Unity Project

Wouldn't it be great to integrate all areas of your life into one flowing stream of consciousness?

The Unity Project is just that and more.

Total life integration.

Simplification through integration.

Doing less to do more.

Laters.

what is the deal?

It seems that there is always a deal.

you just need to ask the right person.

If you are paying full price you are only doing so because you do not know the right person.

Make more friends: you never know if they are the person you need to be talking to, to get the deal.

Buy less, when you do buy - NEVER PAY FULL PRICE!

Jay out!

Getting down to Brass Tax

If you haven't already done so - take some time in this season of renewed crazy to get back to the basics.

September is the busiest month of the year for most people.

Make sure you keep your feet on the ground.

Cut out all the extraneous activities that threaten to to cut into your core time and get back to the brass tax.

less is more.

Video Games

Truly if you have been playing the SCII you have been experiencing the Video in video games.

The cinematic are excellent the story is multi-threaded and in-depth.

Check it out or miss out.

:)

Battle.net - my new home?

Just got the StarCraft 2 yesterday - Great Game.

Well that will be why I am posting less.

Cheers!

PS my handle is "JAYMART"

Find a way!

When there is a roadblock, find a way!

When there is a deadline, find a way!

When there is a need, find a way!

When there is a longing, find a way!

When there is a way well worn, find another way!

Cheers,

Jay

Time Crunch

This entire year and all those that have preceded it, have had one thing in common:

Not enough time!

I feel rushed no matter what I do! Our society has us chasing our tail for 60 hours a week - some call it work. No matter how hard you work you can always work harder and longer. The minute you stop to read a funny email or take a deep breath there is your boss breathing down your neck - every time without fail. I am slowly breaking the cycle of the "Rush Mentality".

Breaking old habits is hard to do!

I am very much like my dad in that I will never complain but just take more on and carry the load/stress/work myself so I don't put anyone else out. Recently I have been saying no to every request for my time and then try not to feel bad.

The problem with work is that the best work is done when it is clearly defined and right now I have a job that I have clearly defined in my mind, but my boss changes like the wind. The irony is that he is so stoic and I am the "loose cannon" in the office but he gets one client complaining and the software needs to be completely rewritten. I will never cease to be amazed by people.

Talk about shooting in the dark at a moving target! More stress.

I read the 4 hour work week and that is a great book IF you have a job that can be outsourced. the only gripe I have with the book is that you have to be at least in middle to upper managment to take advantage of the outsourcing - otherwise it is just a good guide for keeping a low profile and not rocking the boat (read keep your head down and plow through). Some of the techniques are useful and some won't be useful at all if you are in an entry level position.

Times they are a changin' and I am excited about only working 4 hours a week. The only issue with working a mere 4 hours a week is that there are still 80 hours worth of hobbies to be completed each week. :)

I will work on pacing and slowly shift to a place where I am not under such time pressure.

Oh yeah, if you have a kid - just write off the first year. All of your attempts to get anything done outside of the 40 hours will just rob you of more sleep.

later.

The day connected

After taking considerable time out of my daily routine I found that there really are some great tools out there for writers, bloggers, and all round connected people.

There has never been a time in the history of man where humanity has been so free to communicate ideas. There are still areas of the world that have censorship, but as a whole the time is right for communication from any one human in the world to millions of others.

See you on YouTube!

Cheers,
Jay Martens

The Issues are still outstanding

The issues don't seem to change year to year, world hunger, governments bickering about any little thing, taxes increase (read HST), and people are growing further apart.

Technology has created a consuming society of people that will do nothing more than watch more of the world go by than ever before. Time is of the essence people need to stop just watching others create the objects of their dreams and do it for themselves.

Over the next 24 hours I am travelling alone with a new netbook- connected in a different way than normal yet not connected at all.

An experiment that is paid for by my employer of the moment as I give them one hour of my time somewhere in the middle.

Life is good.

social experiments all the time.

I will keep you posted on what comes of this "day connected"