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Why Twitter, Facebook, etc Seem So Addictive

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Bruce Keener

Many theories have been offered for why Twitter and Facebook and [fill in the blank] seem so addictive. One of the theories that makes a lot of sense to me was recently offered by Dan Ariely, author of Predictably Irrational. … Continue reading →

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Being a Possibilian

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Bruce Keener

David Eagleman, the neuroscientist who wrote Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives, calls himself a possibilian. Basically, instead of adapting a belief about the afterlife, he likes to think of what the possibilities are, from no afterlife to a reincarnation … Continue reading →

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Your Inner Voice

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Bruce Keener

I like to periodically read the Commencement address that Steve Jobs gave at Stanford in June 2005. He gave the address not long after learning that he had pancreatic cancer and that the initial prognosis was just a few months … Continue reading →

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Donate $33 to LIVESTRONG and Get ‘Delivering Happiness’ Free

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Bruce Keener

Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos, and author of the book Delivering Happiness, has worked out a deal with Lance Armstrong’s LIVESTRONG grass roots cancer organization so that you get Tony’s new book with a $33 donation to LIVESTRONG. How can … Continue reading →

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Are We Too Dependent on Mobile Phones?

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Bruce Keener

The signal to my iPhone dropped to ZERO in the waiting room of a medical facility the other day. I almost panicked, wondering “what if someone in my family has an emergency?” I was going to be there two hours, … Continue reading →

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A Lesson from Retirement: Exercise

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Bruce Keener

When I retired, I knew about the importance of keeping active, both mentally and physically. I took care of the mental part, reading a ton of books, working on the computer, and doing some consulting. In fact, I probably overdid … Continue reading →

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Featured Productivity and Business Books

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Bruce Keener

This article discusses (1) a couple of specific books that will be of interest to you, (2) a new product by Harvard Business Review, and (3) a great resource of book summaries. I am about half-way through Your Brain at … Continue reading →

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The Cost of Wasted Attention and “Being Always On”

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Bruce Keener

You may have read my most recent article and thought to yourself “Keener is an old man that just can’t keep up with today’s pace of information flow.” Yes, I am an old man by some standards, but I can … Continue reading →

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Insights From a Month Off The Grid

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Bruce Keener

This post discusses what I learned from my decision to take a month off from this blog and from using Google Reader and Twitter. The bottom line: I feel almost human again. After the first week away from Google Reader … Continue reading →

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Getting Rid of Activities that Stifle You

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Bruce Keener

Via the 37signals blog, we learn that management guru Jim Collins recommends that we have a “stop doing” list. Collins recommends that we answer the following questions: What am I deeply passionate about? What am I genetically encoded for — … Continue reading →

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