To scan or not to scan, that is the question… Starting on the road to a paperless lifestyle can be a little overwhelming. Of course, there are some tools that can help to make it easier. There are things you can do to better organize your digital documents. Once your documents are been scanned in, there are ways of securing and protecting your documents. Do I scan this or not? I tend to think in frameworks (an occupational hazard, I’m afraid) and when I got started going paperless and knew I was going to have to pick and choose the documents to be scanned, I tried to think about what documents were worth scanning and what documents were not. 1. Imagine a spectrum that runs the gamut of frequency of use for any given document. When you are considering scanning a document, consider how frequently you’ll actually use it in electronic format. I say rough guide because there are always exceptions. 2. Again, there is a spectrum you might imagine that looks something like this: Deciding what to scan Click to enlarge And good luck!
15 Things Highly Confident People Don't Do Highly confident people believe in their ability to achieve. If you don’t believe in yourself, why should anyone else put their faith in you? To walk with swagger and improve your self-confidence, watch out for these fifteen things highly confident people don’t do. 1. They don’t make excuses. Highly confident people take ownership of their thoughts and actions. 2. Highly confident people don’t let fear dominate their lives. 3. Highly confident people avoid the comfort zone, because they know this is a place where dreams die. 4. Highly confident people know that a good plan executed today is better than a great plan executed someday. 5. Highly confident people don’t get caught up in negative feedback. 6. Highly confident people have no tolerance for unnecessary, self-inflicted drama. 7. Highly confident people can make use of whatever resources they have, no matter how big or small. 8. Highly confident people know that they are not competing with any other person. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
This Will Challenge Your Beliefs In A Way You Never Expected Bias and prejudice are formed in our mind unconsciously. When we act, we don’t even realize there may be bias behind it. We simply take in different opinions and make them become our beliefs that we don’t ever challenge. Take a moment and think about the thoughts you have, what makes you think this way and what effect you have to the world by thinking this way? “Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible.” - Maya Angelou It’s good to think critically, but don’t just think critically about others, think critically about your own ideas too. When you think, take reasoning, empathy and humility into account. TIM MINCHIN: Be hard on your opinions | ZEN PENCILS
Resource: Online Metro Map Creator One of our recent, most popular and inspirational responses online has been to us promoting a modified tweet via @JamieClark85: Which was inspired by this fantastic Classroom Display created by @LauraLolder: Creating your own version of a metro map is actually quite easy, and a great activity to support pupils learning about different aspects within subjects, or even as connection maps for revision. Click image to view larger version Crudely, we created a map, using the online tool by Beno.org.uk (click here to view in a new window). Working on a PC/Mac (site not compatible with tablets), it is simple to create your own routes, adding stations and connections as you work. Teachers are starting to share how they have used this resource to support students in their subjects. [<a href="//storify.com/ukedchat/metromaps-in-education" target="_blank">View the story “MetroMaps in Education” on Storify</a>]
How to Criticize with Kindness: Philosopher Daniel Dennett on the Four Steps to Arguing Intelligently By Maria Popova “In disputes upon moral or scientific points,” Arthur Martine counseled in his magnificent 1866 guide to the art of conversation, “let your aim be to come at truth, not to conquer your opponent. So you never shall be at a loss in losing the argument, and gaining a new discovery.” Of course, this isn’t what happens most of the time when we argue, both online and off, but especially when we deploy the artillery of our righteousness from behind the comfortable shield of the keyboard. That form of “criticism” — which is really a menace of reacting rather than responding — is worthy of Mark Twain’s memorable remark that “the critic’s symbol should be the tumble-bug: he deposits his egg in somebody else’s dung, otherwise he could not hatch it.” But it needn’t be this way — there are ways to be critical while remaining charitable, of aiming not to “conquer” but to “come at truth,” not to be right at all costs but to understand and advance the collective understanding.
Is It Time to Lower Your Standards? | Resolved In case you missed the buzz on Facebook, scientists recently determined that “beer goggles” do in fact exist, though not precisely in the way we thought. Consuming alcohol, it seems, tends to elevate desire and reduce inhibitions more than alter our actual perception of another person’s attractiveness. But there’s another type of virtual eyewear that many of us spend even more time donning — one that has the opposite effect of beer goggles. Call them “expectancy spectacles” if you’d like, because wearing them causes us to raise our standards and expectations, often unrealistically, of everything from potential mates to job prospects. Almost 9 in 10 Americans believe they have a soul mate, but only 3 in 10 find enduring partnerships. The primary culprit behind this altered vision is not booze but a potent concoction of Hollywood movies, social conditioning and wishful thinking. For example, say a bachelorette enters a room of 100 male bachelors who represent the broader U.S population.
how-to-be-productive_530adf38cc928_w1500 What Emotional Intelligence Reveals About Your Personality If you're new here, you may want to receive notices of new blog posts via email. Thanks for visiting - LaRae. As an FBI counterintelligence agent, the key to recruiting a foreign spy to work for the U.S. government was forming an accurate assessment of their personality. Once I understood their personality traits, I could move forward with confidence that I had everything I needed to craft a successful approach. Forming a personality assessment allowed me to understand the foreign spy better than he understood himself. Emotional intelligence had a powerful impact on my career as an FBI agent. The nugget of a personality assessment is uncovering the basic fear and desire of each personality type. You cannot be mentally tough if you are not emotionally aware of your environment. As leaders, it’s important to build your emotional intelligence skills because tuning into the emotions that control different personalities will help you gain a more accurate view of your surroundings. 1. 2. 3. 4.
Six Emotional Leadership Styles - Leadership Training From MindTools Choosing the Right Style for the Situation Find out how emotional leadership styles can affect your team's happiness. © iStockphoto/Kuklev Imagine that you work with a positive, charismatic leader. She's excited about the future of the organization, and she shares this excitement with her team. She makes sure that people understand how their efforts contribute to this future, and this inclusion sparks loyalty and intense effort in the team. Generally, morale and job satisfaction are high, because team members feel that they're making a difference. However, some people in her team don't respond well to this style of leadership. She could be more effective by varying her approach to leadership, depending on the situation; and she could do this by using "six emotional leadership styles," each of which is useful in different circumstances. In this article, we'll look at these six emotional leadership styles. The Six Emotional Leadership Styles Note: We'll now examine each style in more detail. 1. 2.
How to become smarter by doing less in the information age | The Uncommon Life Common: Believing that focusing on detail is the only and best path to success. Uncommon: Let’s be honest: Most things studied in college are quickly forgotten. I believe this is partly due to the sheer number of concepts addressed per class, per semester. In my experience, the emphasis is often on breadth versus depth. This poses a challenge to students studying for comprehensive tests. But I didn’t have the “luxury” of making the library my second home to spend hours on rote memorization. The eclipsing effect of detail: Traditional college advice places an extremely high level of importance on detail, but this train of thought can be a hindrance, at times resulting in increased stress and workload. An extreme focus on detail limits one’s ability to grasp the larger picture, which is critical to knowing what details to focus on. Even though it may seem like some tests include everything covered during the semester, 99% of tests do not. Selective learning: Context means clarity: Not so.