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Execution

[ek-si-kyoo-shuhn]
/// 1. The state of sheer perspiration and productivity /// 2. The process of taking incremental action steps to make your ideas happen.

Seth Godin: The Truth About Shipping

Bestselling author Seth Godin on how to overcome that little voice in your head and start pushing your projects out into the world.

Battling the Half-Life of Idea Execution

Is launching a new idea the same thing as "finishing" it? A reflection on the challenges of nurturing our ideas when the novelty has worn off.

Lessons from Improv #4: Establish Context Quickly

Of all the improv games and exercises we learned, the ‘three-line scene’ was perhaps the most enlightening. The takeaway? Context is everything.

Meet Until You're Weak in the Knees

Productivity comes to a grinding halt when meetings happen, which is why it's important to measure them with action steps--and to keep them short.

Actually Make Something

For teams focused on long-term projects, tangible products can provide a measurable jolt of motivation.

Moving The Ball Forward

A few questions to help you consider whether you're moving forward... or not.

Creativity Amidst Bureaucracy

Capturing action steps and moving quickly is the key to avoiding a never-ending loop of inaction in bureaucratic environments.

100 Tips to Improve Your Life

Reaching beyond our usual focus on the creative professional community, we round up 100 insights on topics ranging from inner serenity to laundry.