Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 25, 2012

David Allen says, regardless of task size, the human brain goes through a Natural Planning Model. This is the process we use daily to organize regular tasks: e.g., getting dressed or driving to work. We go ahead and complete them without much thought. We use the part of our brain that is conditioned for this natural type of planning. Allen goes on to say, this is an ideal model for planning projects.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 10, 2012

An interesting documentary from the History Channel on body language. Body language is a form of non-verbal communication, which consists of body posture, gestures, facial expressions, and eye movements. Humans send and interpret such signals almost entirely subconsciously. John Borg attests that human communication consists of 93 percent body language and paralinguistic cues, while only 7% of communication consists of words themselves;[1] however, Albert Mehrabian, the researcher whose 1960s wo

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 4, 2012

Friends frequently ask me for advice on buying a camera. I invariably ask a couple of questions, budget and use for the camera. I give them a range of suggestions, with links to related product reviews, and let them make up their own minds. I’m not one to evangelize any particular product over another. I’m a firm believer that you need to find the product, service, etc. that best suits you.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 11, 2012

5 Advantages of a To-Do List. One of the fundamental personal-organizer tools is the list of things you need to get done daily. It consolidates all your tasks in one place. From there you can prioritize them and tackle the important ones first. There are 5 key advantages to maintaining a to-do list: 1) A to-do list doesn’t forget. Your brain is not the most efficient memory tool and will only trust systems that it knows works.

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