Jeff Davidson's Blog, page 23

Quick Flip and Strip

When you receive newspaper or magazine subscriptions, flip through them immediately, tear out the articles of interest, and toss the rest. You’re now left with a smaller, lighter, manageable pile that you can tackle more easily or take with you as needed.

Choices and Tyranny

"Logic suggests that having options allows people to select precisely what makes them happiest. But, as studies show, abundant choice often makes for misery."
         Barry Schwartz, "The Tyranny of Choice," Scientific American, April 2004

Work-life Balance, 6 Components

The six supporting disciplines:

                            * Self Management
                            * Time Management
                            * Stress Management
                            * Change Management
                            * Technology Management
                            * Leisure Management

Irony: Diet Gurus Who Died Early

"Advocating for fitness and good nutrition wasn't enough to save "seven health experts  from an early demise."  Certainly heredity has much to do with our longevity. In general, consuming good nutrition daily is not a gimmick, fad, or outlandish approach to consumption. Greens, beans, and berries, along other staples will carry you far.

Positive Psychology

Watch this TED talk by Martin Seligman, Ph.D., the "father" of positive psychology, for some eye-opening insights on the future of psychology.

Water Works

Drink a lot of water. Often when you're pooped, you need water more than sleep. Guzzling a glass of water can keep you active longer. When you're in a shopping mall for example, and feel the need to sit down, take a seat if you have to, but first look for a water fountain. That in itself might be enough to rejuvenate you and prompt you to walk for another 10 or 15 minutes.

Drinking more water results in more frequent urination, which is good. Most of us don't drink enough in the course of the day. Whenever you feel thirsty, your body already has experienced a prolonged water deficit.

Working out, as well as dealing with others at work or with your family at home, can be rigorous. Your body is giving up a lot of fluid via perspiration, even if you don't know it. Drink more water more often and whenever you even suspect that your body needs water. Drink, drink, and be merry.

In Front of the Screen, Brain Dead

The Daily Mail, in the U.K. reported in 2012: "One of Britain's leading inventors has warned that  a 'Google generation' who rely on the internet for everything are in danger of becoming 'brain-dead'. Trevor Baylis, who invented the wind-up radio, said children are losing creativity and practical skills because they spend too much time in front of screens."

"...the next generation of inventors is being lost, with young people often unable to make anything with their hands."

Your Social Courtyard

A fascinating article in the Sloan Management Review posits that "life revolves around personal private space, work space, a 'social courtyard' between the two."

Express Yourself, Live Longer?

The Medical Daily reports "If you're angry, for the benefit of your health, you need to let it all out, according to a new study that revealed that being hot-tempered and expressing your anger could be a key to enjoying a long and healthy life."


All such studies must be viewed over time and corroborated.

Can Introvert Gain Advantage?

A notable percentage of people at the New Year's Eve party you attended are introverts, as are those who are pre-disposed to continually finding breathing space for themselves. Marti Olsen Laney's book, The Introvert Advantage reveals many ways that we introverts (I am a mild introvert) can flourish in a world dominated by extroverts.