March 26, 2010
A bucket list makes up the things you want to achieve before you die. The contents are different, often very personal, and sometimes downright ludicrous. Not that it matters. Almost everyone has a bucket list, albeit unconsciously. Learn a foreign language, get a novel published, or travel around the world to taste strange fruits fresh [...]
March 11, 2010
Most of us have some interest in improving our lives, whether it be through education or experience. Once you complete your formal schooling, continued education usually comes in the form of reading, seminars and/or formal training such as an apprenticeship or “hands-on” workshop. In this post, I will explore self-learning by using free online self-help [...]
March 10, 2010
Readability is the quality of writing that makes it easy (or difficult) to read and understand. Ever since the web started stringing together HTML pages, readability acquired a different sort of importance. You can click on a URL and reach a webpage that’s designed for a 10 year old. You can click on another link [...]
February 20, 2010
Who doesn’t like honest feedback? Actually – everyone, especially if it is of the negative kind. But if we care to carefully sift through the debris of our bruised egos, we can find the seeds of self improvement. Feedback that is constructive (or even if it isn’t) is like a mirror. Some see through it [...]
February 5, 2010
I’ve always wanted to learn how to draw. It’s standing right next to learning C++ and playing the cello in Procrastination alley. It’s not that I’m a total failure at drawing, I’ve just never dedicated myself to it, or left behind the childish doodles that are weak imitations of your favorite comic books. Like a [...]
January 23, 2010
The first rule about fight club is that we don’t talk about”¦.oh wait that is the other club. So you want to learn to fight like a Ultimate Fighting Champion? You want to rule the streets and kick sand in a bigger guy’s face? Make sure you are learning how to fight like a UFC [...]
