Midian City

Friendly greetings! I’m on a mission to wake up and start work at 4-5 AM PDT. I’ve got several reasons for this, one being that in the quiet hours, I can really focus, concentrate, get things done. That “magic time” before 9 AM hits its stride is a great block for triaging bugs on the Issue Tracker, replying to email, and even doing some exploring inworld to better understand how you are experiencing Second Life — something I can always do more of.

I was originally inspired by an article on the Zen Habits productivity site, and began to think of how those practical principles apply within Second Life. As you may know, I believe that knowledge is often useless if not shared, and from the first day I was a Resident (almost 3 years ago) to today, I can’t help but share tips ‘n’ tricks.

My heroes in this field include both Ann Landers + Dear Abby, the inimitable Photoshop master Russell Brown, and even John Tesh — as some of you know, he runs a popular radio show about “intelligence for your life“. Reflecting on this the other day, I joked to myself, “what about intelligence for your Second Life?” then proceeded to transition into the kind of jubilant laughter you can hear in my video tutorials.

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