As a warning, this post is a bit nerdy:
I’ve started taking a liking to flash/note cards, but they’re not for everyone. And you can also really screw up making flash cards. One blanket statement that I’ve heard in the past is that you have to limit the content on each card to one question. And [...]

Sadly, visiting the dentist is an often hated event in people’s lives. I’ll admit, the idea of sticking dangerous-looking metallic objects into my mouth isn’t appealing. And there’s that awkwardness about what to do when the dentist asks you a question. You want to answer, and in any normal situation, you would. But at the [...]

I love a good board game, playing guitar, and cooking. If I had all the time in the world, then I’d try every hobby out there.
Reality check: We don’t have an endless supply of time, but many of us still have a lot of hobbies. So what do we do? How can we find the [...]

I’ve been packing all my junk to move across the country, so updates will be a bit sporadic for the next few weeks. Apologies in advance for slow updates.
I’ve developed a rule for reducing the amount of stuff that I’ll have to move. I call it the “3 Year Rule.” It’s pretty simple. I ask [...]

Today, I just wasn’t in the mood to do work. That’s okay. I did something else instead. Rather than miserably forcing myself to do something that I thought I wanted to get done today, I did something different. I can’t do it too often, especially if a deadline is approaching (ahem, April 15th is coming, [...]

You know, for as much as people emphasize getting things done and maximizing productivity, it’s okay to just do nothing too.
I have to turn my mind off and cool it down every once in a while to keep it from overheating and breaking down, right?

A Fresh Start
Do you think about waking up every morning? Most of us dread hearing the alarm clock. I know I do. But there’s something amazing about our bodies’ routine ability to wake up and remind us that we’re alive. I’m glad our bodies wake up because, well, otherwise we’d be dead.
Each day, we’re given [...]

Ideas come and go like water. But there’s nothing I hate more than losing an idea. Maybe the idea was really valuable, or maybe it wasn’t. Either way, I end up agonizing over what my idea was. If I remember it, then great. But usually, I go through the rest of my day trying to [...]

“Don’t Be a Quitter”
Typically we think of being a “quitter” as something bad. There’s some truth to this. Deciding to quit, especially if it’s something important, can be a sign that you’re struggling or that you’ve given up. Nobody ever wants to say that they’ve given up on something worthwhile.
Worthwhile – that’s the key. We’ve [...]

Sometimes if I want to find out how a particular camera’s pictures turn out, I’ll go to flickr.com and just search for the camera model (i.e. – Canon A620). Most of the pictures in flickr are tagged with the camera that they were shot with, so you can easily find out if a camera will [...]