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When we Pivot

Pivot is the act of turning or a person or thing on which something depends; the central or crucial factor. I mentioned the need to pivot in another article I wrote. What does it mean to Pivot? When something isn’t working, you need to pivot (change) to something else. Basically, it is a switch to […]

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The Pomodoro Technique

Life continues to become complicated, with many streams coming at you. All in order to take your most precious commodity, time. I want to introduce the Pomodoro Technique. I unique, simple method to help you focus on a task, with a burst of hyper-focus. The best part, it requires no apps, item purchase, or unrealistic

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Critical Thinking

Admittedly, I am pretty harsh on the up coming generation. I find they appear to lose the ability to critically think, have no knowledge of history, and seems to focus on the ‘now’ as well as ‘quick fixes.’ However, the fault lies upon the prior generation, for not giving them the skills to overcome. With

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A Look at Cozi

Cozi is a website and mobile app intended to help families stay organized. Its features include allowing multiple family members to manage schedules with one account, as well as organize and update shopping and to-do lists. [mc4wp_form id=”121652″] A look at Cozi. What it looks like, the functionality, and how I personally use it.

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Zeigarnik Effect

By definition the Zeigarnik effect is the psychological tendency to remember an uncompleted task rather than a completed one or the desire to finish something that is incomplete. It nags at you, till it is done. The idea of unfinished tasks using a significant amount of your mental resources, even when you are not directly

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Cycle of the Habit

By definition a habit a recurrent, often unconscious pattern of behavior that is acquired through frequent repetition. A more psychological definition is, A long-standing pattern of learned behavior; often contrasted with a specific way. See SET. set, which is a temporary or recently Habit is one of the most pervasive of all aspects of behavior.

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The Knowledge Base

One of the areas I find myself circling back too is the knowledge base. Perhaps I spend too much energy, but I want to get the best method in maintaining resources, citations, definitions, and overall knowledge content. This must be in a repository for easy use. By definition a knowledge base is a technology used

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