Cell Phone Slave I have very deep feelings about this story. I was in the death throes of a bad relationship, feeling miserable and just wanting to write something to take my mind from it. Amaya became an ideal I wish I was dating instead of the fucked up relationship I was in. A curvy geeky submissive with negligent parents, Amaya was a mix of all the best qualities from the submissives I had known. When I started 'Cell Phone Slave', I intended it to be the novella that I tried to get published. Towards the end of writing this story, I met one of the great loves of my life. Then something odd happened. Years later, I had full blown anxiety breakdowns. Man, I was not ready for readers to like it. Cell Phone Slave Part One Cell Phone Slave Part Two Cell Phone Slave Part Three Cell Phone Slave Part Four Cell Phone Slave Part Five Cell Phone Slave Part Six Cell Phone Slave Part Seven Cell Phone Slave Part Eight Cell Phone Slave Part Nine Cell Phone Slave Part Ten Cell Phone Slave Part Eleven
A Creative Buzz - Ideas Market By Christopher Shea People who like to write in cafes are onto something, it seems: A moderate level of noise—the equivalent of the background buzz of conversation — prompts more-creative thought, according to a study. Across several experiments involving more than 300 people, participants worked on a series of exercises demanding mental flexibility, including word-association games and practical problems. They brainstormed about how a mattress company might improve its product, for example, and devised as many uses as possible for a brick. They did their thinking while ambient noise recorded in a cafeteria, roadside, and at a construction site was played at three levels: softly, moderately, or loudly, with the moderate level being about what you’d hear in a bustling café: 70 decibels. (In one experiment there was a control group that heard “no” noise, but there was some ambient sound even in that case, making it very much like the low-noise condition.) Source: “Is Noise Always Bad?
WHAT is it? Visual thinking, also called visual/spatial learning, picture thinking, or right brained learning, is the phenomenon of thinking through visual processing. Visual thinking has been described as seeing words as a series of pictures.[citation needed] It is common in approximately 60%–65% of the general population. "Real picture thinkers", those persons who use visual thinking almost to the exclusion of other kinds of thinking, make up a smaller percentage of the population. Research by child development theorist Linda Kreger Silverman suggests that less than 30% of the population strongly uses visual/spatial thinking, another 45% uses both visual/spatial thinking and thinking in the form of words, and 25% thinks exclusively in words. According to Kreger Silverman, of the 30% of the general population who use visual/spatial thinking, only a small percentage would use this style over and above all other forms of thinking, and can be said to be 'true' "picture thinkers". Linguistics[edit]
25 Landing Page Examples Critiqued for Conversion [+10 Tips for Your Next Page] Fortunately, all of these pages were designed by our customers – who are awesome – and they consented to have me analyze them. (Original image source) It’s that time again, where we showcase and critique some awesome landing page examples to inspire your next designs. Last time we looked at 35 Beautiful Landing Page Design Examples. Today we’re focusing solely on lead generation landing pages, so if you are in the business of list building, you should be able to learn a lot from these ones. And thanks again to our customers who built the pages and agreed to let us show them off. 10 Tips for Lead Gen Conversion: At the end of the post, I’ll be doing a recap of what we’ve learned over the course of these critiques so you have a starting place for your next page. 1. What I like Nicely encapsulated form: The first thing you see on this page is the form – it’s beautifully positioned and designed for clarity using the rule of encapsulation. Things I’d change or test Nothing! 2. Site*: monetate.com
50 Great Examples of Data Visualization Wrapping your brain around data online can be challenging, especially when dealing with huge volumes of information. And trying to find related content can also be difficult, depending on what data you’re looking for. But data visualizations can make all of that much easier, allowing you to see the concepts that you’re learning about in a more interesting, and often more useful manner. Below are 50 of the best data visualizations and tools for creating your own visualizations out there, covering everything from Digg activity to network connectivity to what’s currently happening on Twitter. Music, Movies and Other Media Narratives 2.0 visualizes music. Liveplasma is a music and movie visualization app that aims to help you discover other musicians or movies you might enjoy. Tuneglue is another music visualization service. MusicMap is similar to TuneGlue in its interface, but seems slightly more intuitive. Digg, Twitter, Delicious, and Flickr Internet Visualizations
[share_ebook] Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Author: Louisa May Alcott Date: 1869 Pages: 394 Category: Novel Tag: Classic Posted on 2007-07-04, updated at 2008-09-05, by yong. Description Little Women Publisher: Girlebooks | ISBN: 0271864320 | edition 2009 | PDF | 728 pages | 5,57 mb Little Women was first published in 1868 as two volumes and was an instant success. Sponsored High Speed Downloads Disclaimer: Contents of this information are indexed from the Internet and not censored. Search More... [share_ebook] Little Women Related Archive Books Archive Books related to "[share_ebook] Little Women": Links Download this book Download links for "[share_ebook] Little Women": External Download Link1: External Download Link2: Need password? How to Download You may need eMule or Bittorrent to download ebook torrents or emule links. Report Dead LinkPlease leave a comment to report dead links, so that someone else may update new links. Related Books Books related to "[share_ebook] Little Women": Comments No comments for "[share_ebook] Little Women".
The Inspiration Paradox: Your Best Creative Time Is Not When You Think A bus company in China has launched a new “safe driving” campaign by suspending bowls of water over their drivers. To avoid getting wet, drivers must drive gently. In today’s technology-obsessed world, this solution is elegantly primitive. Not so. Numerous studies have demonstrated that our best performance on challenging, attention-demanding tasks - like studying in the midst of distraction - occurs at our peak time of day. In a study I conducted, for example, participants were given three related cue words (e.g., SHIP OUTER CRAWL), and were required to find their common link (SPACE). But distraction is not all bad, and Wieth and Zacks have demonstrated that we can use our increased susceptibility to distraction at off-peak times to our advantage. Insight problems, on the other hand, often initially mislead the solver. Insight problems involve thinking outside the box. Other studies show similar results.
Visual Thinking + Synthesis Photo by Ken Yeung I really enjoy talking complex subjects, processes or business problems and boiling them down to their core essence. This is becoming known as the process of "Visual Thinking". I use visual metaphors and storytelling to do this. My style of visual thinking is immediately recognizable and has helped me build a strong following of influential professionals who use my visuals in their own presentations and documents.
50 Ways To Seduce Your Web Visitors With Persuasive Landing Pages You’ve worked so hard… You see your traffic go up, and up, and up. But sometimes you wonder… Why are so many web visitors bouncing? How could you increase your conversion rates? It may sound difficult, but it really isn’t. You’re about to learn how to make each element of your landing page more enticing. Ready? Let’s start with creating seductive headlines. How to command attention with your headlines 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. How to write compelling copy You’ve grabbed attention with your headline. Now you need to create desire. How? Follow these 9 tips and entice your web visitors with persuasive copy. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. How to become trustworthy You’ve got a fantastic product or an amazingly helpful newsletter. Your copy is compelling. Is that enough for people to click, subscribe, or buy? No. You need to avoid silly spelling errors and grammar goofs because they make you look dumb. You need to show that you are genuine. You need to provide re-assurance. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26.