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Simple Productivity Task Of The Day: Reorganize One Bookshelf

11.16.2011 Books and Literature

When I am at a loss for what to do next it’s typically not because I have nothing to do. It’s more likely that I have too many things to do. My mind is a jumble. I’m uncertain. It seems like it’s better to do nothing than that impossible list. When things need sorting out [...]

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A Strong Play Ethic

11.09.2011 Art

People often laugh and are amazed when they spend any time around me. I tend to take things to unexpected extremes. OK, not just some things, pretty much everything. I even take my play time very seriously. I’m the guy who started out by saying, “Hey, if I put a couch down here and got [...]

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Tips To Break Your Online Addiction: Read A Book

09.27.2011 Books and Literature

As much as I am enamored of my Mac, my iPad, and my iPhone, I love books more. I can literally read all day. That, for me, is a terrific vacation day (along with an occasional swim in the ocean, some eating and drinking, and time with my loved ones). Reading a book can also [...]

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You’re Reading Too Fast

09.12.2011 Books and Literature

There’s so much to read. Those stacks of books and magazines. RSS feeds and blogs, like this one, that produce a never ending stream of words. Emails, tweets, messages of all sorts. Sometimes I find them all a blur, like a billboard fleetingly glanced at when you whizz by at seventy miles an hour. And [...]

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Writing Assignment: Predict The Future

08.19.2011 Future

I like predicting the future. Predications are fun to make and write. When I’m correct or even close, it makes me feel smart. Even when I’m wrong it’s enlightening to see where reality differed from my vision. Writing predictions call for a unique combination of imagination and logical organization. First, fire up your imagination and [...]

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