December 31st, 2010
I don’t normally do new years resolutions.
I don’t like doing things that everybody else does, “just because”. I like to rebel against those things, for whatever reason. This new years eve, however, I’ve decided that I’d like to dig out my someday/maybe list and find a few things that are really important to me. Read more »
December 30th, 2010
As I’m sure I’ve mentioned before, I’ve been reading a lot of minimalist blogs lately. One of the hardest things I’ve come across when trying to simply my life and get rid of stuff I don’t need is when minimalism and frugality are at odds. Read more »
December 24th, 2010
Now that the semester is over and I’m relaxing at home, I am taking time to read through my backlog of bookmarks. One of them was an article on Smashing Magazine called when 24/7/365 fails: turning off work on weekends. Read more »
November 2nd, 2010
Are you overwhelmed by the number of emails you get every day? Read more »
October 21st, 2010
I used to think I was an excellent multitasker. I would pride myself on having 50 tabs open in Firefox while simultaneously chatting with 5 different people on AIM and rocking out to some Incubus. Eventually I figured out that I’d forgotten what 49 of those tabs were, I was ignoring 4 of those people, and I wasn’t even hearing the music. Read more »
October 10th, 2010
I’m pretty busy these days, and working on a variety of projects, so it’s hard to keep on top of everything. I often end up with a lot of neglected items on my to do lists (so called “open loops”). I think I’ve found a solution, but I’m still working on implementing it. Read more »
September 23rd, 2010
I tend to overthink things a lot. That’s probably not uncommon in people with ADD. The places where I tend to get stuck are areas where there aren’t clear answers. The way I have learned to cope with this is by setting simple rules for myself that allow me to gauge a situation very quickly. Read more »
September 18th, 2010
Back when I was studying psychology, I read this article about the human mind. It started out with this little anecdode that stuck in my head:
How cool it would be if at some point in the future, somebody invented a device that could hook up to our minds and store all the information we’ve accumulated so that we would never forget it? Intrigued? Well, it turns out somebody’s already invented it: a notebook.
What I love about that idea is that something as simple as a notebook can be so powerful. Read more »
September 10th, 2010
I am a pretty frugal person. Probably too frugal. I can spend hours online hunting for the best deal on something I want. It’s fun, but probably time I could better spend doing… just about anything. Read more »