Archive for October, 2007
Sunday, October 7th, 2007
Working The Future
I have previously stated that Malcolm Gladwell is one of my favorite thinkers. That is not to say that I necessarily agree with everything he says, but moreso that I really enjoy how his mind seems to work.
In this interview with Malcolm on the future of work, he offers some thoughts about how the demands [...]
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Saturday, October 6th, 2007
Examining Teamwork
I recently wrote at FYP about the balance between contributing both individually and as part of a team in the workplace. While rummaging through the internets this evening I came across this article The Top Five Myths of Teamwork that delves into the subject a bit further.
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Saturday, October 6th, 2007
Concentration and Your Physical State
Until recently I was drinking caffeine as though it was a life requirement of the air or water magnitude. I definitely felt the low if I didn’t have it after a while, and I needed to be at or near peak performance to get my work accomplished at the level I like to operate at. [...]
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Friday, October 5th, 2007
Procrastination Dashes
Procrastination Dash - “a short burst of focused activity during which you force yourself to do nothing but work on the procrastinated item for a very short period of time.” I especially appreciate a variant of the concept called “Fill Your Hands” - grab a bunch of stuff around your house until you can’t hold [...]
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Thursday, October 4th, 2007
Spaghetti Sauce
One of my favorite thinkers, Malcolm Gladwell (The Turning Point and Blink) gave a presentation at TED a few years ago about the man who revolutionized spaghetti sauce. The real theme of the presentation, however, is looking at a problem from different angles and not taking anything, especially the “status quo”, for granted. People who [...]
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Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
Stay On Task (But Not For Too Long)
One of the core ingredients in efficient time management is spending time on what you value most. You also probably want to make sure you’re getting an appropriate Return On Investment (ROI) from the time you are spending on any particular task. lifehack.org posted an article recently on How Not to Overspend Your Time On [...]
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Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
Welcome to Hacking Your Passions
This site’s mission is to improve productivity, personal organization, work processes or any other areas that can be enhanced through harnessing an individual’s talents, joy, work ethic, strengths, skills, and above all - passions.
- Hacking Your Passions is a sister blog to Follow Your Passions.