From the Web
Negative Media? – John Place has a great article about how to avoid succumbing to the negative information in the media. Just gathering information isn’t enough, I agree with John that you need to actively process information you receive so it works towards you instead of turning you into a materialistic, self-obsessed individual.
21 Ways to Add More Hours to the Day – An article I did for lifehack.org
Blogging Self-Defence? – Tim Ferriss does a great job discussing how to deal with personal attacks in an online setting. I get my fair share of feedback from honest criticism to hate mail. I appreciate the feedback, but you also need to know how to diffuse and manage personal attacks.
How to Have More Social Success – A blog pointed to me by a friend of mine. Communication skills (unlike say wealth or fitness) seem to be a source of shame for people who want to improve. Although I’m no expert, I have considerably more social success now than I did a few years ago. I applaud sites like these for giving rational analysis to a topic that tends to get distorted by crap advice like “be yourself” and “have confidence.”
From the Archives
Nine Steps to a More Interesting Life – “Boredom is the enemy.” – Timothy Ferriss.
From the Shelf
Infinite Jest – Okay, so I’m not quite finished it yet. But the book is over a thousand pages long! David Foster Wallace’s book that covers the themes of entertainment, addiction and life. A challenging read I’m expecting at least another week or two to finish it off.
I'm a speed-reading, vegetarian, holistic learning, productivity hacking recent university graduate. And, for the last five years I've been experimenting to find out how to get more from life.
Hey Scott, thanks for the good word. I like what you said in your descriptive blurb. It sums up a lot of what I feel is the current state of communication skills advice; a relative reluctance among people to address it, and too much of the same vague, simplistic, or unhelpful advice appearing over and over. I think there’s also sometimes an overemphasis on being super charismatic, when a lot of people are looking for more basic info.