Archive for February 2006
Polyphasic Sleep in USA Today
In today’s (Feb 27th) edition of USA Today, you can find a feature article about sleep by Marco R. della Cava titled, “When Sleep is Just a Dream.” Marco interviewed my wife and me a few weeks ago for the article, so the last several paragraphs of the article are about my polyphasic sleeping pattern.…
Polyphasic Sleep 2.0
Over the past several weeks, I’ve tried several tweaks to my polyphasic sleeping routine. I felt my habit of sleeping this way was established enough that I could afford to experiment a little. I figured that since this was now my default pattern, I wasn’t going to screw the whole thing up if I tried…
Are You Ready to Take Action Now?
After a stock market rally, many investors will sell some of their stock to “lock in their gains.” They cash out and take the rewards they’ve accumulated. Partly this is to ensure that the rewards of their efforts are actually received because in a short period of time the market could very well erase them.…
Asking the Right Questions
Tony Robbins says that thinking is a process of asking and answering questions. He stresses the importance of asking the right questions to get the right answers and therefore the right results. I agree with him. Most people ask lousy questions that cripple their results. Lousy questions turn your focus away from what you want…
Purging
Personal Development Library Tips
Reader Ben Willmore sent me several tips he uses to build and maintain his own personal development library. I thought they were great, so I asked him if I could share them here in the blog, and he agreed. So here are Ben’s tips: I have shelves dedicated to certain subject matters (marketing, management, health,…
What’s Your Motivation Threshold?
Build Your Own Personal Development Library
This weekend I’m organizing my ever-growing collection of personal development books and audio programs. A good portion of my home office is taken up by bookshelves, and I’ll be adding another set of shelves today. Even though I donate many books I’ve read, check some out from the library, and keep ebooks in electronic form,…