PBS Digital Studios’ series Off Book provides an insightful, in-depth look at how creativity operates, the misconceptions that surround it still, and the artist’s life struggle to always keep pushing forward. How to Be Creative: It’s All in the Process … Continue reading
Productivity is hard. I mean, every single time I sit down to “get something done”, I get distracted. At first, I thought it was just me. How Top 1% Performers Focus on Progress… Not Productivity … Continue reading
Ladar Levison shuttered his 10-year-old secure e-mail business in August, citing cryptic threats from the government. Lavabit’s appeal: We’re actually not required to wiretap our own users … Continue reading
Having 20 tabs open on your laptop while Snapchatting with your best friend, eating a sandwich, and listening to Taylor Swift is overwhelming. And makes you mean. What Multitasking Does To Your Brain … Continue reading
Respect is not something you can conjure or demand, no matter how often you sing Aretha’s anthem. Respect is earned. And often the people who are most respected don’t have to try to earn it. They simply take action in … Continue reading
Tis the season of candy-corn binges, gross-out scares and girls dressed in slutty animal costumes. A Bewitching Tour of “Hocus Pocus” Filming Locations … Continue reading
Your computer can be hacked. Your phone can get hacked. Your e-mail account. Your Facebook account. And even… your brain. AsapSCIENCE explains how we’re coming up with ways to use technology—special lasers!—to hack our brains. Can Your Brain Be Hacked? … Continue reading
Yes, we should re-think it and abandon it. At least so far as a rigid construct of work goes. One of the most unchanged elements of our life today is our optimal work time or how long we should work … Continue reading
If you’re like most people, you feel overwhelmed and frustrated by the amount of email you receive. You would rather spend time on high-impact projects instead of digging through your inbox. How Effective People Handle Email … Continue reading
Who writes with fountain pens? When did you last prepare transparencies or exchange faxes? RIM? RIP. Sic transit gloria mundi. When once-innovative technologies descend—decay?—into anachronism, it’s time to put them out of your misery. Disconnect enterprise voice mail. Now. Time … Continue reading