Interruption: another word for clutter?
Monday, April 12th, 2010I’ve come to believe that another word for “interruptions” is clutter: A sort of mental clutter and time clutter that becomes a bad habit (“habit clutter”).
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Sunday, April 11th, 2010From Social Media to Social Strategy – Umair Haque – Harvard Business Review Umair Haque puts a deserved boot to typical (traditional?) social media, calling instead for meaning, organized around reconceptualized definitions of 1. Character; 2. Control; 3. Creativity; 4. Culture; 5. Clarity; 6. Cohesion; and 7. Choreography. Closing paragraph: QUOTE Social strategies are about […]
Stop. Watch? Go? Wait!
Saturday, April 10th, 2010For the last few days, I used a stopwatch to time some of my activities. In fact, my stopwatch looks exactly like the one in the photo: a promotional from Apple, I think. Here’s the thing: I realized that I’m too often in a rush (or actually late). I also recently read that people who […]
The case for a brave new pillow
Friday, April 9th, 2010With Aldous Huxley’s satire in the back of my mind, sniggering, I stole 10 minutes this afternoon to alter and repair two pillowcases. A pair of king-sized cases, their corners had frayed because I let the pillow protector’s zipper-pull worry the same corners over and over, with predictable results. The plan (since last Monday) was […]
Congestion is our friend
Thursday, April 8th, 2010Gordon Price deconstructed “Motordom” during a recent presentation. One question especially continues to resonate, both in relation to sustainable transportation planning and to Victoria’s Johnson Street Bridge.
Figuring out religion in God’s Brain: great interview with Lionel Tiger
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010Lionel Tiger’s new book, God’s Brain (coauthored with Michael McGuire) offers a scientific and anthropological explanation that finally makes sense of the religious impulse.
Let’s say you own an airline…
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010Richard Branson of Virgin Atlantic Airways co-founded the Carbon War Room, a virtual HQ to transform our carbon-based economy into something sustainable. Is man-made climate change prompting business leaders to act against self-interest in favor of the common good?
My Spelling Bee-related story (Gimme dat ding)
Monday, April 5th, 2010Belfry Theatre’s production of Spelling Bee prompts a reminiscence of learning English, …and confronting the dreaded th-sound.
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Sunday, April 4th, 2010How to Find the Treasure in Your Archives | Confident Writing Great article on finding what’s valuable in your blog archives – and presenting it so that readers can find it. tags: writing, blogging 80 Ways to Steal Valuable Minutes for Your Work Day : Lifestyle :: American Express OPEN Forum Uh-oh, there’s far too […]
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