Making the most of it
summary
Argues that making more is sustainable by using concrete habits: produced 22 deliveries in 2018 and frames a career as ~40 year window (≈40 projects or ≈20 if part time), built products like Secure Shellfish, AppIconWars, ApplyPixels and games at Northplay, and plans an app‑icon book for 2020. Uses tools and numbers: handles ~50 emails/day with Mail Act On, practices inbox zero, blocks time, uses the app Things and a completable to-do list, limits meetings, ends workdays around 4pm to stay sane.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Introduction and welcome
- 3:19Why making things matters
- 10:30Career pillars from side projects
- 14:00Circle of fun vs circle of boring
- 17:55Superpower of making things
- 19:59Principles of better making
- 21:22Overcoming project paralysis
- 23:30Taming distractions and time sinks
- 28:49Completable to-do lists
- 33:48Sustainable creative output
- 34:31Staying sane in the industry
- 37:43Reflecting on principles
- 38:46Closing thoughts and family
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