From the Web Common Cold Cures – Tim Ferriss suggests four cures for the common cold that include orange peals and spiced rum. I was in bed for most of three days early in the week because of the bug. Although I decided to go the more common route for treatment. (I don’t know what […]
Friday Links 08-03-14
From the Web Action is Overrated – Cal Newport discusses the importance of not just doing a lot of work, but doing a lot of work in an opportunity that will pay off. I previously wrote a similar idea about the myth of effort. How to Get a Life – Another great entry over at […]
Post Number 500
This is the 500th post on ScottHYoung.com. Although some of the posts are news-related, if you include the 100-200 articles I’ve written off the website, 3 e-books and an interactive program, I’d guess I’ve written more than 500 articles worth of content. I thought I’d take this opportunity to share a little about how the […]
Friday Links 08-03-05
From the Web I’ve stockpiled two weeks worth of links for today. Last week was the release of Learn More, Study Less, which replaced the normal edition of Friday Links. The Art of Pseudo-Skimming – Cal writes about how to pseudo-skim. The idea is similar to my interpretation of speed reading–that you need to control […]
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