Jeff Davidson's Blog, page 38
February 7, 2014
Too Busy, Again?
“If you’re too busy to enjoy your life, you are way too busy.” Jeff Davidson
January 30, 2014
Hey, Don't Just Do Something
Don't just do something, sit there: Reading or merely looking out the window in contemplation could be the most important and productive activity you do today. Too often, people throw their time at tasks when they should be exerting more brain power.
The single best way to handle several different projects is to begin working on one thing at a time, until its completion, and then go on to the next project, and then the next, until you are finished.
The single best way to handle several different projects is to begin working on one thing at a time, until its completion, and then go on to the next project, and then the next, until you are finished.
January 22, 2014
Smartphones Befuddle Owners
"Smartphones get more sophisticated, but their owners do not," proclaims an insightful Washington Post article:
"as the devices get more sophisticated — Samsung’s new Android phones recognize “air gestures,” which amount to waving hands above the screen — hordes of users can barely keep up. Sixty-two percent of Americans now own a smartphone, a Gallup poll shows. For many of them, smartphones are confounding and intimidating, and they often wind up just using the phones as expensive cameras that can make calls — if they don’t hide the phone icon by accident."
"as the devices get more sophisticated — Samsung’s new Android phones recognize “air gestures,” which amount to waving hands above the screen — hordes of users can barely keep up. Sixty-two percent of Americans now own a smartphone, a Gallup poll shows. For many of them, smartphones are confounding and intimidating, and they often wind up just using the phones as expensive cameras that can make calls — if they don’t hide the phone icon by accident."
January 16, 2014
Foil the Government Snoopers
By depressing Ctrl, Shift, and P, you can privately browse the Internet without NSA or IRS snooping.
January 15, 2014
Work-Life Balance Starting Today
Technology was supposed to make us ultra-efficient, thereby enabling us to finish our projects and tasks faster and have more leisure time! How is that working out for you? Actually, as the pace of work and life accelerates, people everywhere find themselves striving for solutions to the constant time-pressure that they encounter.
Here's help: Work-Life Balance Starting Today
January 2, 2014
Cell Phones and Anxiety
Students who frequently use cell phones fare poorly: for the population studied at Kent State University, high frequency cell phone users tended to have lower GPA, higher anxiety, and lower satisfaction with life (happiness) relative to their peers who used the cell phone less often!
December 19, 2013
'Healthy Obesity' is a Myth
From www.webmd.com ...a myth is revealed: "The notion that some people can be overweight or obese and still remain healthy is a myth, according to a new Canadian study."
"Even without high blood pressure, diabetes or other metabolic issues, overweight and obese people have higher rates of death, heart attack and stroke after 10 years compared with their thinner counterparts, the researchers found."
December 16, 2013
Boundaries in an Overconnected World
A new book: Boundaries in an Overconnected World: Setting Limits to Preserve Your Focus, Privacy, Relationships, and Sanity seems to be exactly what many people need these days!
December 13, 2013
Time Does Flies
According to findings published in Scientific American, the human brain generates images faster when it experiences positive emotions. Time seems to "fly" when you're having fun! Conversely, the brain reduces the rate of image making during negative emotions. This may explain why misery seems to linger. So, Norman Vincent Peale was right all along: positive thinking is essential!
December 3, 2013
Use Your Vacations!
Americans schedule an average of 14 vacation days a year, the average Britisher schedules 24. Americans typically don't use 3 of those days, giving back time to their employers.
