How my iPad got the better of my productivity
As of this writing, I have just executed a spectacular, productivity-related facepalm at some 20,000 feet in the air. The culprit? My iPad. Hey, want to know where I’m headed? To a – wait for it – seminar on business productivity with iPads.
Read MoreCreating simple, captivating presentations
It is with presentations as it is with much else: less is more. If you’ve ever suffered through a meeting with slides jam-packed with Times New Roman 8 pt text, catastrophic clip art or illegible spreadsheets, you know what I’m talking about. Here are my ground rules for creating simple, captivating presentations.
Read MoreDefocus: Wherein man takes flight with wings of his own
For milennia, man dreamt of growing wings – figuratively, as well as literally. Come 2012, dutch engineer Jarno Smeets succeeds in reverse engineering the principles upon which birds take flight, and creates a strap-on harness which lets him take flight under his own power.
It’s an amazing sight to behold, and for someone primarily occupied with the figurative parallel of human flight, it’s inspiring to see accomplished – thanks to ingenuity and perseverance – what has eluded the capabilities of man for several thousand years.
Read MoreQuotes: Christopher Parker on the credit-card nature of procrastination
Read More“Procrastination is like a credit card: it’s a lot of fun until you get the bill.” -Christopher Parker
War on clutter: let’s get physical
The second part in a series on how to fight back against the clutter that’s infiltrating and affecting the quality of our everyday lives is here: learn why and how physical clutter impacts your brain, and how to get to grips with it.
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