April 2010
5 posts
How to Teach a Child to Argue →
Here’s an interesting article I just found at the bottom of my Instapaper list on the benefits of teaching children the art of rhetoric. I think it could be valuable to try this with my own little darlings.
The Dilemma of Recipe Storage on the Mac:...
A computer is the ideal place to store recipes.
It avoids having loose bits of paper stuffed into recipe books (that then either get lost or get sticky and unreadable from who knows what). Instead you can type in your recipes, or scan the pieces of paper.
There are many websites, such as BBC Good Food, that have thousands of recipes available to download.
It is far more convenient to search on...
Unclutterer: Stuff won’t make you happy,... →
Interesting article from Unclutterer discussing how experiences create happiness, not objects.
I recently read 59 Seconds by Professor Richard Wiseman. He describes similar studies which found that buying objects created only short term happiness whilst spending money on experiences gave long term happiness. It seems we tire of objects after a while but memories continue to give long term joy.
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Trying out Tumblr
Two years ago I started a WordPress blog. Its aim was to document my experiences of getting my life in order with Getting Things Done but it gradually turned into a blog on productivity miscellany and Mac software reviews. For the first year I updated it fairly regularly but it has now lain dormant for over a year. I regularly feel guilty for letting it languish and not adding updates when so many...
