Archives for the 'Healthy Stuff' Category
Executive Stamina [Genuine Curiosity]
In another example of a book that comes into my life at an opportune time, I have been reading a book designed to help you systematically achieve higher productivity and better “balance” in life. The book is “Executive Stamina: How to Optimize Time, Energy, and Productivity to Achieve Peak Performance,” by Marty Seldman, PhD and [...]
Got attention? [Genuine Curiosity]
I love it when things connect. Recently, a couple of connections materialized from a couple of good friends.
First: Ariane Benefit sent me an inspiring post on how she overcame the challenges of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and learned to thrive.
Second: My office-mate Gene shared a book review at Joyful Jubilant Learning (the book was The [...]
A less geeky walk with thee [Genuine Curiosity]
After reading an article from the Nov. 21 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, I wanted to get a pedometer that I could use every day. You see, the study says that people who use a pedometer to track their daily steps tend to increase their step count by about 2400 [...]
Five Secrets for the New Year [Genuine Curiosity]
I just finished John Izzo’s book, “The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die” and I think it’s a good choice to provide some perspective for New Year’s resolutions.
This book contains a very interesting collections of anecdotes and insights from hundreds of interviews Izzo has conducted with “elders” in various cultures around the world [...]
One-liners for life [Genuine Curiosity]
I just discovered a very cool idea, courtesy of Gretchen and The Happiness Project. For the last year, she’s been keeping a One Sentence Journal for a year now - I am very intrigued, and thinking of doing the same. Consider this, from her post:
"Each night, I write one sentence (well, actually, usually it’s three [...]
Can tech move us from “sleepless” to “sleep less”? [Genuine Curiosity]
According to an article just out from Discover Magazine, research is being done to figure out ways to use electromagnetic energy to somehow “tweak” your brain so you can get by with 4 hours of sleep per night.
While I like the concept, I don’t want to be an early adopter of this technology. Consider [...]
pzizz field report #1 [Genuine Curiosity]
Recently, I wrote about pzizz, a great tool to help you with “power napping.” During a very demanding business trip the other day, I tried a pzzizz experiment. I was taking a short, mid-day shuttle flight from San Francisco back to Portland, and I was dragging due to lack of sleep the couple [...]
pzizz: State of the art power napping [Genuine Curiosity]
I recently discovered a fascinating tool called “pzizz” and am really enjoying it. Developed by Brainwave Ltd., pzizz is software (Windows or Mac) that generates “soundtracks” to help you sleep or take a power nap to re-energize yourself in the middle of the day. pzizz applies techniques learned from scientific sleep research, and creates special [...]
[Review] Flippen’s sweet book [Genuine Curiosity]
Last night, I sat down to skim the latest book I received, “The Flip Side,” by Flip Flippen. Normally, I flip through a new book (no pun intended), put the book at the end of my “To Read” stack and read it when it’s that book’s turn. Not with this one - I ended up [...]
Create the soundtrack of your life [Genuine Curiosity]
Hey - why not create an online radio station that fits you perfectly? If you haven’t heard about it, Pandora does just that. You create any number of stations that match your musical taste.
It’s pretty simple and it’s free. You simply create a new station, enter the name of an artist, and [...]