For most people, the idea of repeating a fixed set of actions day in and day out, maintaining a routine, in other words, conjures vivid images of boredom and monotony, the apparent sameness suggesting their lives lacks excitement. But everyone I know who produces consistently lives and swears by a routine. They take advantage of … Continue reading Routines are deliberate choices about how we use our time
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Developing technique for everyday activity
Pick up a book, any book, preferably one with dense text. Open to a random page and read for five minutes. Don’t worry about comprehension, just read until your time is up and count the number words read. Now repeat the test with a slight modification - use the index finger of your dominant hand … Continue reading Developing technique for everyday activity
Bertrand Russell on the importance of leisure
Humans are obsessed with work. Work serves as the lens through which we, as individuals, societies, and nations, evaluate progress and development. And according to this view, leisure is a nuisance, that only serves to slow down progress. The importance of work over leisure is apparent in the literature from the past two centuries. Technological advances … Continue reading Bertrand Russell on the importance of leisure
The Skatter Brain 