Learning hard things

Learning hard things

In the real world, there’s no textbook or curriculum. There’s no way to practice. There’s no source of continuous feedback. There are no teachers — it’s just you and whoever you can convince to help you. So how do you learn something no one can teach you? How do you become a world-class expert on something few…

Archiving your digital life

Archiving your digital life

To archive something to make sure it’s never lost, is important, but I have a different angle on shaving with your own Occam brand razor. Developing a process of managing all the stuff you create before it goes into the cloud, is not only about saving it from destruction, but more so, to make it…

Microsoft Office templates for teachers – Use them in Google Docs!

Microsoft Office templates for teachers – Use them in Google Docs!

Microsoft Office templates for teachers – Use them in Google Docs! Source: The Best Microsoft Office Templates for Teachers Going Back to School I shared a link to The Best Microsoft Office Templates for Teachers Going Back to School on Twitter, but then I realized that these templates may be of use to Google Docs users. I tested…

Use OneTab to save computer resources and reduce tab clutter in Chrome

Use OneTab to save computer resources and reduce tab clutter in Chrome

Use OneTab to save computer resources and reduce tab clutter in Chrome. OneTab – Chrome Web Store Apparently there is no shortage of ways to manage all of your tabs in Google Chrome. OneTab is another. Once installed, OneTab allows you to take your open tabs and save them to a list. From the list, all or some of…

Digital distraction has its cost

Digital distraction has its cost

Our digital lives may be making us more distracted, distant and drained, according to research presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association. For instance, even minor phone use during a meal with friends was enough to make the diners feel distracted and reduced their enjoyment of the experience, one study found. Source: Dealing…