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Here's How The World's Most Brilliant People Scheduled Their Days. Alas, there are but 24 hours in a day.

Here's How The World's Most Brilliant People Scheduled Their Days

And when you have a seemingly insurmountable load of work, it can be a quite a challenge to even know where to start. But remember that history’s most legendary figures — from Beethoven to Beyonce — had just as little (or just as much) time as you have. Using the book Daily Rituals: How Artists Work by Mason Currey, RJ Andrews at Info We Trust designed some enlightening visualizations of how history’s most creative and influential figures structured their days. Unfortunately, there is no common prescription for the perfect schedule, and each person had a very different set of rituals.

Based on the charts, we learn that some of history’s icons had more eccentric habits than others. Tips and other good things. ‘As long as you get your eight hours in.’

Tips and other good things.

I used to hear this phrase a lot. The thinking is that as long as you put in a set amount of time working (usually at least eight hours or more) you will do well at your job and be successful. We learned that eight hours of work a day is what we’re supposed to do almost as soon as we step foot into a classroom. School days are eight hours long and classes are usually structured by slots of time rather than what is accomplished in that time. Ken Robinson: 10 talks on education. 63 Things Every Student Should Know In A Digital World.

63 Things Every Student Should Know In A Digital World by Terry Heick It could be argued—and probably argued well—that what a student fundamentally needs to know today isn’t much different than what Tom Sawyer or Joan of Arc or Alexander the Great needed to know.

63 Things Every Student Should Know In A Digital World

Communication. Resourcefulness. Creativity. Persistence. Free Writing Resources. NOTE: This is a free resource available to visitors to our website and is a pared down version of our online library.

Free Writing Resources

Please note that registered students have access to our full library with hundreds of titles as well as e-Books. These titles will change as we continue to add new content so please feel free to check back often. If you are a registered student please log-in for access to the full library. Business Writing How to Improve Your Lousy Writing Skills in the Workplace - by Brian Konradt Ten Tips For Better Business Writing - by Tim North Four Strategies For Persuasive Writing - by Tim North Business Report Writing Tips - by Tim North.

Faculty, students offer mixed opinions on Coursera. For Susan Alcock, professor of archaeology and classics, archaeology does not need to be practiced amidst dusty ruins in an exotic country.

Faculty, students offer mixed opinions on Coursera

Her students explore the field from behind their computer screens in Alcock’s massive open online course, “Archaeology’s Dirty Little Secrets,” on Coursera. Alcock’s second iteration of the course begins today after an initial debut last summer. The class has a projected workload of four to six hours per week over eight weeks, and students who finish the course will receive a certificate of completion signed by Alcock, according to the Coursera website. The Magic of Metaphor: What Children’s Minds Teach Us about the Evolution of the Imagination. By Maria Popova “Metaphorical thinking … is essential to how we communicate, learn, discover, and invent.” You'll Never Guess Who's Disrupting Online Learning. 22 Maps That Show The Deepest Linguistic Conflicts In America. Autodidact. Between you and me vs Between you and I. Between you and me, the phrase "between you and I" grates on my ears like nails on a chalkboard.

Between you and me vs Between you and I

I hear the wrong version about 3 times as often as I hear it said the right way, so let’s get this straightened out once and for all. Between is a preposition, and in English, a preposition must be followed by an indirect object pronoun. The Day We Fight Back - February 11th 2014. Wealth Inequality in America. Free Audio Books: Download Great Books for Free. Download a Free Audiobook from Audible and also AudioBooks.com Download hundreds of free audio books, mostly classics, to your MP3 player or computer.

Free Audio Books: Download Great Books for Free

Below, you’ll find great works of fiction, poetry and non-fiction, by such authors as Twain, Tolstoy, Hemingway, Orwell, Vonnegut, Nietzsche, Austen, Shakespeare, Asimov, HG Wells & more. Also please see our related collection: The 150 Best Podcasts to Enrich Your Mind. Fiction & Literature. Proofreading. Summary: Proofreading is primarily about searching your writing for errors, both grammatical and typographical, before submitting your paper for an audience (a teacher, a publisher, etc.).

Proofreading

Proofreading. Summary: Proofreading is primarily about searching your writing for errors, both grammatical and typographical, before submitting your paper for an audience (a teacher, a publisher, etc.).

Proofreading

Use this resource to help you find and fix common errors. Paper Triage: How to Prioritize Revision and Evaluate a Draft - revision.pdf. Www.cleanlanguage.co.uk. Clean-based research is starting to make waves in the academic and commercial qualitative research communities.

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We're looking for 10 minute presentations on some aspect of your clean-based research: case studies, topics for group discussion, etc. The event aims to share knowledge and experience in a playful, structured 'sandbox' environment. You don't have to be an academic researcher to contribute! Please submit your proposal right away or by the end of March at the latest. or download the leaflet. Featured Articles Cutting Edge Metaphors. Learning Metaphors. First published in the SEAL Journal December 2000. Introducing the remote science lab - Ideas. Role of Technology in Advancement of Education. Online learning with web 2.0 & #EDCMOOC. Elite Online Education Free. You'll Never Guess Who's Disrupting Online Learning.