Setting Goals: great advice from Tim Ferriss

by Bruce Keener // December 14, 2015 // No Comments

As you can tell from my earlier review of Tim Ferriss’ The 4-Hour Workweek (T4HWW), I am very impressed with this young man’s insights and accomplishments and with the great tips he gives in his book. It is hard for... Continue reading →

Is Amazon Losing Track of the Basics?

by Bruce Keener // December 2, 2015 // No Comments

I love Amazon. Over the years, I’ve bought thousands of dollars of books from them, and no telling how much on other goodies. Their book prices have been always been fantastic, and shipping has been fast and reliable. I also... Continue reading →

Handling Distractions from Numero Uno

by Bruce Keener // November 21, 2015 // No Comments

You’ve finally gotten to where you can handle distractions from associates, only to find that you are the cause of some of your distractions. But, you may be thinking “so what?” and you may be on to something. Like Sarah... Continue reading →

Stress and Procrastination

by Bruce Keener // November 11, 2015 // No Comments

Stress kills. So reducing stress is pretty important, wouldn’t ya think? Now I know some of you are thinking “what do you know about stress, Keener? You’re retired, so what could stress you out, dude?” Well, it turns out that... Continue reading →

Screenshots and More with Pocket Controller

by Bruce Keener // October 28, 2015 // No Comments

A few people have written in asking what software I use to take screenshots of Pocket PC and Smartphone software. For years I have been using Pocket Controller for screenshots. I like the quality of screenshots that it makes. But,... Continue reading →

Researchers Show GTD Next Actions Reduce Procrastination

by Bruce Keener // October 22, 2015 // No Comments

The Economist article Motivating Minds talks about researchers determining that… those who were presented with concrete tasks and information responded more promptly than did those who were asked to think in an abstract way. Moreover, almost all the students who... Continue reading →

Book Review: The Faith of America’s Presidents

by Bruce Keener // October 12, 2015 // No Comments

When Daniel Mount, a historian, asked if I would be interested in reviewing his book, The Faith of America’s Presidents, I surprised myself by saying yes. The reason for the surprise is that I have never been much of a... Continue reading →

If I Don’t Try, I Can’t Fail

by Bruce Keener // October 11, 2015 // No Comments

I’ve been trying to quit smoking for 3 months. No, I’ve been thinking about quitting smoking for 3 months. If I had really tried to quit, I would have done so. But I haven’t really tried because I have been... Continue reading →

The New Yorker on Procrastination

by Bruce Keener // October 3, 2015 // No Comments

The New Yorker has a very informative article on the growing problem of procrastination: Ainslie is probably right that procrastination is a basic human impulse, but anxiety about it as a serious problem seems to have emerged in the early... Continue reading →

Adjusting Your Information Flow

by Bruce Keener // September 22, 2015 // No Comments

Are you fed up with the amount of information that flows your way, particularly all the stuff from the online world? Me, too, and I have been fed up with it for some time. An information scientist recently noted that... Continue reading →