Just today I was thinking about the qualities of focus and attention while traveling in the train. Attention seems to have become our most important resource. Managing it is becoming as important if not more as managing our money or relationships. Read this interesting article today at Salon.com. The following quote from the author of [...]
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Salon.com Books | Why can’t we concentrate?
Posted in Productivity on May 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Bob Sutton: The Cult of Done Manifesto
Posted in Productivity on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A very practical manifesto for getting things done, something I bumped into yesterday from Hacker News. The notion of avoiding perfectionism and focusing on change however basic is very well put.
Dear Members of the Cult of Done.
I present to you a manifesto of done. This was written in collaboration with Kio Stark in 20 minutes [...]
Online tips: YouPlayer firefox extension
Posted in Productivity on July 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you are a fan of YouTube (what’s wrong with you !). I must say this is a great find! It allows you to watch videos in your firefox sidebar while you do other stuff, and you can just drag and drop videos from YouTube, other video sites, and even your hard drive. [...]
How to be a genius .. hmmm
Posted in Accomplishment, Psychology on February 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
An excellent article from New Scientist about how great people actually become great. The nice thing about it is that its not just opinion. It quotes various research studies and analysis of various super-achievers in arts, athletics, science, thus being more of an investigative piece than huff puff.
It highlights the common dilemma many people [...]
Phrase for Procrastination: Do it imperfectly
Posted in Productivity on July 17, 2007 | 4 Comments »
One of the greatest pieces of advice I’ve seen for getting on with work and avoid pro-crastinating. Most of the times the pressure of doing it right is what gets to me…this phrase releases that pressure and makes you just do it.
I read somewhere that 99%of stuff is akin to painting a fence, not painting [...]
