Archives for August 2007
21 ways to tell you lost the attention of your audience [How to be an Original]
For fun. Actions of people I actually observed during meetings and more or less in order of appearance. If you see this happening when you’re presenting, you are boring the people! Redo your story, redo your presentation or drop it altogether.
People start staring outside
People make strange faces suppressing a yawn
People start looking at their watch [...]
Is Your Credit Card the Best or the Worst? [Productivity @ Home]
Every Thursday, I share my thoughts about Family Finances.
Over at CNN Money today, there’s an interesting article highlighting the best and worst credit cards. Users were surveyed on issues such as interest rates, customer service and default issues. I was surprised to see one of my cards described as having received a "mediocre" rating. Where [...]
A small, tiny favor to ask: vote for me. [ToDoOrElse.com]
You may have heard about the upcoming Business of Software Conference (10/29-30, San Jose, CA), and my first (extremely, horribly bad) video effort to win through your votes a speaking slot there.
It was so bad it would have been banned by the Geneva Conventions (assuming we still follow them). So bad, I asked Neil Davidson [...]
What Kind of Thinker are You? [Ian's Messy Desk]
The BBC has an extensive Leonardo da Vinci section. Among the information is a quiz that determines what type of thinker you might be.
Having studied music at university, taught it in the school system and privately, and still actively performing with amateur groups, it’s no surprise the test finds I am a Musical Thinker.
Musical thinkers:
Tend to [...]
Follow up to Feed Your Mind, For Free! [Tech Rest]
Recently, Erik Huddleston posted a comment to Free Your Mind, For Free!.
His info was so good that I am promoting his comment to a post of its own.
His comment:
Hey Craig. Glad to see you are using RTM now. I’ve also found Nozbe to be quite effective. It is build specifically for GTD so you get [...]
4 free gifts that you can give. [Ian's Messy Desk]
Posted in The Simple Life
From the book The Laughter Prescription, by Laurence Peter, come these four free gifts you can give. While they are free of any cash value, they do cost something in the way of personal commitment.
The Gift of Listening
But you must really listen. No interrupting, no daydreaming, no planning your response. Just listening. [...]
Best Comments Roundup 30th Aug 2007 [Organize IT]
Best comments roundup for 30th August 2007
Though the original post was about about my thoughts on healthy eating, Insidemybrain makes a good point about needing to be motivated. You personally need to want it in the first place.
Insidemybrain: “It helped me to define a concrete goal to reach. I told myself ‘I’ll eat at least [...]
32 Ways to Reach Left-Brained People [HD BizBlog 1.2]
Via the Innovation Tools newsletter (subscribe here)
An article by Mitch Ditkoff and Val Vadeboncoeur about unleashing the creativity of those left-brain thinkers. The authors start with a humorous intro:
For the past 21 years, we have been working closely with a wide range of savvy organizations who have identified the need to raise the bar for [...]
Four E-Books That Will Save Time and Boost Motivation [The Daily Saint]
This past Monday I asked readers about their productivity download ideas and David from Slow Down Fast provided this excellent e-book
. You’ll find both useful data on productivity as well as some strategies for carving out a bit more time for yourself and those around you.
I’ve often been referred to e-books in the past and [...]
Let’s connect! [How to be an Original]
I updated my Contact page. The layout of the contactform is fixed now and blends with the site design. I received the first comment already, so it’s up and running.
I also added a list with my social media identities. I would love to connect with you, my readers, so I repeated the list below. Please [...]