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Thank You, Barbara Sher

June 5, 2020

Readers, Barbara Sher, the author of the single most influential book I’ve ever read, died last month. She wrote Refuse to Choose! A Revolutionary Program for Doing Everything That You Love. My copy is heavily underlined, flagged, and ...
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Sneaky Old Sunk-Cost Thinking

May 29, 2020

Readers, Isn’t it uplifting to read a post where a knotty question is presented in the beginning, followed by a few colorful missteps in the middle, leading to a predictable, satisfying conclusion? Whatever prompted me recently to yearning ...
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Write It Down!

May 22, 2020

Readers, It’s been almost four months since a fateful day in late January when I began an experiment to dramatically improve my sewing productivity.  I gave this experiment a grandiose name: the Getting Things Sewn Project Management ...
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The Five Knowledge Bases It Takes to Get Things Sewn

May 15, 2020

Readers, Quick–What image comes to mind when you think of a sewer? Don’t think long–just answer. Betcha it was somebody running fabric through a sewing machine. Me too–and it’s a perfectly natural response. But a ...
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Smart Pants

May 8, 2020

Readers, I recently reached a sewing milestone: pants I like in every way. The impossible dream has come true! I like the fabric–Nevada linen, from Stonemountain & Daughter Fabrics, and the color, Nectarine.  It’s a warm, ...
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