(Apologies in advance for the slightly techie content – really just words like ‘WordPress’ and ‘plugins’ – but if you’re already finding the example too complicated, you can jump straight to the point of the article) Recently some bits of…
Book Review: Six Thinking Hats by Edward De Bono
It took me a long time to get round to reading Six Thinking Hats, but finally after 25 years of corporate training I took the plunge. I was expecting a brainstorming process, because that’s how I had most often heard…
Decision Quicksand: Why We Get Bogged Down In Trivial Decisions
Why do people often get bogged down in trivial decisions? It turns out that our brains use the difficulty encountered in making a decision as a factor in deciding how much more time to spend on it. Researchers Aner Sela…
Stop Kidding Yourself You Can Multitask – And What To Do Instead
You may think that you can successfully juggle several tasks. In fact you may believe that you have to multitask in order to get your work done in a reasonable time. Bad luck – the weight of research is against…