I was reading Family Lore blog’s review of the year and it reminded me of some interesting stories that made it to press during 2009. I decided to do highlight a few that I found remarkable.
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If you are a drunk driver in Montgomery County, Texas then it may prove to be risky business. Apparently (via), the Montgomery County district attorney’s office has decided to tweet the names of all those that are driving whilst intoxicated between Christmas and New Year’s eve. Is it just me or is this a really stupid idea?
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The end of the year seems to be the perfect excuse to create lists. Sure you can look back at the highlight reel for the year gone (but you know what the big moments were, you were there), instead I’ve decided to look ahead at the tech wonders we can [hopefully] expect in 2010.
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I recently read Scholarship in the digital age by Christine Bergman, and I found it to be quite a thought provoking book.
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Note: this is not a review, just a discussion of some ideas raised by the book and others that occurred as a result!
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Although the 80/20 rule, or the Pareto principle, sounds like a statistical formula, believe me its far from it. The 80/20 rule is something that I came across a little while ago, and it has completely changed my thinking. I believe that it is vitally important principle wheter you apply it in personal life or in your business.
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The personal MBA (PMBA), created by the bold headed and enterprising Josh Kaufman, has been around and continuously updated since 2005.
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The PMBA is aimed at those that are serious about getting the same education as an MBA program but without the fees! Check out the manifesto to get a better idea:
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Mind mapping allows us to think creatively, assimilate information, take effective notes and to accelerate learning. Mind maps are a way of graphically organising information and developing thoughts and ideas. The idea is to create a diagram that presents ideas, tasks and anything else radiating around and outwards from a central theme.
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This is a review of the eBook, The Unlimited Freelancer, by Mason Hipp and James Chartrand.
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Most freelancer start freelancing because they are usually tired of working for someone else and want to do what they love and be paid for it. The problem, however, is that soon the freelancing dream turns into a nightmare [...] -
In part one we learned of some reasons why we procrastinate and what effects it can have. At the end of the post I outlined how important it is to accept that we choose to procrastinate and to make a conscious decision to do something about it.
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“Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday and avoiding today.” – Wayne Dyer
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Procrastination is present in every aspect of our lives, and we have mastered it to perfection. We have been practising from soon after we were born. During our younger years (and to for some even now), we procrastinated in [...]