How to Become More Aware Of Time
This past week, I’ve been thinking about time. More precisely: awareness of time. Do I know how long I’ve been working on an email? Drinking my afternoon tea? Reading this book in bed? It’s struck me that this is a key to productivity. If I was more aware of time as it goes by, I […]
What Is Glogster?
A lot of educational folks who “get” the new web (Web 2.0, social networking, etc.) are excited about Glogster. Despite the annoying name, it’s a neat site: it lets you quickly and easily create a poster as a web page. Essentially. So when you go to Glogster, you get a blank page, and a simple […]
So What Is A Commitment, Really?
A recent post on the GTD forums started me thinking about commitments. We all have many ongoing projects. But what does “ongoing” really mean? Have we really committed to them? Or did we just put them on a list to remind us to get them done eventually? I’m realizing that a lot of my own […]
How To Make Any Loaf of Bread In a Bread Machine
As part of my constant quest to learn cool, new things, I bought myself a bread machine several years ago. How’d I afford it, you ask? Easy: I bought it at Salvation Army for $20. Got a few weird looks from the cashier, who asked if I’d ever use it, but that’s fine. Problem: No […]
What To Do When You Don’t Feel Like Improving Yourself
I write a lot about self-improvement, and the importance thereof. So, what do you do when you just have no energy for self-improvement? When you just don’t feel like improving? Take a break. Really. Stop working at it for a while. Watch some movies, read a few books, and just relax. Don’t rest forever, of […]
Personal, Take 2
I haven’t been able to keep up with this blog this week, due to the new job. Fortunately, it’s calming down this week, so I think I’ll be able to get back into a more normal blog routine next week. It’s weird, how much mental energy is required when starting a new job. I’m not […]