A few years ago I started writing the date in the margins of books when I underlined or took notes. When I revisit books it’s been fun to see when I was there last and to get some context for notes in the margins. Give it a try! It’s a an easy tip that adds just a […]
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After writing yesterday about the differences between PersonalBrain and Mindmappers, I started thinking more about what the core difference between them are. Is it a temporal difference? Mindmaps tend to expire whereas information in PersonalBrain tends to be valid over a longer period of time. Is it a difference in the amount of data you […]
In part Chapter Four of Part Three of Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy I came across a great example of flow, written well before Mihály Csíkszentmihályi formally identified and defined flow in 1990 and it became popular in positive psychology. In the example, Levin, a Russian land owner, decides to go out and work side […]
I recently discovered Personal Brain and I’m taken with it. It took me a couple hours of experimentation and more importantly, playing with Jerry Michalski’s brain to get used to it and to realize how powerful it is. For those of you who ‘get’ and use GTD, I’ll say that this gave me the same […]
This is the last in a series of 10 articles that give suggestions meant to improve the over-all quality of your life. 10. Don’t stress about it. The purpose of improving your life is just that–improving it. A good way to tell if any of these steps are worthwhile is that you’ll feel better not […]
This is the ninth in a series of 10 articles that give suggestions meant to improve the over-all quality of your life. 9. Stop broken thoughts. Broken thoughts are those subtle patterns that aren’t quite big enough to fall into the bad habits category. This means that despite their harmful effect they often escape under […]
This is the eight in a series of 10 articles that give suggestions meant to improve the over-all quality of your life. 8. Recognize what makes you happy. Reflect on the parts of your day that bring you real satisfaction. Everyone is working towards something, but what makes you happy now? Rate your overall satisfaction […]
This is the seventh in a series of 10 articles that give suggestions meant to improve the over-all quality of your life. 7. Go outside. If you don’t naturally spend time outside, make it a point to do it more. There’s something about the expanse of the sky that will bring out your inner philosopher. […]
This is the sixth in a series of 10 articles that give suggestions meant to improve the over-all quality of your life. 6. Spend time with a child. If you have one, consider yourself lucky, if you don’t, I bet you have friends who would be happy to let you borrow theirs for a few […]
This is the fifth in a series of 10 articles that give suggestions meant to improve the over-all quality of your life. 5. Debate something. If you think you know about something, nothing will prove it like arguing it with someone who’s smarter or more informed than you. Find a friend you can debate with […]