Personal Improvement

Sunday, June 12, 2005

Getting Things Done

  1. identify all the stuff in your life that isn’t in the right place (close all open loops)
  2. get rid of the stuff that isn’t yours or you don’t need right now
  3. create a right place that you trust and that supports your working style and values
    put your stuff in the right place, consistently
  4. do your stuff in a way that honors your time, your energy, and the context of any given moment
  5. iterate and refactor mercilessly

Wednesday, June 01, 2005

gMapTrack

Your Locations, Trips and Trackers with Google Maps. gmaptrack allows you to create and place your own information onto Google Maps, and share with others.

Quick Verbal Tactics

Thursday, May 26, 2005

A step-by-step guide to charisma

  • General: Open body posture, hands away from face when talking, stand up straight, relax, hands apart with palms forwards or upwards
  • To an individual: Let people know they matter and you enjoy being around them, develop a genuine smile, nod when they talk, briefly touch them on the upper arm, and maintain eye contact
  • To a group: Be comfortable as leader, move around to appear enthusiastic, lean slightly forward and look at all parts of the group
  • Message: Move beyond status quo and make a difference, be controversial, new, simple to understand, counter-intuitive
  • Speech: Be clear, fluent, forceful and articulate, evoke imagery, use an upbeat tempo, occasionally slow for tension or emphasis