Behance Founder Scott Belsky was a guest on ABC News this week, sharing tips on productivity in creative environments.  Check out the clip here.

As a small, passionate team trying to launch something new, we recognize the importance of collaboration and clear communication. Lately, we've been trying to better communicate Behance, our mission, and some of the research/writing we have done in the creative community. If these bloggers/mavens had appreciation badges next to their posts, then we would have gladly expressed our gratitude!

Behance is thrilled to collaborate with an exceptional list of bloggers that are coming together to make life...well, better.

The official description for this effort: "LifeRemix is basically a band of bloggers who enrich people's lives through blogging. The blogs are hand-selected, and each one is incredible....With the constant swelling of the blogosphere, good writing can be hard to find. We're trying to act as a filter so only the best writing is showcased, while at the same time learning a thing or two."

Blogs currently included in the LifeRemix network are:

Black Belt Productivity
Behance
Cranking Widgets Blog
Dumb Little Man
Freelance Switch
Happiness Project
LifeClever
LifeDev
Pick the Brain
Success From the Nest
Tim Ferriss' Four Hour Workweek Blog
Unclutterer
WiseBread
Zen Habits

We encourage you to check out LifeRemix and explore the insights and tips on productivity that are aggregated in this wonderful sweet spot of the world wide web.

We were pleased to see the concept of "decorating with progress" from Jonathan Moore and Elder Jerez, Jr. at 2Advanced Studio.

Following up on the Behance tip, "Surround Yourself With Progress," we got to see the practice in action around Elder's desk.  Once Elder completes design comprehensives for a client he prints them out and covers his workspace with them. Thanks for the pics, guys.

We were pleased to see coverage on Apartment Therapy of a faithful "energy line" user. In case you don't remember, the "energy line" was a Behance tip from February, 2007. It seems that Kate, profiled here, has made use of her energy line at the office (we really appreciated the picture provided as well)!

As you can see, she has quite a few items at the "extreme" side of the spectrum (especially compared to the Behance team's energy line, see photo below). Kate: we would suggest being more stringent on which projects really require extreme focus, and which ones are merely "high" or "medium"...

Great feedback from great bloggers is always a nice way to start out a Friday. Thank you to Schneiderism and J.D. Humphrey's for the shout-outs. We're thrilled to hear from creative professionals that feel more productive as a result of the method. As you may know, we originally developed the Action Method for our own work...and then we shared it with some friends...and then the word got out and it became a side business (and passion) for us. 

Also, many thanks to those of you that have emailed us with suggestions and feedback, we read every single one and appreciate the support.

It has been hot in NYC; and we were contemplating whether a sauna environment sparks action or stalls it all together.

Nevertheless, we've been trying to stay focused with only a few digressions. We were happy to see the response to our recent Behance.com Tip on surrounding yourself with action-inducing art. While the concept is a little extreme, the point rings true for our team and others we know. Thanks to LifeDev for picking up on it, despite the fact that the tip is a bit contrarian to the typical productivity principle of clearing away anything that is completed.

We were also pleased to see Write Well Me's take on some of our favorite Tips; great to hear her resonance with some of them...

Our tip released today, Surround Yourself with Progress, is spreading across the internet at a speedy rate. I am enjoying seeing the back of our heads all around the web. It is kind of humorous to us in a way. We are even linked on a site in a language we cannot recognize. Maybe someone can comment on what it is?

hrlog.nl

I've also read a number of comments on the article along the way. People may wonder about the aesthetics of posting your action steps. If one doesn't want to cover their office as much as we have, smaller paper means less wall space (or whatever space) used. I do have to say though, it is crazy for any of us to look at our "Done Wall" and think back to when it was bare. We really do feel a lot of accomplishment and pride by looking at our constructive mess.

We came across some insightful (and/or funny) comments on our latest Tip, "Surround Yourself With Action" on LifeHacker; worth checking out. Also, we really appreciated Core77's coverage of the same tip, which they so cleverly called "basking in your own done-ness." We like it.

A popular, high-end Korean retailer has been getting great traction on Action Method products in Korea. They've also taken analysis of the Action Method to a whole new level, giving us some great ideas along the way. This partnership helps demonstrate how collaborations often yield new insights into your own projects!