The steady ringing beat of steel on steel echoed through the empty dawn of a cold January morning. The buildings in the small village shivered in drifts of snow piled against the walls, but one small home sat in the middle of a ring of brown, wet earth, as if the elements themselves were afraid [...]
Restrict Your Creativity to Unleash It
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“Just be creative.” Those words signal impending doom. Once uttered, the curse of “just be creative” removes all trace of creativity in my head – just like magic. If the truth be told, I hate it when people ask me to “just be creative”. Those three words nearly guarantee that I’ll spend hours staring at [...]
Finding More Time For Yourself
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We’re all aware that finding time for ourselves is important. We need to learn the right balance between work and personal life, the balance in ourselves, and the balance between work and work. We have to keep an eye on all the balls in our juggling act, lest we miss catching one. Each ball we [...]
Drive-By Shooting Site Critiques Are Back!
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Our public Drive-By Shooting Sunday site critiques were always a popular feature here at our blog. They’re fun, they’re helpful, and they’re definitely all about value. Where else can you get your site crawled by two pairs of expert eagle eyes for a complete critique on usability, readability, first-time visitor impressions, navigation and more – [...]
