Self-management

In preparing for a visit to NeoCon 2009, I’ve been doing a fair bit of research on the utterly fascinating lives of Charles and Ray Eames.The Eameses, as most of you know, created, well, everything. Furniture. Graphics. Sculptures. Medical equipment. Films.In the 1930s, Charles, at the time somewhat frustrated with his architectural practice, picked up […]

Join me, Pam Slim, and John Jantsch for a conversation with Keith Ferrazzi, author of Never Eat Alone, about his new book … Who’s Got Your Back.WHEN: Thursday June 11 at 3pm (EDT).Sign up here. It’s free!

If you’re in D.C., please consider coming to a great event sponsored by the Washington Board of Trade: A conversation with Alan Webber about his terrific new book, Rules of Thumb.Tuesday, June 2, 20098am to 10amThe Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner1700 Tysons BlvdMcLean, VA Register here

Johnny Bunko continues to be the unknown muse of 2009 commencement speakers. Here’s Google CEO Eric Schmidt echoing Bunko Lesson One: “Don’t bother to have a plan at all. All that stuff about having a plan, throw that out.” (HT: Drew Weilage, via Jeff Jarvis)

Ten or fifteen years ago, if you walked into a typical hotel room catering to business travelers, you’d likely encounter a dodgy, uncomfortable chair behind what was nominally a work desk.  If you visit a business-oriented hotel today — particularly chains like Hyatt and Marriott — you’ll likely be able to plop your behind into […]

NPR has a terrific story — complete with this official Barack Obama scribble-pic — about why the human brain often prompts the human hand into doodling during boring meetings and phone calls.Turns out that this aimless artistry isn’t so aimless after all. It’s keeps us from doing a full Walter Mitty when we’re not sufficiently […]

Regular readers know I’m slightly addicted to productivity tips and tricks. (In fact, I just picked up Gina Trapani’s Upgrade Your Life for some exciting airplane reading.)So I was especially taken by the Cult of Done manifesto, which has been flying around the productivity geek crowd on the web. Check it out below. 1. There […]

I’m not OK. You’re not OK. Therefore, I’m OK.Read more here.

Alternet gleans several years of research from the field of positive psychology to reveal “10 Things Science Says will Make You Happy.”  The list, paraphrased, is: Stop and enjoy the present. Don’t compare yourself to the Joneses. Don’t obsess over money. Aspire to leave an imprint. Be intrinsically motivated on the job. Build a supportive network of family […]

“In science, the most exciting expression isn’t ‘Eureka!’ It’s ‘Huh?’”— Michael Hawley, a computer scientist and director of SiOnyx, quoted in the NY Times, 10/12/08