You Won’t Find Me Using Any of Those Facial-Recognition Apps
Why Is Infinite Scrolling Everywhere But Search Results?
One of my least favorite design trends of the last few years is the “infinite scroll.” I’d like to eventually reach the end of the page, especially if the content I’m looking for - contact information and similar site or corporate information - is going to be found there. Having to keep scrolling on and … Continue reading Why Is Infinite Scrolling Everywhere But Search Results?
Abandoning the Cult of Medium
With the turn of the calendar over to the new year I, as I stated before, decided to reevaluate some things I was doing online. Over the last couple weeks, I’ve rejiggered my personal editorial calendar a bit, deleted over a dozen inactive online profiles and made other changes. One of those was to stop … Continue reading Abandoning the Cult of Medium
Feeling Old, Feeling Young, Feeling…Something
Less than a week ago I turned 43. It didn’t phase me. 42 was a learning year. I joked a year ago that I was turning “Life, the universe and everything years old.” At the time I felt panicked and hopeful about my employment situation. I was six months post-layoff. It had been three months … Continue reading Feeling Old, Feeling Young, Feeling…Something
One Slightly Related GIF For Every Book I Read in 2017
Star Wars: Catalyst - James Luceno Hand To Mouth - Linda Tirado Age of Empathy - Frans de Waal The New Jim Crow - Michelle Alexander Threat Vector - Tom Clancy Boundless Potential - Mark S. Walton What You're Really Meant To Do - Robert Steven Kaplan A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman America … Continue reading One Slightly Related GIF For Every Book I Read in 2017
Sharing My Editorial Calendar Template
After I wrote a while ago about how I used an editorial calendar to manage my personal publishing schedule I had a few requests to share it. I’ve hesitated to do so because it felt like I might be giving something away. Finally, I’ve realized that there’s nothing there that isn’t based on common sense … Continue reading Sharing My Editorial Calendar Template
Chris Thilk 