Nokia N95 8GB
I was moseying around on the web a few months ago in search of a new mobile phone. I deserved one – my old one (a trusty old Motorola Pebl) was falling apart. Feeling wild, I decided to investigate other brands, having had three Motorolas in a row. I settled on a Nokia N85 8GB. What attracted me? Well, I’m as big a sucker as the next one, so I’ll admit, their...
Read MoreRevenge of the Pancake People
A friend of mine and I had a discussion recently on the miracle of multi-tasking. It started off with some droll comment about the pop-psych notion that women are better at it than men. Then we got onto larger questions. Is this a myth or a fact? Are human beings truly capable of it at all? What does it mean anyway? A few days later he sent me links to some interesting web articles on...
Read MoreFive Ways to Beat the Office Grind and Think More Clearly
This title is the subheading of an excellent BBC News Magazine article on the problems we face getting some thinking time. It’s fine for us to extol the virtues of ‘thinking smarter, not harder’. But how do you claim the spare time necessary to do this? Alan Connor gives five suggestions. Choose your moment Take a proper lunch break and go somewhere outside the office. Only work when...
Read MoreWhat Do I Say in Conversation?
This is one of the questions I’m asked most often by people who have a hard time talking to others. They can accept my points about the need for interest in other people, the different ways of building up personal confidence, the skills of listening and questioning, and all the other principles of inter-personal training. But the issue they really want me to address is, ‘I don’t have...
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