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"My Moleskine is a thinking tool, something for me to be creative with. My Palm is a reference tool,..."

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:01:07 -0600

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My Moleskine is a thinking tool, something for me to be creative with. My Palm is a reference tool, something for me to store data in, as well as reminders, diary dates etc.

For a while I have felt uncomfortable. Part of me wanted to use my palm in a system that fitted my needs 100%. Another part of me knew that the tactile, free flowing, pen on paper based notebook system just ‘felt’ better and more creative.

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- reardenmetal

Watch Diary at Connectd Design. Via Apartment Therapy

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:08:14 -0600

Watch Diary at Connectd Design.

Via Apartment Therapy

Reads: human brain, 210 mph Bugatti, welfare state, distraction-free iPhone, 7-minute workout, procrastination, college concierge services, other

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:58:17 -0600

The Atlantic: Why Spend a Billion Dollars to Map the Human Brain?

Marketwatch: At 210 mph in a Bugatti, for a long, long time

Medium: The 51% Rule

NYT: Danes Rethink a Welfare State Ample to a Fault

Medium: The distraction-free iPhone (or ‘Why I’m happier since I disabled Safari’). Removing infinity from in his pocket to live better.

NYT: The Scientific 7-Minute Workout

Psychology Today: The Unexpected Antidote to Procrastination

7 Simple productivity tips you can apply today, backed by science

WSJ: Forget the old college try, ring the concierge. Dysfunctional.

howisyourdreamhomeoffice: atlantisheadcanon: Iohannes’...

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:01:09 -0600

howisyourdreamhomeoffice:

atlantisheadcanon:

Iohannes’ Study

That bookshelf! <3

RealMac previews Analog with obligatory coffee product in the...

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:35:00 -0600

RealMac previews Analog with obligatory coffee product in the photo background. Coffee/tea + tech = all the rage. Poor orange juice, milk, and water.

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Reads: Autofocus, habits, charity, letters, economic crisis, mindfulness, Dyson, simplicity, handwritten notes, notebooks, job-hopping

Wed, 01 May 2013 10:01:26 -0600

Autofocus Forums Electronic AF with TaskPaper

Zenhabits Habit Mastery: Creating the New

Study Hacks You Can Be Busy or Remarkable — But Not Both

hbr.org Want to Help People? Just Give Them Money

hbr.org A Well-Crafted Letter Still Gets the Job Done

The Atlantic ‘We’re Going to Have a Crisis’: David Stockman’s Stark Warning for America

Science Daily Mindfulness Improves Reading Ability, Working Memory, and Task-Focus

WSJ James Dyson

WSJ When Simplicity Is the Solution

hbr.org Handwritten Notes Are a Rare Commodity. They’re Also More Important Than Ever

Graywolf Press KEVIN BARRY ON THE KEEPING OF NOTEBOOKS

Forbes Job Hopping Is the ‘New Normal’ for Millennials: Three Ways to Prevent a Human Resource Nightmare

5 tips to create and maintain a minimalist desk

Wed, 01 May 2013 10:01:26 -0600

5 tips to create and maintain a minimalist desk

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Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:25:40 -0600

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Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:01:20 -0600

"But it’s revealing, I think, of why so many members of Mr. Jordan’s generation (and mine) have..."

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:23:00 -0600

““But it’s revealing, I think, of why so many members of Mr. Jordan’s generation (and mine) have fallen in love with the bicycle: a deep dissatisfaction with a certain lack of cohesion we feel in today’s fragmented world of the virtual. Perhaps the bicycle gives us the feelings of simplicity and connection we so crave.””

- Constance Winters, WSJ, page C10, April 27, 2013, reviewing In the City of Bikes, by Pete Jordan

Decisions can sap energy and increase stress

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 11:37:37 -0600

I have a job which involves endless decisions, often when fatigued and at odd times of day such as the middle of the night. I am constantly having to problem-solve with high stakes at play.

I’ve been reading a book called The Power of Full Engagement. One point it makes is that decisions take energy from us. Our energy is finite.

President Obama has a compatible approach to lower-level decisions. He tries to minimize the effort he has to put into these decisions. For example, he only wears two colors of suits, blue or grey.

I also like what Patrick Rhone had to say about sensible defaults. This eliminates active decision-makig on items you frequently use and purchase.

The more good habits we develop, the less conscious decision-making we must undertake. See the Zen Habits website for very good information on habits.

I like to automate as much as I can. This also helps to reduce active decision-making.

This is an area of ongoing research and consideration for me.

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Sat, 27 Apr 2013 10:01:05 -0600

Concealed iPad

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 09:00:33 -0600

Concealed iPad

Weird but interesting

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:01:23 -0600

Weird but interesting

Grasshopper 250m Test | Natural Sound

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:57:51 -0600

Grasshopper 250m Test | Natural Sound:

This is quite cool

SpaceX’s Grasshopper flies 820 feet, tripling its March 7th leap. Grasshopper is a 10-story Vertical Takeoff Vertical Landing (VTVL) vehicle that SpaceX has …

Wooden sketch journal but Tysonn

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:01:02 -0600

Wooden sketch journal but Tysonn