April 2006
How to Get Up Right Away When Your Alarm Goes Off
by 2 others (via)When your alarm wakes you up in the morning, is it hard for you to get up right away? Do you find yourself hitting the snooze button and going right back to sleep?
Growing a Business Website: Fix the Basics First (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)
(via)Clear content, simple navigation, and answers to customer questions have the biggest impact on business value. Advanced technology matters much less.
How I Work: Bill Gates - Apr. 4, 2006
by 4 others (via)On my desk I have three screens, synchronized to form a single desktop. I can drag items from one screen to the next. Once you have that large display area, you'll never go back, because it has a direct impact on productivity.
March 2006
Slashdot | How Many People Work in Your Internet Department?
(via)We are in the middle of a major website redesign and everyone is asking why it takes so long to complete, and almost daily I have to explain that I do not have enough manpower. Of course, I can't prove ROI until the new site is launched.
Up With Grups - The Ascendant Breed of Grown-Ups Who Are Redefining Adulthood -- New York Magazine
(via)He owns eleven pairs of sneakers, hasn’t worn anything but jeans in a year, and won’t shut up about the latest Death Cab for Cutie CD. But he is no kid. He is among the ascendant breed of grown-up who has redefined adulthood as we once knew it and killed off the generation gap.
Oklahoma city threatens to call FBI over 'renegade' Linux maker | The Register
(via)Our mistake is YOUR problem
Amanda Gore: Official Homepage.
International speaker for Leadership, Lifestyle, Group Dynamics, Motivation/Teamwork, Cultural Transformations, Organizational Change, Wellness, Stress Management, Communication and more.
botulus.net » Looking Busy
(via)What I’ve come to find is that people wear their busyness as a badge of honor. The busier you are, the more important you are. The more important you are, the busier you need to look. The word business itself is the noun form describing a state of being busy.
February 2006
Mental State Called Flow
(via)Do you plan to get into flow, does it come upon you more as a kind of inspiration, or is it not necessary for you? Do you use tactics to improve your team's ability to flow? Which particular events disrupt flow the most, and how do you solve them?
The Programmers Stone
by 1 other (via)The purpose of this site is to recapture, explore and celebrate the Art of Computer Programming. By so doing we hope to help the reader either become a better programmer, understand what less experienced programmers are struggling with, or communicate more effectively with other experienced programmers.
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