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​In today's rousing conclusion to the Timeboxing podcast series, I share how to ace your timeboxing session with Calendar & Todoist, two tools I use together regularly to manage my weekly schedule. Episode blog post link: http://codecoffeecows.com/7   Show Notes: Introducing The Code Coffee Cows Report, a weekly curated publication full of interesting, inspiring, bootstrappy links for the digital economy entrepreneur. Brought to you by the Code Coffee Cows Podcast. Subscribe now and never miss an issue! Ace Your Timeboxing Session: Step 1: Put Todoist and Calendar side-by-side. Step 2: Define all your projects and sub-projects in Todoist. Step 3: Start adding the most immediate 1-2 todo items to each project list. Step 4: Select Due Dates for each of your todos. Step 5: Start your timeboxing in Calendar for each day of the week. Step 6: Honor your timeboxes, but at the same time, don’t become a slave to them.   

In today's episode, radio host Jared White dives into his history being a podcaster and show producer, and draws a parallel between achieving mastery and getting comfortable with the idea of starting out a fraud. Also with a bad impersonation of Yoda and more than one farm joke, this is one episode you simply don't want to miss. In case you're in a hurry and want to skip the lengthy preamble and get to the major point of the topic, skip ahead to 11:14. Link mentioned in the show:http://blog.northbaystartup.com/2011/10/24/code-coffee-cows-out-of-the-office-and-into-the-pasture/    Stay current on the show every week by following us on Twitter @codecoffeecows. To get in touch with Jared White, the host of the show, tweet him @jaredcwhite. We'd love to hear from you! Website: http://codecoffeecows.com

Following up to the previous episode: Timeboxing - A New Hope, this time around we dive into my Top 3 Failures to timebox well and get the most out of the technique: * 3: Failure to Plan Adequately* 2: Failure to Prioritize According to Long-term Vision and Goals* 1: Failure to Execute the Proposed Plan   Stay current on the show every week by following us on Twitter @codecoffeecows. To get in touch with Jared White, the host of the show, tweet him @jaredcwhite. We'd love to hear from you! Website: http://codecoffeecows.com

People are often asking me how do I mange to get so much stuff done all the time? (Frankly, I feel like I'm constantly running behind on my own timeline of accomplishments, but I'm flattered that others are less critical!) One friend I know in particular has commented numerous times when I announce some new project that it's amazing I have time for it all. Well, if I have a secret magical technique, it is a simple one: Timeboxing. Learn all about the art of timeboxing and how it can help YOU stay productive and focused in this nitty-gritty episode of Code.Coffee.Cows. Stay current on the show every week by following us on Twitter @codecoffeecows. To get in touch with Jared White, the host of the show, tweet him @jaredcwhite. We'd love to hear from you! Episode blog post link: http://codecoffeecows.com/4   Show Notes: Macchiato by Taylor Maid Timeboxing by Ash Maurya BONUS: 15 Time Boxing Strategies to Get Things Done

I'm excited to bring you our first episode with a special guest! Ben Grace, UX Designer with top agency 10up, and I discuss the recent controversy around the "Web Design is Dead" meme, what UX design actually is, how Lean Startup and Lean UX principles can help startups, AI supercomputers designing websites (or not), and much much more! Stay current on the show every week by following us on Twitter @codecoffeecows. To get in touch with Jared White, the host of the show, tweet him @jaredcwhite. We'd love to hear from you! Episode blog post link: http://codecoffeecows.com/3 Show Notes: Special Guest Ben Grace, UX Designer with 10up Ben's Design & Art Portfolio North Bay Designers - on Meetup | Facebook Group Discussion: Web design is dead - by Sergio Nouvel Guerilla UX articles (search by DuckDuckGo) That's all folks! Tune in next week for Episode #4!

We're baaaaack! In Episode 2, Jared uncovers mind-blowing cow trivia, why the Verge's web sucks, how to rock your freelancing hourly rate, why office parks got killed by Dilbert, and much, much more! Stay current on the show every week by following us on Twitter @codecoffeecows. To get in touch with Jared White, the host of the show, tweet him @jaredcwhite. We'd love to hear from you! Episode blog post link: http://codecoffeecows.com/2 Show Notes: How to choose your clients wisely (and why you must!) — Your goal isn’t to get people to hire you because you can build for them what they want, it’s to get them to hire you because you can build for them what YOU want. Think “David Tuterra” (My Fair Wedding) Calculating Your Freelance Hourly Rate [Infographic] The Verge's web sucks The old suburban office park is the new American ghost town Developing Your Creative Capacity Here's Why You Should Care About Holacracy That's all folks! Tune in next week for Episode #

This is Code.Coffee.Cows, Episode 1. Our first! Moo. Follow us on Twitter @codecoffeecows. Show Notes: Growing Up in the Field (the original Code.Coffee.Cows column for North Bay Startup) 7 Rejections (of Airbnb) The Tech Industry Is In Denial, But The Bubble Is About To Burst Tech Bubble Talk Focuses on IPO Dearth, Overpriced Rounds, and China 14 Inspiring People Who Found Crazy Success Later in Life $1000+ Startup Chair The Verge Review of Animals: the domestic cat That's all folks! Tune in next week for Episode #2!