January 2009
5 posts
New Year Fun →
It seems there is no better time for fun than the New Year. So in the spirit of the New Year, tickle your brain by trying one of the following free games for hours of amusement that will also grow your cognitive skills. These references are through the courtesy of Dave Munger of Cognitive Daily. If you get caught, you can go there to get more details on how you’re actually working to grow...
December 2008
4 posts
When You Smell Something Fishy →
As the new year approaches, I find myself attempting to unweave the many factors that have contributed to the economic crisis we’re in, and I wonder how James Surowiecki is feeling now about the theories he posited in his 2004 book, The Wisdom of Crowds. From the Tulip Craze to the Great Depression, the dot-com bust to the current recession, why do we all seem to so blindly follow the Wisdom...
Making A List, And Checking It Twice →
This time of year lists are popular, and Business Pundit recently came out with their list of the year’s best business blogs. In this blog we usually cover topics we think will help you and your business be more successful, but we often approach our subjects from the perspective of what scientific research reveals about our hidden biases, our tried-and-true theories or some new or unique...
Tutors Hidden In Plain View →
In tough times we often need to learn how to do things better, or to do them at all. Twenty years ago that often meant finding a mentor, wading through some serious research or investing in costly resources. Today we all have many tutors available to show us how to do things - for free. And they’re hidden right in front of us.
A YouTube search on “How To Newsletter” yields...