Andrew Berg (andrewberg) | Trello. How to Take Notes Like an Alpha-Geek. I take notes like some people take drugs. There is an eight-foot stretch of shelves in my house containing nothing but full notebooks. Some would call this hypergraphia (Dostoevsky was a member of this club), but I trust the weakest pen more than the strongest memory, and note taking is—in my experience—one of the most important skills for converting excessive information into precise action and follow-up. Simple but effective note taking enables me to: -Review book highlights in less than 10 minutes -Connect scattered notes on a single theme in 10 minutes that would otherwise require dozens of hours -Contact and connect mentors with relevant questions and help I can offer -Impose structure on information for increased retention and recall I fashion myself a note-taking geek of the first class.
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» A Guide to Beating the Fears That Are Holding You Back. “Every time we choose safety, we reinforce fear.” - Cheri Huber Post written by Leo Babauta. Follow me on Twitter. Fear of something bad happening in the future is one of the things that make us human. Animals might fear an immediate danger, that is happening right now, but only we fear something that might happen, that isn’t happening now, that isn’t even showing its ugly face at the moment.
This fear, some might say, is necessary … it stops us from doing something stupid. But I’ve found most of these fears to be unnecessary, to be baseless, to be holding us back from achieving something. I recently asked my Twitter friends: “What fear is holding you back?” Failureabandonment/rejectionintimacysuccessbeing brokenot being good enough I think the last one — not being good enough — is actually at the root of all the others. Do you have this fear? But here’s the thing: having the fear is natural. I did this, for well over a decade of my adult life. It turned out that my fears were baseless. Scientists discover most relaxing tune ever - Music. Work Less to Get More Done. Grooveshark - Free Music Streaming, Online Music. Free online speed reading software | Spreeder.com.
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