Habits of the World's Smartest People The world’s smartest people tend to have similar habits. The thing is, they share both good and bad habits. Allow me to be blunt. If you’re smart be careful not to slip into acquiring bad habits they tend to cultivate. Instead, set your eyes on the good habits they naturally gravitate into. Those are the ones you should develop. Based on research compiled by Online-PHD-Programs.org, most smart people surveyed have the habit of setting goals. What about their bad habits? Wouldn’t it be nice to have everything run on autopilot? Gibbon.co verzamelt interessante teksten en video's om van te leren Massive Open Online Courses zijn het helemaal, zelfs de grote universiteiten zoals MIT en Harvard hebben ze. Maar er is al zo veel materiaal beschikbaar op het web… Waarom doen we daar niets mee en verzamelen we het niet in een lijst per onderwerp? Dat moet de startup Gibbon.co hebben gedacht, want zij hebben een tool ontwikkeld waarmee dat kan. Gibbon bevat afspeellijsten met gecureerd materiaal over onderwerpen. Je kunt als gebruiker inloggen en playlists selecteren over onderwerpen waarover jij wilt leren. Bij elke playlist kan je ook aangeven of je dit per week of dag wilt leren, en hoeveel minuten je elke keer wilt besteden. Ik heb Gibbon zo ingesteld dat ik elke week een mailtje krijg met daarin 20 minuten lesmateriaal van de afspeellijsten. Naast Gibbon is er ook Learni.st als je niet genoeg kan leren!
Codex Seraphinianus: A new edition of the strangest book in the world Codex Seraphinianus: A new edition of the strangest book in the world In October Rizzoli will be republishing what is regarded by many to be the strangest book in the world, the Codex Seraphinianus. The Codex is unlike other historically well-known strange books (such as the Voynich Manuscript), in that the author of the book is not only known (Luigi Serafini is his name), he’s still alive. But the book is just so damned strange that it has accumulated a veritable industry of speculation about its meaning, deeper origins, and whether the language in which it is written actually has any syntax or not. My fascination with the Codex Seraphinianus dates back to the early 1980s when it was published and when I was working in a Waldenbooks store on Montague Street in Brooklyn, known to other stores as “The Zoo” because of the cast of characters who worked there. Over the years a whole cult has grown up on the Internet devoted to the Codex Seraphinianus.
Impressing Employers With Social Media Profiles In the modern world, having a good social media profile can be just as important as having a good resume. In fact, when hiring managers look up your social media profile, it could mean the difference between your getting hired or ignored. The impact isn’t just limited to those who are looking for a job; plenty of people have been fired after their boss or HR manager spotted something questionable on one of their social media profiles. While you might just be concerned with removing drunken party photos from your social networking profiles, remember that those aren’t the only thing that can make you look unprofessional. In fact, there is a greater likelihood for you to not get hired if hiring managers see that you use terrible spelling and grammar on your profile than if you have a few photos showing you drinking. Original Source -The Undercover Recruiter Do you know what happens to most of the resumes you send to the recruiters?
29 Semi-Productive Things I Do Online When I’m Trying to Avoid Real Work You don’t always have to work hard to be productive. Productivity can simply be the side effect of doing the right things. So here’s a list of 29 semi-productive things I do online when my mind is set on avoiding ‘real work.’ Check delicious popular tags like ‘useful,’ ‘tutorials,’ ‘tips,’ ‘howto,’ ‘advice,’ ‘entrepreneurship,’ etc. for interesting, educational articles to read.Watch one of the thousands of educational videos streaming at TED.com, Academic Earth and Teacher Tube.Read an online book list and find a new book to grab next time I’m at the library. Oh, and ever since I bought my new (super sexy) Apple iPad , I’ve been enjoying all of these sites on the go and catching looks from almost everyone who passes me while I browse. So what kind of semi-productive things do you do online in your off-time? Photo by: Colorblind Picaso Party Casino Related 30 Life-Enhancing Things You Can Do in 30 Minutes or Less April 19, 2012 In "Happiness" 30 Ways to Save 30 Minutes a Day October 4, 2010
Seven Tips to Deal With Anger Anger is an unpredictable thing. It can rise out of nowhere or be the result of a long line of un-addressed annoyances. Everyone feels anger. From a raging teenager to an elderly monk, there’s no escaping the fact that humans get angry. However, as you may know, anger is not always a fantastic emotion to have. Anger sometimes makes you less appealing as a person; it affects your work, your private life and your sense of well-being. Here are seven steps that you can implement to help you rein in your anger demons. Step 1: Just breathe When you’re angry beyond belief, there’s nothing more that you can do than just breathe and take back control of your body. Yoga practitioners use a technique called “the cooling breath.” Step 2: Take a break If it’s your boss, your co-worker or even a friend who is causing your anger, just go take a break. Is it a long term solution? Step 3: Visualize your way to calmness Step 4: Count to 10 This tried-and-tested technique actually works.
10 Habits of The Richest People in the World There is one secret that almost every rich person knows. This secret is very important because it’s the reason they are rich in the first place. This big secret can be summed up in the words of the mighty Aristotle: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Rich people have gone through the painful process of forming rich people’s habits, and you can become financially prosperous as well if you make up your mind to do the same. Together, let’s examine 10 habits of the richest people in the world to help you make up your mind to make these habits yours, too. 1. Rich people set goals that make them rich. 2. A laser beam can cut through very hard objects—it can cut through almost anything, in fact—and this is because of its unusual ability to concentrate all its power on a particular spot on the object until it begins to melt. 3. Brian Tracy said that rich people think in terms of what they earn hourly rather than monthly or annually. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
The Centered Librarian: 100 Essential Reads for the Lifelong Learner There are literally thousands of "suggested reading" lists. This one is no different from the rest in that it reflects the taste, experience and ego of the writer. This one is not original to me, but accurately reflected my tastes enough to post it with a shout-out to the folks over at Online Schools The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Non-Fiction Classics From test pilots to boxers to the Civil Rights movement, these classic non-fiction books have maintained their popularity for good reason. Why We Can’t Wait by Martin Luther King, Jr. Recent Literature These books are some of the most powerful of more recent literature written. Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie. Autobiographies and Memoirs From Tobias Wolff’s struggles as a young black man in the south to Vladimir Nabokov’s childhood in pre-Revolutionary Russia, learn first-hand what it was like to live in a different place and a different era. Black Boy by Richard Wright. Biographies Florence Nightingale by Cecil Woodham-Smith.
Learn to Read & Write Hindi (Devanagari Script) - Consonant Letter 7 Things Smart Learners Do Differently All people were born with great gifts, talents and potential, including you. What makes a real difference in reaching your potential is the ability to be a smart learner. See what smart learners do differently and what they can teach us. They always learn. People often divide their time between learning and non-learning. Learning is usually much more focused, dedicated time. They are good observers. Walking or driving the same route hundreds of times does not guarantee that you will learn about all the buildings and other interesting things on the way. They make mistakes. Most people have a great fear of failure. They don’t give up too early. With great fear of failure comes giving up too early. They connect with smart people. The world is a big network of connections. They try new things. To be able to learn, our brain needs stimulation and then a good rest. They don’t think they are smart. Smart learners don’t talk much. We all waste so much of our potential by not learning smart enough.