We decided that a break was needed. We sent the whole team on vacation and said that they are not required to finish any work for the next week. The best part is, we all still worked. I realized that not having a deadline looming over me or the need to have things completed and [...]

You are all aware of my obsession with 37signals. Well, they recently posted an article stating you should Fire the Workaholics. In this article, there are 5 reasons. Sadly, I was able to relate to all five.
Enjoying 14 hour days
I work hard at Border7 and also with other ventures. My work day starts at 6am [...]

“If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito.” -Betty Reese (per 37signals)
As you all should be aware, we’re in love with 37signals. Well they posted this quote a few weeks back and it made me realize that the size is not really important. A [...]

We read Fast Company a lot over here at Border7. There was an article that really caught our eye discussing the value of checklists. Here at Border7 we use checklists a lot. We break down all our projects into small tasks that are check boxes. When the task is complete, you check the box – [...]

I was reading Inc this month and they had an article on Evan Willaims – the guy who created Blogger. I recall using Blogger before blogging was the thing to do (back when I was a freshman in high school living in Japan – wow that was a long time ago!). He and his team [...]