Author: Guy Reams

On versus In

The concept of on versus in is important. Difficult to grasp at first, but once you start to change your thinking it becomes rather obvious. I went a long time without really understanding this concept. I was introduced to the idea by Michael Gerber’s E-Myth book. However, I did not really understand. I went right […]

Homework

You remember how painful “homework” was? You just did not want to do it, but it was something that you had to do. You could not get out of it. You had to sit there and do it and get it done and if you did not, then there would be no play time. Funny […]

The Pomodoro Technique

I saw a poster yesterday that reminded me of this concept. Francesco Cirillo shares this technique through books, lectures and classes you can purchase. https://francescocirillo.com/. The essential concept is simple and has become widespread. At least the idea has spread. I really do not think people actually do his process correctly. He explains it best. […]

The Soil Must Drain

You can pour all the effort you want into saving a plant. You can add more water. You can add more nutrients. You can add more soil. You can add more sunlight. You can add more bug spray. You can trim and clean up the branches. However, if the soil does not drain – forget […]

Law of Compounding Progress

You can spend an entire weekend trying to improve your garden. You can also spend 10 minutes everyday in the garden working on improving things slightly. The latter will always win. This is the law of compounding progress. The concept is that by doing a little bit everyday, at least slightly more than the rate […]

Big Things First

In landscaping it seems that there is a concept that you should put the big things in first and then build around them. This makes sense, as the large structural items, trees, and other significant objects will dominate the space. Then you will have the basic structure, the flow, and from there you can put […]