This question turned up in my Daily Forwards Step. There was also this quote:
You have to find something that you love enough to be able to take risks, jump over the hurdles and break through the brick walls that are always going to be placed in front of you. If you don’t have that kind [...]
Discover Your Self
Monthly Archives: December 2007
What triggers your positive emotions?
Definr fast dictionary
In a post at dailybits.com I found Definr, ‘definr – incredibly fast dictionary’. Definr is a neat and fast way to find out what words mean.
There is also a search extension to Firefox, that makes it even easier to use Definr.
Letting The Curves Take You
DailyOM today is about control, here is part of it.
Trying to maintain control in this life is a bit like trying to maintain control on a roller coaster. The ride has its own logic and is going to go its own way, regardless of how tightly you grip the bar. There is a thrill and [...]
Lost in Scotland’s photos
I am searching for photos at Flickr to use in my blogs and came across Lost in Scotland. The photos are great, I like the style.
Web 2.0 Can Be Dangerous…
I just got Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox and went to the useit.com website. The website looks bare and oldfashioned but it is packed with useful information.
The current Alertbox is titled Web 2.0 Can Be Dangerous… and starts like this:
Summary:
AJAX, rich Internet UIs, mashups, communities, and user-generated content often add more complexity than they’re worth. They also [...]
Using coloured labels in Gmail
When I first read The next evolution of labels I was not much impressed since I could see no immediate benefit with coloured labels. But I decided to give it a try and it improved readability and overview a lot.
I created some filters that put coloured labels on certain incoming mails. This makes it easy [...]
Celebrating What Truly Counts
The Perfect Holiday, this is part of DailyOM for today.
For many of us this time of year can stir up a host of mixed emotions. For example, we might feel a tinge of nostalgia for past holiday celebrations, when times were simpler, or a sense of being let down due to the unmet expectations we [...]
Walk the talk
I got a link for a movie, Walk the Talk, which makes you think.
You will after the movie come to a page where they sell a book but I did not buy any, the movie gave me what I needed.
Have you got specific with your goals yet?
This question turned up in my Daily Forwards Step. There was also this quote:
You seldom get what you go after unless you know in advance what you want.
Maurice Switzer
I am working on my goals for the next year, based on what happened this year and what I would like to achieve in the new year.
What [...]
How could you simplify your life today?
This question turned up in my Daily Forwards Step. There was also this quote:
Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity.
Charles Mingus
I intend to simplify my life in order to get more time for things I love to do. Reading books (and internet), writing and blogging, yoga, meditation, meeting [...]
