Our senses are important. Without them we’re like some slimy amoeba, swimming around for a year or two until getting eaten by some higher-up life form with eyes and a stomach. We all use our sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell everyday. But from that list our sense of smell comes in a distant last. [...]
When can yawning help your productivity? Here’s four ways.
1. The restaurant. Not getting served? The waiter’s even forgotten you’re there? A well placed yawn in the direction of the maitre d or another waiter could get you the service you require. Be aware though, this doesn’t work while in line at a fast food outlet, [...]
What do you get when you mix 200 of the top GTD websites together? Poo. Or at least the color of poo.
I used an algorithm created by a friend of mine, who worked with a guy who worked with a top researcher at Google. The algorithm scans websites and determines their combined color value. I [...]
A lot of us hanker after a more simple life. I don’t know about you, but I find the act of simplifying things quite hard. Shouldn’t the simplifying of your life be a simple thing? Here’s four ways to help simplify your simplicity.
1. Walk on tippy-toes. The act of walking uses twenty-seven muscles (including my [...]
Thank you Annette on that illuminating piece on cat psychology. But allow me a bit of a rebuttal here, as not everyone is as enamored with the mangy, self-obsessed, diseased, furry things as you are. Plus, here’s proof in point that you can find similar traits to those you mentioned (composure, patience, sleep, sharing and [...]
We’re always on the lookout for DIY superhacks. This week we found a certain Mrs Franny Bouchamp from Baltimore, who is crocheting her own car. From the Baltimore Star:
When Franny Bouchamp’s 17 year old Toyota was stolen last year, she lost her mobility. “I used to visit my sister up in Rosedale once a week. [...]