Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. From Wikipedia Parkinson’s Law is the adage first articulated by Cyril Northcote Parkinson as the first sentence of a humorous essay published in The Economist Somebody posted a copy of the original Economist article on the bulletin board at work. Interesting how it [...]

From the Guardian A study has shown that one in five suffers very badly due to the distractions triggering our brain and ending up with us procrastinating. Here is a good post with recommendations on how to cope with multitasking and other issues.

Seed: Should hugely consequential decisions always be rationally deliberated? JL: No. Research suggests that it’s complex decisions, the ones that involve lots of information, that benefit the most from unconscious emotional processing. The conscious brain can only handle a very limited amount of information at one time — seven digits, plus or minus two. Unconsciously, however, you [...]

You must listen to these two shows on CBC Ideas. Downloadable as Podcasts or MP3 files. Even if your kids are older it is very interesting. The Hurried Infant – Part One In 1981 a book called The Hurried Child warned us that children were being pushed too far, too fast. David Elkind’s book became [...]

Humans can only process so many friends – around 150, according to anthropologists. via The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan – The Limits Of Facebook

Do you have any of these symptoms: Excessive use – often associated with a loss of sense of time or neglect of basic drives Withdrawal – includes feelings of anger, tension and/or depression when the computer is inaccessible Tolerence – this includes the need for better computer equipment, more software, more hours of use etc [...]

I have been trying to tell the kids that instant messaging is a waste of time and concentration. There are a number of reasons why, particularly that the non-verbal interaction — body language and facial expression — is a large part of how we communicate, not just the words. Tragically, there are now a whole [...]

Spend some time each day quietly reflecting on how we would like to relate to ourselves and others. Remember that all human beings have the same needs. Check our intention to see if we are as interested in others getting their needs met as our own. When asking someone to do something, check first to [...]