MobilityWOD. Invisible 'Covert' Drawer Lock Uses Magnets. What’s the most secure place to hide something? A place that’s not there, of course. Or the next best thing, a place that appears not to be there. And this is just what Quirky’s invisible Covert drawer lock aspires to be. As with any magic not involving mirrors, the Covert uses magnets. The gadget consists of three parts: a two-section lock and a magnetic key. The lock sticks both to the inside of the drawer’s front panel and to the top of the surrounding cabinet (making it useful only for the topmost drawer).
Sliding the “key” across the face of the drawer pulls the bobble-headed latch through a slot to a wider hole, whence it can be pulled open. Think about those sliding security chains for doors and you pretty much have the idea. Now, this is more maskirovka than real security, as anyone with a magnet and knowledge of your lock can open it. Covert, Defend Your Drawers [Quirky via the Giz] Cool Mojito - The easiest way to design your Facebook page. 8 Things Everybody Ought to Know About Concentrating - StumbleUpon. “Music helps me concentrate,” Mike said to me glancing briefly over his shoulder. Mike was in his room writing a paper for his U.S. History class. On his desk next to his computer sat crunched Red Bulls, empty Gatorade bottles, some extra pocket change and scattered pieces of paper.
In the pocket of his sweat pants rested a blaring iPod with a chord that dangled near the floor, almost touching against his Adidas sandals. On his computer sat even more stray objects than his surrounding environment. There must have been twenty browser tabs open. The tabs included political blog news, random Wikipedia entries, Facebook profiles and a Myspace page blasting more music at him. Mike made a shift about every thirty seconds between all of the above. Do you know a person like this? The Science Behind Concentration In the above account, Mike’s obviously stuck in a routine that many of us may have found ourselves in, yet in the moment we feel it’s almost an impossible routine to get out of. 1. 2.
Foster.ly - An Entrepreneur's Guide To DC/MD/VA. The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss. “Everyone’s looking for rules to follow, and the sooner you realize there aren’t any, the better art can be.”– Jerrod Carmichael Jerrod Carmichael is pushing the boundaries of comedy with his groundbreaking work in stand-up, television, and film. Now just 29 years old, what this driven North Carolina native has accomplished is mind-boggling, and 2017 is going to be his biggest year yet. Jerrod stars in the hit NBC series The Carmichael Show, which he also writes and executive produces. The third season of the show premieres in 2017. Love at the Store is the funniest standup special I’ve seen in many years, and it’s the reason I reached out to Jerrod.
In the summer of 2016, Jerrod reprised his role as ‘Garf’ in the Universal comedy sequel Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising opposite Seth Rogen and Zac Efron. Jerrod recently announced his upcoming authorial debut with an as-yet-untitled memoir. Please enjoy my wide-ranging conversation with Jerrod Carmichael! Scroll below for links and show notes… 5 Boundary-Setting Tips for the Work Obsessed. [Editor's Note: This is a guest post from Anne Zelenka, who serves as Editor at Large for Web Worker Daily.] If you are so passionate about your work that you border on obsessed, you might find it near impossible to turn work off. This is especially so in the web age, when you can stay connected no matter where you are, who you’re with, or what you’re doing. What do you do when suggestions like “work only during certain hours” and “don’t check email on evenings and weekends” just don’t seem to be enough?
Here are five more powerful tricks for keeping work in its place… 1. Choose flow-inducing hobbies that really engage you and pull your mind away from work. Flow is a sense of effortless engagement in what you’re doing. You’ll find it in activities that have clear objectives and challenge you just a bit beyond your current level of skill. 2. Working towards goals is a sure way of getting yourself excited enough about non-work activities that you can pull yourself away work. 4. 5. The Multitasking Virus and the End of Learning? Part 1. Josh Waitzkin’s learning abilities–and principles–extend far beyond chess. Some of you might be familiar with Josh Waitzkin. He was the subject of the book and movie, Searching for Bobby Fischer and an eight-time National Chess Champion in his youth. He also holds a combined 21 National titles in addition to several World Championships in martial arts, and now trains hedge funds and other companies in high-end learning and performance psychology.
His cross-transfer of skill acquisition is incredible. I reached out to Josh after reading his book, The Art of Learning, and we fast became friends. This is part 1 of a 2-part article written by Josh about what he calls the “multitasking virus.” A few weeks ago, I returned to the classroom of Dennis Dalton, the most important college professor of my life. Dalton is a life changer, and this was one of his last lectures before retirement. Students defend this trend by citing their generation’s enhanced ability to multi-task. [Continued in Part 2]