Personally, I've never understood the fascination some people have for playing computer games. I would rather open a vein with a rusty nail I think!
This looks a little different though, so maybe there is some merit to it. Reduce stress? I don't know. The object of the exercise is to click on the smiley faces.
"What are you smirking at...?" hehe I wonder!
MindHabits: "Stress Reduction and Confidence Boost
MindHabits is based on new scientifically tested tools published in a journal of the American Psychological Association that help players reduce stress and boost self confidence and esteem using principles from social intelligence research."
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Friday, March 28, 2008
Brain Stuff - What It Feels Like To Have A Stroke
From theTED conference. Remarkable inside view of a stroke, by a brain scientist who experienced one first hand.
Monday, March 17, 2008
Social Networking - What It Is
Here's a great short video on social networking. If you've ever wondered what it is...or how to explain it to friends, send them over for a look at this.
Sunday, March 16, 2008
21 Accents
I think it interesting to consider the different cultural
cues that we become accustomed to, and seeing the same phrase rendered
in different accents clearly shows just how
different an approach the cultural context gives.
It isn't just the sound, it seems. There is a whole background of
sub-context surrounding it. I've often thought it was very easy to
imagine that because Brits and Australians, etc, speak English, as do
Americans (in their fashion) that it makes us 'close'in a cultural
sense. I think this is not the case, and that similarity of language,
can lead us to at first (at second too, in some cases), overlook the
quite large differences that we have culturally.
Amy Walker. 21 Accents.
cues that we become accustomed to, and seeing the same phrase rendered
in different accents clearly shows just how
different an approach the cultural context gives.
It isn't just the sound, it seems. There is a whole background of
sub-context surrounding it. I've often thought it was very easy to
imagine that because Brits and Australians, etc, speak English, as do
Americans (in their fashion) that it makes us 'close'in a cultural
sense. I think this is not the case, and that similarity of language,
can lead us to at first (at second too, in some cases), overlook the
quite large differences that we have culturally.
Amy Walker. 21 Accents.
Monday, March 03, 2008
The Age Blogs: Renovation Nation
The Age Blogs: Renovation Nation: "'People love the idea of solar panels on the roof because everyone can see you have got your good eco brownie badge and your greenhouse credentials are in order,' says Neco's renewable energy guru Jaga Park-Ross. 'The sad thing is that saving electricity instead of trying to generate your own is a much better idea -- it's just not as sexy as installing PV.'"
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
The Advantages of Closing a Few Doors - New York Times
Burn Your Boats - No Way But Forward.
It's probably ten years since I heard this story, at a conference in Hong Kong. Here is an article on a book that brings this old tale into a contemporary context.
The Advantages of Closing a Few Doors - New York Times: "Xiang Yu was a Chinese general in the third century B.C. who took his troops across the Yangtze River into enemy territory and performed an experiment in decision making. He crushed his troops’ cooking pots and burned their ships.
He explained this was to focus them on moving forward — a motivational speech that was not appreciated by many of the soldiers watching their retreat option go up in flames. But General Xiang Yu would be vindicated, both on the battlefield and in the annals of social science research."
It's probably ten years since I heard this story, at a conference in Hong Kong. Here is an article on a book that brings this old tale into a contemporary context.
The Advantages of Closing a Few Doors - New York Times: "Xiang Yu was a Chinese general in the third century B.C. who took his troops across the Yangtze River into enemy territory and performed an experiment in decision making. He crushed his troops’ cooking pots and burned their ships.
He explained this was to focus them on moving forward — a motivational speech that was not appreciated by many of the soldiers watching their retreat option go up in flames. But General Xiang Yu would be vindicated, both on the battlefield and in the annals of social science research."
Friday, February 01, 2008
20 things everyone needs to know - This Britain, UK - Independent.co.uk
20 things everyone needs to know - This Britain, UK - Independent.co.uk
What would you put on a list of 20 things you think one should know?
What would you put on a list of 20 things you think one should know?
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