Productivity
Pulling The All-Nighter
Pulling all-nighters is defintely not healthy for anyone no matter what the cost. Sleep deprivation has its price. However, since we all aren’t savvy enough to get our things in a pile, we resort to moments like this when necessary. Chrisitian Montoya has a pretty nice set of guidelines to follow next [...]
43 Folders: Being Mindful
Even though the obvious doesn’t need reminding, it really does. I used to write about looking back and recapping on all the things that have happened in my in the past several months. Each time, I did it to see what really happened and what I really learned. Taking that motivation, I [...]
Notecard Exchange
I’m not one to use notecards, but all my friends use them to help them prepare for exams. So this is for all you guys who use notecards for any occassion.
Flashcards are study tools. Think of a small 3×5 index card with a question on one side and an answer on the other side. [...]
7 Tips To Be A Leader
Jim Citrin from Yahoo Finance wrote an interesting piece on starting a new job. I think that the point of view is more inline with a managerial/leadership type role, but then again, my idealism has taught me to believe that everyone is capable of leading. As a result, leading will offer many strong [...]
The Professional: Email Overload
Being the responsible types with many things to do, we find ourselves interested in a lot of things, and yet, time doesn’t permit us to accomplish everyone one of them. And as our weapon of choice, email seems to be the only way we get around with talking to anyone and everyone. Itzy [...]
Step One: Identifying the Problem (Procrastination)
Everyone procrastinates. I do, you do, your mom does too. As much as we are self starters and motivators to our teams, there is always something put off until the end. Some like the pressure, others are waiting for a creative moment. However we look at it, procrastination is something that [...]
Low End Theory
My education so far has taught me several things. People’s perception of technology, the psychology of interaction, user experience, usability and heuristics. Throw in more concepts and frameworks and you pretty much have the world of Informatics. In light of all the courses I’ve taken, one of the great things that I [...]
Generation “M”
I saw this on CNN and other news channels. There is a lot of talk now since the publishing from TIME magazine’s article on Generation M: M for multitasking
Now you have to think, multitasking is a good thing right? Well it depends. If you are mutlitasking like baking bread and reading a [...]
Email > Life
I have found emailing to be the predominant form of communication in all aspects. It is the de facto way of communication beyond the telephone, face to face and everything. Though it may not be “instant” or spectacular in any way, its simplicity and effectiveness make it the number one choice when sending [...]
