The Sunday Summary: Long to-do lists, clear speaking, deep notes, and automatic golfing

In an effort to help me keep up with everything I post each week, here is my latest “Sunday Summary” of my posts from the week.

Mon, June 12: If you finish your to-do list, that’s problematic
I’m a big advocate of getting things complete, like consistently hitting inbox zero, but your to-do list should always be full of ideas and things to try. The more you have in there, the more opportunity you have to pick out the highest-leverage ideas. That’s not unlike this blog; as of right now, I have eight more posts ready to go, but 32 ideas waiting to be written. The more ideas I have, the better.

Tue, June 13: Do you want to be seen as trustworthy? Be trustworthy.
This came from a quote regarding businesses, where it was said “ Evidence suggests that the best way to acquire an enduringly positive corporate reputation is to simply be an enduringly positive company. “

Wed, June 14: The clarity of an idea is based on the person receiving it
This is something I’ve worked a lot on in recent years, and will continue to work on. If someone doesn’t understand what I’m trying to say, that’s almost always 100% my fault for being unclear. Particularly in an industry (digital marketing) with a lot of jargon, I…