The Beginner's Guide to Digital Journaling Maintaining a private journal is a great way to build your writing skills, spill out your thoughts, desires, worries, and reflections on paper. The very act of writing itself can often help you think through problems and arrive at solutions. As someone who started keeping a daily paper journal back in my college days, when the word “digital” was hardly a regularly-used word, I can attest to the greater benefits of keeping a digital journal. I have written before about useful journal apps, and about the advantages of journal writing on Penzu.com, but having experimented with a lot of software I will also explain which tools I have found most useful and why. Building Writing Fluency If journal keeping and writing are a challenge for you, I highly recommend starting off with the website, 750 Words. I recommend 750 Words for building voice to text dictation skills, with programs like Dragon Dictate. Online Journal Keeping 280Daily is set for you to write on average 280 words per entry.
The Internet map The map of the Internet Like any other map, The Internet map is a scheme displaying objects’ relative position; but unlike real maps (e.g. the map of the Earth) or virtual maps (e.g. the map of Mordor), the objects shown on it are not aligned on a surface. Mathematically speaking, The Internet map is a bi-dimensional presentation of links between websites on the Internet. Every site is a circle on the map, and its size is determined by website traffic, the larger the amount of traffic, the bigger the circle. Users’ switching between websites forms links, and the stronger the link, the closer the websites tend to arrange themselves to each other. Charges and springs To draw an analogy from classical physics, one may say that websites are electrically charged bodies, while links between them are springs. Also, an analogy can be drawn from quantum physics. Anyway, the real algorithm of plotting The Internet map is quite far from the analogies given above. Semantic web The Internet Phenomenon
25 (more) clever ideas to make life easier . We heard you loud and clear. When we published our first list of clever ideas to make life easier last year, we received an overwhelming response. So without further ado, here’s another 25 ingenious household tips and organisational tricks that will have you saying, “Why didn’t I think of that?!” Source: chezerbey.com Got an empty kitchen shelf? Source: maillardvillemanor.com Wall mount cutlery trays and add a cup hook in each compartment for brilliant jewelery storage. Source: apartmenttherapy.com Avoid messy dresser drawers by “filing” your clothing side-by-side instead of stacking items on top of each other. Photo: William Warby on flickr.com Has putting Toy Story on constant repeat finally taken its toll? Source: realsimple.com Packing tip: Protect breakables such as wine bottles or food containers with children’s inflatable floaties. Source: whatiwore.tumblr.com Rather than bundling them in your drawer, loop tights over a coathanger and store them in your wardrobe. Source: bakedbree.com
How To Use Conflict To Unlock Creativity The average CEO spends 25% of his time coping with conflicts. It’s worth asking how much of that conflict has truly been used for useful purposes, like fostering creativity? Business mythology is rife with tales of firms that use conflict to rediscover their true purpose. Creative industries pat themselves on the back for being “disruptive,” but too rarely are they willing to unleash that same uncertainty within themselves. Former GE Chairman Jack Welch evangelized against “superficial congeniality,” the inability of companies to face threats and problems. So how can managers of companies in disruptive industries use conflict to foster innovation? “The more innovative an idea, the more excited I become, the calmer I present it," says Otis D. Inside the firm or with a client, Gibson points to the need for information as a tool to push conflict in the right direction. Its not just persistence, says Gibson, being careful to point out the limits of passion. Sudhir Venkatesh is William B.
Whatdoestheinternetthink.net 4 Steps to Keep Your Organization Creative | WebServes BlogWebServes Blog Sometimes it is difficult to pinpoint the qualities that make a creative endeavor work, but rest assured that these steps are involved in all of them. The list appears simple and straight forward (and it is), but it does take practice and determination to create. Be Disruptive The most lucrative and forward thinking companies disrupt the norms of the culture. Control Your Emotions Disagreement is the key to learning because the testing of innovative ideas almost always goes against common conventions, but no advancement is made if shouting is the outcome (sounds like our Congress). Presentation is Everything If an idea is first dismissed, it is important to assess the issue, and present the idea in a different way if you still feel strongly about its merit. “Creativity arises when you consciously seek opinions from those who are different or force you to revisit your assumptions.” Be Self-Aware Every company or organization must know what it is capable of achieving. Fast Company Infographic
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