productivity

There’s been lots of pretty negative news coming out of Facebook over the past few years. I’ve only touched on a couple of things (smartphone privacy, social engineering), but it’s looking more and more like Facebook is either grossly incompetant or a bad actor when it comes to respecting their […]

Facebook: Dumb or Evil?

3 May, 2019 in Tech tagged first world problems / internet / productivity / security by Colin Dorman (updated 55 days ago)

“I didn’t have time to practice this week, I had too much to do.” It’s an excuse that everyone who has been teaching for more than 15 minutes has heard. It’s also an excuse that almost everyone who has played an instrument for more than a week has made. But […]

No Time To Practice

17 Apr, 2019 in Horn tagged first world problems / horn playing / horn practice / horn problems / horn teaching / horn technique / practice / productivity by Colin Dorman (updated 87 days ago)

One question I get fairly often these days is about the need for a website, especially with the explosion of social and professional media sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, Soundcloud. My response is usually pretty simple: Maybe more than ever, if you don’t have a website now, you need one! While […]

Why You (Yes, You) Need A Website

10 Apr, 2019 in Tech tagged first world problems / google / internet / productivity / smartphone by Colin Dorman (updated 87 days ago)

It’s been about two years since I became a tad obsessed with trying to be as efficient as possible. In those two years, I’ve done a lot of app jumping, and I’m finally settling into some apps I like. I did a brief overview of some of the apps I […]

My 2019 Productivity Setup

2 Jan, 2019 in Tech tagged app review / apps / first world problems / productivity by Colin Dorman (updated 172 days ago)

Although it seems like the school year just started a few weeks ago, this a pretty crucial time for the rest of your semester (and year). To me, it seems, that these next few weeks determine how the rest of your school year will go. For students here in Kentucky […]

A Single Habit Now Can Save You Lots of Stress ...

26 Sep, 2018 in Horn tagged horn playing / horn practice / kentucky all state / practice / productivity by Colin Dorman (updated 281 days ago)

RSS feed — If you follow the news at all, you’ve heard about the problem of social media “news bubbles”. This is especially true for people who primarily get their news (real or fake) from social media. Since social media sites value user engagement above all else, it’s in their best interest to […]

Tired of Facebook Bubble? Break Free With RSS Feeds!

13 Dec, 2016 in Tech tagged android / apps / ios / productivity by Colin Dorman (updated 46 days ago)