Kourosh Dini's Blog, page 20
January 8, 2020
ADHD & Productivity
ADHD is a broad term. The main psychiatric text, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V), lists a series of criteria to meet for ADHD. But, while the DSM-V has specific criteria, there are:
many ways one can have difficulty focusing, many origins for having these difficulties, many reinforcing factors that could be at play, and many ways that difficulty focusing can play out in different environments.ADHD is therefore not some monolithic thing. Some people...
January 3, 2020
Live Piano Performance at St. Charles Library – Sunday, February 2nd at 2pm
Join me on February 2nd at 2pm in the lovely St. Charles, Illinois library for a live piano performance by yours truly. I’m super excited as it’s been a while since I’ve done an RL performance. Come on by. What better way to celebrate Groundhog’s Day?
January 1, 2020
Taking on New Years Resolutions – Examples in Diet and Exercise
It’s that time of year where many of us decide to improve ourselves. With a loud proclamation of intention, we take several steps forward and, just as often, fall on our collective faces somewhere in the coming weeks or months.
Our resolutions often tower high. They can be hard to keep up with and easy to forget. Failures to climb them demoralize, defeat, and derail future attempts.
Whoops, did I remember to practice guitar yesterday? Ahh, I’ll just do it...
December 18, 2019
The Power of The Inbox
When used well, the Inbox can be one of the most powerful tools in your productivity toolset. But using it well requires recognizing its delicate nature and taking care of it regularly.
First, let’s consider how the Inbox can be useful.
We can leverage the Inbox when deciding what to do next. Brainstorming, allowing whatever comes to mind, we can add ideas to the Inbox as thoughts appear. The inbox helps us store those ideas, so we don’t have to keep trying to...
December 13, 2019
December 11, 2019
Settling the Mind vs Settling the System
When we want to focus, we need to first, actively consider where we want our mind to be. This process takes time and is a practiced art. We settle our mind. We allow thoughts to come to mind, at which point we can then reflect, decide, and ultimately act.
Where, then, does a task manager sit in this process? Optimally, we have a simple set of well considered tasks sitting nearby. They should reflect what is important, routines and projects alike.
But if it does not, then what comes to mind is...
December 6, 2019
November 29, 2019
November 25, 2019
Synthwave track “Ztir” – Visualized
A couple of weeks ago, I posted a synthwave piece, (at least I think that’s the genre) and how I tend to create them at the same time.
Sitearm created a neat audio visualization overlay. Check it out here:
