I don’t usually give compliments to Microsoft Products. It hurts a little to admit it actually, but I gotta give one.
The Focus mode in Microsoft Word is a beautiful thing. I’ve been working a lot lately on my investing book, and I find writing to be a demanding task. The Focus mode takes away all the menus, all the everything, leaving just you and the words on the page. It’s a little bit of zen. I love it.
In the menu click View, then Focus. That’s it.
I came across Google’s product taxonomy today while updating a product feed. It’s an excel sheet that lists 6216 different categories of product. They use it to organize their Google Shopping service. You could use it to find an idea for something to produce. Watercraft steering wheels, ice climbing tools, seismometers, or darkroom timers perhaps. Sometimes multiple choice is easier than brainstorming.
I write about leadership, entrepreneurship, and investing on Mark Aardsma’s blog. Sometimes I have random bits of usefulness to share that don’t fit that blog’s topic and audience. I’ll share them here in hopes all ye users of the Interwebs will find them and put them to use. Enjoy.