You’re probably familiar with the idea of setting priorities. You look at your list of goals or projects or tasks and sort them in order of most important to least important. Then you focus your attention on the most important ones before you tackle the less important ones. Nothing too surprising there….
But let’s say you […]
“Be Proactive” is habit #1 from Steve Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Being proactive means taking conscious control over your life, setting goals and working to achieve them. Instead of reacting to events and waiting for opportunities, you go out and create your own events and opportunities.
Being proactive means that […]
Not much time for blogging this weekend, since my in-laws are visiting from Los Angeles….
Today my wife and I saw the new Disney/Pixar movie The Incredibles. This is by far the best Pixar movie yet, and the first one with all-human characters. The animation is superb, and the story and use of humor are excellent. […]
I saw this posted in the Association of Shareware Professionals newsgroups today and couldn’t resist sharing: What really happens at an internet help desk
Although it’s a humorous video clip, it illustrates a pretty common societal frustration. It can sometimes be difficult for geeks and non-geeks to get along when it comes to computers. […]
As mentioned in the previous post, here are several ways to use behavioral conditioning. All of these can be self-administered.
Eliminate the source of the undesired behavior.
This is the most severe approach (and not always the most appropriate), but it can be quick and effective when time is of the essence or when other options fail. […]
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