Yes, it’s true. And scientists can’t explain why either. But according to a study in 1998, you can reset your brain’s sleep-wave clock. I’m not exactly sure what that means, but it sounds mysterious and interesting. There are 39 other useful sleep facts over at the National Sleep Research Project if this piques your interest. ...
November 2006
DownloadSquad reports that Google’s been updating Google Reader with a few fixes and added features. First and foremost: An “Add to folder” menu after using the subscribe bookmarklet, the Firefox 2.0 subscribe button and the “Add to Google” button The “Feed actions…” menu lets you rename the feed and change its folders Some IE 7 ...
Kelly Forrister’s been really busy improving her productivity… by taking a vacation. I was also off email for 6 days–always a great experience for me to disconnect from the world that way. Sure enough, despite hundreds of emails upon my return, nothing was so urgent it couldn’t wait or be covered by someone else. When ...
Interruptions are the bane of productivity, whether they come from other co-workers or your environment. While a distractive environment can severely hamper your ability to focus (email pop-ups in your taskbar, loud music, etc.), other people can be the biggest causes for a lapse in productivity. Part of the interruptions are mandatory, but a culture ...
There’s a great GTD recap over at the Polar Beer. It was quite refreshing to go over a condensed section that was closest to my heart: Getting Projects Creatively Underway. In our quest for mastering the GTD principles, it sometimes seems that mapping out every single nitpicky action for a project is a little overkill. ...
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. “- Teddy Roosevelt Resourcefulness is really just another word for creativity. It’s how you get something done. Many times the difference between failure and success in a project is whether or not you were resourceful in getting the job done. Many times people don’t ...
