✚ Tips for Delegating

I’m currently reading Mike Michalowicz’s latest book, *[Clock Work]( One of the things that has really stood out to me so far is that there are two types of delegation for a business owner. The mos… | Continue reading


@shawnblanc.net | 5 years ago

✚ An Orange Jeep CJ-7 in Fall Colors

Taken with the [Leica Q]( in Kansas City on November 9, 2018. Edited in Lightroom on the iPad Pro (which is how I edit all my photos now). For more details and pics of the Jeep, you can check out m… | Continue reading


@shawnblanc.net | 5 years ago

✚ Culture is What You Do

It was in February 2011 that I quit my job to blog for a living. (You can read the original announcement post [here]( For a few years I was writing here, full-time as an indie blogger and podcaster… | Continue reading


@shawnblanc.net | 5 years ago

✚ There will be poop

Two of the most productive hours of my day are also the most chaotic. Guaranteed someone will get punched, someone will tell a not-funny joke but we will find it hilarious and belly laugh anyway, s… | Continue reading


@shawnblanc.net | 5 years ago

✚ A Brief Review of the Keychron Bluetooth Mechanical Keyboard for iPad

Last fall I helped Kickstart a new mechanical, bluetooth keyboard for my iPad: [The Keychron]( A few weeks ago it arrived at my house. I’ve been a [mechanical keyboard nerd]( for the better part of… | Continue reading


@shawnblanc.net | 5 years ago

✚ On Making the Switch From a Consumer to a Creator

Last week my friend Nathan Barry posted an article with [13 tips for making the switch from a consumer to a creator]( Suggestions number 3, 6, and 9 from Nathan’s list especially resonated with me … | Continue reading


@shawnblanc.net | 5 years ago

✚ I’m Turning on Do Not Disturb for Every Evening in February

In [yesterday’s post]( I mentioned how, starting today, I have deleted Twitter and Instagram off my iPhone for the month of February. There is something else I’m doing this month as well. But first… | Continue reading


@shawnblanc.net | 5 years ago

We Are Bad at Moderation: Why I’m Deleting Twitter and Instagram from My Phone

In a [recent episode]( of his podcast, Tim Ferris interviewed Greg McKeown (who is the author of *Essentialism*). And something Greg said that I thought was awesome. He said we are bad at moderatio… | Continue reading


@shawnblanc.net | 5 years ago

✚ What Drew Me to Infinite Canvas Whiteboard Apps

On the west wall of my office is a giant whiteboard. I use it often, but there are times when I want to use my iPad instead. And with the new iPad Pro and its #2 Pencil, I’m finally interested in a… | Continue reading


@shawnblanc.net | 5 years ago

How and when do I carve out time to read distraction free?

The way to make time for reading is the same way you make time for anything else. You pick a time (schedule it) and then you show up. | Continue reading


@shawnblanc.net | 5 years ago