Multitasking steals your focus and energy. It makes you feel like you are getting more done, but in reality you are just making yourself busy.
For instance, try doing two simple things at once:
I tested this out and found that not only did my friend think I was temporarily retarded, but I did poorly on the math problems. … read more “Stop Multitasking”
To be successful, how precise do you need to be?
When you are building a house, should all of the wood be cut to within an inch, 1/10 of an inch, 1/100th of an inch or even 1/1000th of an inch? At what point do you begin to make your project take longer than its worth by being to precise?… read more “Precision”
Are you stuck in a rut? Do you want to be happier?
Here’s how to be happier: If you need to do something, do it.
Examples:
If you look at the top link menu, you will see a new link titled “Shared”. Clicking on it will take you to the items I have most recently read on the web and liked. If any or all the articles catch your interest, you can read the full text by clicking on them and going to the other website.
““This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.””
– William Shakespeare
The NFL is being pressured into taking steps to reduce the occurrence of concussions by the media and fans right now. Reducing concussions is a great goal, especially since concussions have been shown to cause brain damage, alter personalities and cause Alzheimers later in life. Football players at every level from Pee-wee on up through high school, college and the professional leagues should be required to wear better protective gear and use tactics on the field that reduce concussions. … read more “Concussions”
Below an excerpt from an article by Gregg Easterbrook, a writer for ESPN.com.
Heads of State Pause Their Limos at Their Personal Jets to Denounce Fossil Fuel Use: As the Copenhagen climate summit grinds on with — big surprise! — nothing specific agreed upon, here’s my summary of what you need to know about the global warming issue, bearing in mind yours truly is the author of an 800-page book about environmental policy (that book was so fast-paced, it only seemed like 700 pages):
• There is indeed a strong scientific consensus regarding climate change.… read more “Good Piece on Climate… by ESPN???”
I go back and forth sometimes between two schools of thought on resource usage:
A) Conservation- resources are limited and must be saved (environmentalists, energy & water conservation, etc.)
B) Exploration & Development- the universe holds infinite resources and we should focus on finding new ways to exploit these rather than waste time on conservation.
Lately I have been leaning towards B. … read more “Resource Use”
If you could do anything, be anyone and live anywhere with whoever you wished, what would you choose?
Why aren’t you doing it?
People make many excuses to themselves why they aren’t living their dreams:
“I need to pay off my mortgage.”
“I’ll wait till my kids are out of school.”
“I’m not good enough.”
I think that if most people wrote down what they actually would love to do most from day to day they would realize they are much closer than they realize.… read more “Do Anything”