I once overheard a business owner say that he felt more productive when he took a vacation, though not for the reasons one might expect. He explained that he worked in a whirlwind just before the vacation to make sure everything was taken care of before he left. Then, when he returned, he had to … Continue reading “Vacation Preparation & Your Productivity”
Scholastic: The Perils of Multitasking
More kids are spending more time using more media simultaneously than ever before. In 2004, a study of 2,000 8- to 18-year-olds undertaken by the Kaiser Family Foundation, a research and policy think tank, documented what many parents have long known: 81 percent of Generation M (as the study dubbed them) are experts in “media … Continue reading “Scholastic: The Perils of Multitasking”
Focus and personal profitability
In an unstable economy, it is natural for people to be concerned with how much money they make and also their job security. What they may not realize is that both their personal profitability and their professional longevity depend in large part on their ability to focus. In many of the discussions that I’ve had … Continue reading “Focus and personal profitability”
Vanderbilt Register: Researchers find neural ‘bottleneck’ thwarts multitasking
"Many people think they can safely drive while talking on their cell phone. Vanderbilt neuroscientists Paul E. Dux and René Marois have found that when it comes to handling two things at once, your brain, while fast, isn’t that fast." … vanderbilt.edu/register/articles?id=31525
The Truth of Time
It has been taught that happiness comes from spending one dollar less than what you have, and misery comes from spending one dollar more than what you have. When you overspend with money, you go into debt and have to pay interest. It is the same with time. I would suggest that happiness also comes … Continue reading “The Truth of Time”
