jilleduffy

jilleduffy, 12 days ago to random

New pottery drop! I’m at the stage of learning where from the time I start a new pot to when I finish it, I’ve learned so much that all I want to do is start over. It becomes a struggle to see a piece through to the end.

Two simple water glasses, which will have a matching pitcher soon

A spoon rest—my go-to shape when I’m having a bad day

Cortado cups, a joy to make, especially ever since I bought a hand-pull espresso maker

Two stoneware, hand-made drinking cups with no handles, one small, one medium; the glaze is an amber color coated with blue, which interacts with the sand in the clay to create a patterned look reminiscent of peacock feathers. They are on a shelf near a window with a houseplant behind them
A stoneware, hand-made spoon rest held in someone's fingers; the spoon rest has a swirl in the middle. The glaze is an amber color coated with blue, and the blue pulls away from the edges, like the rim and the details on the swirl, to reveal more amber color.
Two small, handmade cortado mugs, one with a handle and one without, made of stoneware; the bottom the cups have exposed stoneware, a speckled beige color, and the glaze above has two stripes of Galactic Blue and Antique White

jilleduffy, 18 days ago to random

Important words of warning about Meta's "support" that can be yours for $12 per month, by
@Newmy

https://www.fastcompany.com/91126922/instagram-facebook-verified-wasted-time-and-money

jilleduffy, 20 days ago to random

Do you work remotely?
Guess what? You don't have to be the house manager

https://www.pcmag.com/articles/remote-workers-are-not-house-managers

jilleduffy, 20 days ago to random

One time I asked my South African friend why he called it "maths" with an "s," and I patiently waited while he said, "because there's more than one" before jumping in and shouting, "THEN WHY DO YOU SAY YOU PLAY 'SPORT?'"

jilleduffy, 23 days ago to random

Why is the plural
paper towels
but
toilet paper
?

I demand "toilet papers"

jilleduffy, 27 days ago to random

Did you see that Pinterest's stock price surged last week? I wrote a quick article about 5 uses cases when it is a fantastic tool. What I didn't say is this:

Pinterest is repeatedly overlooked as a social network because its user base is overwhelmingly female. Gen Z has been picking it up more and more the last year. Do not discount women, especially young women, and their spending power

https://www.pcmag.com/articles/pinterest-surprisingly-good-for-these-things

jilleduffy, 28 days ago to random

I call this one

MISTAKES WERE GLAZED

(My pottery names are getting to be a little too much like Bob's Burger of the Day.)

A handmade mug turned so you can see its bottom; there is an ugly excess of glaze from the mug that has pooled and dried around its base, causing sharp messy bottom that makes the mug unusable unless ground away with special tools. You can see air pocket and bubbles in the excess
A handmade mug in a shimmering opalescent glaze on a window still with potted house plants in the background.

jilleduffy, 1 month ago to random

Every. Single. Day. This. Week,
I said,
"Wait. What day is it?"

jilleduffy, 1 month ago to random

My real secret to being organized with digital stuff is this:

I delete ruthlessly

I delete emails, including sent mail, and my browser history, and photos in my messaging apps, and contacts, and files I'm not using—everything. Many people WANT to be organized, but they don't want to delete anything, and I will tell you that you can't have it both ways. You can deny it, but it's true.

jilleduffy, 1 month ago to random

Back to pottery content!

I've been wanting to develop a maker's mark, aka potter's mark, but I was lost for a while on my style. What should it look like? Should I use both J and D initials since the Duffy name is so important to me? Some of my mates at the pottery studio got a stamp with their initials 3D printed from Etsy sellers, but I didn't want to have handmade ceramics with a machine-made signature. This weekend I finally decided on mine and have begun crafting them and testing them.

A freeform piece of light gray clay on a granite table top with a J in a square stamped into it
In the foreground, a freeform piece of light gray clay on a granite table top with a J in a square stamped into it; and in the background, three rectangular pieces of clay with a backward J shape carved into them. The J has right angles instead of a soft curve and is very wide at the bottom

jilleduffy, 1 month ago to random

Timeboxing really isn't a bad productivity method, but it has such limited use case for normal people that you have to understand when it doesn't work

https://www.pcmag.com/articles/timeboxing-works-but-watch-pitfalls

jilleduffy, 1 month ago to random

Nice to be quoted in Wirecutter this week!
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/clean-organize-store-phone-photos/

jilleduffy, 1 month ago to random

Sometimes James Clear has insightful things to say, but other times it's so misguided.

Take for example this post about focusing on one goal at a time. https://jamesclear.com/buffett-focus

The premise is "Warren Buffet is successful because he gained more than $50 billion by ruthlessly pursuing his goal of getting money."

To accept that premise blindly shows a total loss of critical thinking.

"If a man pursues money above all else and then gets it, he's successful"

Wow

jilleduffy, 1 month ago to random

No, I hope this email finds YOU well

jilleduffy, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to random

Is LinkedIn the new cesspit of social media? I'm years removed from FB and Twitter, still on Insta, and only peek in on TikTok from time to time, but LinkedIn has some CRAZIES!

jilleduffy, 1 month ago to random

3 rules of real estate success:
location, location, location

3 rules to being organized and productive:
simplicity, simplicity, simplicity

If it is not simple, you will not do it
If it is not simple, you will not do it well
If it is not simple, you will not be consistent with it

https://www.pcmag.com/explainers/get-organized-5-productive-habits-to-start-your-day

jilleduffy, 1 month ago to random

Sometimes a deep understanding of the simplest advice is what ultimately clicks
https://www.pcmag.com/explainers/look-at-your-to-do-list-daily-to-be-productive

jilleduffy, 1 month ago to random

Would you like your workers to feel burned out, like they don't matter and that only capitalism matters? Then try enforcing a six-day workweek on your leadership team! The effects will trickle down!

https://www.pcmag.com/news/samsung-imposes-6-day-workweeks-for-execs-to-combat-crisis