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Can Feedly improve your state of mind?

I believe so. Psychologist Alice Boyes recently shared this thought on Psychology Today: No one needs a research study to know that mainstream news generally consists of reporting negative events. For example, the nightly news or morning paper will tell you about a train that derailed but not the thousands of trains that didn't. Especially … Continue reading Can Feedly improve your state of mind?

How To Craft An Information Diet That Actually Works

Lifehacker Australia has an interesting post on crafting an information diet that I think is worth reading and considering as we prepare for a new year. Some of us watch a lot of TV. We may read more articles than we need to (the irony is not lost on me here). We go on Twitter … Continue reading How To Craft An Information Diet That Actually Works

Let’s be careful out there

Fans of the old Hill Street Blues TV program will remember this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmg86CRBBtw I just ended a two week long battle with safesear.ch -- a stupid piece of malware that highjacked my search in Google Chrome. Because there's so little in my life I can actually control, I get really agitated when there's something about … Continue reading Let’s be careful out there

Another one bites the dust

Remember this one? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY0WxgSXdEE It's great when it's a Queen song but so great when it's a free app you love like Trapster... How do you avoid this? First, be careful about what software you actually download and believe it or not, I believe you actually want to pay for software you rely on. You … Continue reading Another one bites the dust

A better business presentation is…

Nicholas Bate shares 7 thoughts on better business presos. They... Are shorter rather than longer. Have slides as support rather than lead. Talk about the audience and their challenges rather than the presenter and his/her magnificence. Start and finish on time rather than assume nobody has any other place to be. Meet the objective rather … Continue reading A better business presentation is…