So I have been thinking about this blog a lot lately. To be honest, I have been thinking about a lot lately. The original goal of this blog was to write about things of interest to me, but then I tried to make it about geospatial technologies and things that interest me. And then it went through another transition to outdoor events, geospatial technologies interest me, I think you can get the picture.

I have been reading a lot of articles recently about simple productivity and ways to simplify a relatively hectic life. In the book, The Tao of Pooh there is a chapter titled Bisy Backson. One paragraph does a really good job in describing the way I have felt recently:

Our Bisy Backson religions, sciences and business ethics have tried their hardest to convince us that there is a Great Reward waiting for us somewhere, and that what we have to do is spend our lives working like lunatics to catch up with it.

Now I am not saying I am going to stop working, kick back and not try. Instead I am referencing principles that say with less you can do more. In one of Leo Babauta’s blogs Zen Habits, there is a great post, 8 Ways Doing Less Can Transform Your Work & Life. It is not a unique perspective. The folks at 37 Signals have adopted a similar perspective in their business culture.

“Less is More” implies that more is better. It’s not. Less is less. Less is just right. Less is better. – Jason Fried

Getting Real talks about ways to be more productive by doing less. Not only more productive, but also building a better product.

So with all of this being said, this site is not going to try and accomplish everything. It is going to be half, not half assed.