I heard a simple story about the famous pianist Arthur Rubinstein. If he didn’t practice for one day, “he” would know. If he failed to practice for two days, the “orchestra” would know. But if he didn’t practice for three days, the “world” would know. What would...
There is no such thing as a dead-time, only a “dead-mind.” Photo by Aron Visuals at unsplash Dead-times are opportunities for letting ourselves wonder in our mind. The silence outside doesn’t mean the absence of an inside symphony. The problem is when we run...
What is it? Every efficiency means what you can do with what you have. Photo by Carl Heyerdahl on Unsplash If you think about productivity in terms of tasks, the more tasks you accomplish in the lowest time possible, the more productive you are (or seem to be). My...
…the more you create. The idea researchers explored is simple. When we spend too much time creating something our mind gets fixated on it and is less able to create. We don’t switch because we get stuck, but precisely to avoid running out of ideas, or the...
This morning I had an unexpected experience with my daughter. For the last few days, I noticed a greater attachment to the iPad or PC than usual. She stopped playing with her toys. Thus, I went to her, took the headphones from her head, and the iPad, putting them on...
