Visualization, memory, reading and research skills
Everybody can look stupid from time to time. Inaptitude is much worse. Sometimes the people we trust cannot help us and do not understand the damage they cause. Is it an inevitable evil, or maybe we can do something about it? This article is about inaptitude of others, and a separate post will address our own …
When I was a child I used to think that we are born with certain talents and all we can do is either sharpen them or be below average. Today I find it very difficult to tell talents vs grit and determination. So why do we have procrastination in our DNA? For more ideas you …
Cybersecurity, while we research, is something all of us ignore. It is very easy to feel safe when we search, knowing that the search engine will alarm us if something bad happens and antivirus will further react if we are in real trouble. The reality is a bit more complex. As we are searching for …
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So you use the internet for everything you need. What if someone attacks you online? Now, if this does not make you nervous, you should be worried. This will not happen to me Most people pay no attention to their online safety and usually, it is OK. Most likely nobody will attack you personally. However, …
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Recently Jonathan Levi published a boon named “The only skill that matters“, and sent me a copy as a gift. The book describes Jonathan’s struggles with education and will definitely motivate you. As always, instead of providing a recap of the book itself, I will provide my own honest thoughts to complement the reading experience. …
It is not a secret that in the battle between productivity and creativity, money and happiness I am strongly positioned in the corner of creativity and happiness. Yes, I am a productivity expert, but this does not define me. In this article, I will try to address some major mistakes people make sabotaging their creativity. …
The way people feel inside has very little to do with their objective achievements or social status. We can set smart goals, achieve them and fee miserable. Alternatively, we can feel energised by doing the right thing. The difference is the story we tell ourselves. For today’s reading please consider articles here, here, here, here, here, …
Is our imagination limited? What can we visualize? How can technology push our limits? For today’s article you may want to read here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. Three kinds of visualization I know, dividing something into three groups is a rhetoric trick. So I use it this once, so what? It is easier …
What is a life worth living or a book worth reading? This is very personal. Everyone has a different set of tools, values, and passions. In this excellent blog post, Alice Berg uses her experience as a career advisor to focus the reader on asking the right questions. This is not a regular SMART goal post, …
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While most jobs feel like long marathons where we cover a huge way over many years, certain jobs require short periods of peak performance. For either sprint or marathon, reaching the peak performance can be the holy grail of productivity. For today’s reading, I went with articles here, here, here, here, here, and here. Sprint vs …
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