Someone once told me that, “Integrity is being the same person in your house that you are on the street.” More than just integrity, I think that consistency has a huge effect on your self-image. How can you be comfortable with yourself if you feel the need to impress other people? The people I have […]
Archives for June 2008
The High Price of Paying Attention
I think most people are wildly overconfident in their multitasking ability. I remember reading (sorry, no link) that the brain processes over 11,000 sensory inputs every second. Out of those, only 40 reach the level of conscious thinking. Paying attention has a high price and focus, not time management or GTD, is crucial for productivity. […]
Friday Links 08-06-20
From the Web Online Research Made Easier. The Road of a Student has a great entry showcasing a tech trick to make online research less painful. From the Archives Beyond Introversion and Extroversion – Given the string of posts I’ve written lately on improving social skills, I thought I’d point to an older article I […]
Work, Retire… Then You Die.
“The years go by faster as you get older.” This is a piece of experience I’ve often heard from people who have more years than myself. The idea being that, as you get older, your lifestyle becomes more fixed. Going from 17 to 21 is a much bigger change than 40 to 44. Does it […]