Travel daydreaming
This is a big planet we live on. I’ve only seen a little bit of it. These maps make that pretty obvious. When I sat down and wrote down the…
Month: March 2006
Sleep hacking justified!
As I’ve written before, I have been getting up at 5:00AM for over 6 months now. It has been working very well for me. I get more done during the…
Juggling
I’m not really interested in any big way in juggling, but it’s always been one of those “I wish I could…” things. I’ve tried juggling a bit and even looked…
Ten steps aid keeping your cool
I saw this in the local paper today and thought it was worth “clipping” to the blog. For me, meditation has given me more space between thought and action. That…
Updated Shopping List
I’ve gotten some good feedback about my original post about Saving time at the supermarket with a shopping list. I spent some time revising the shopping list to help in…
This Body is Not Me
(As you might know, my wife is dying of cancer, that’s why you’ll see a bunch of death related posts on my blog for a bit.) I first heard this…
Exercising your brain, Part 2: Do different (updated)
Like my last post on exercising your brain by learning a new language, here’s another worthwhile endeavor to exercise your brain: Do something different every day. Every time you do…
Keep your brain active: Learn a new language!
As many studies show, your mind is a “use it or lose it” proposition. (see, Mental Exercise Nearly Halves Risk of Dementia, for example). That is, your mind will inexorably…
So it goes
From “Slaughterhouse-Five” (Kurt Vonnegut): “When a Tralfamadorian sees a corpse, all he thinks is that the dead person is in a bad condition in that particular moment, but that same…
Saving time at the supermarket with a shopping list
I created a shopping list that saves me a tremendous amount of time when shopping. It’s organized by store, and by aisle in the store. At home when I use…