Thinks I find along the way
At first glance, a checklist seems mundane—a simple grocery list or a set of chores. However, in the worlds of high-stakes performance (aviation, surgery, engineering) and personal productivity, the checklist is considered a “cognitive safety net.”
It is arguably the cheapest, most effective tool available to combat the limitations of the human brain. Here is a breakdown of why creating checklists is so valuable.
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“The article “From ChatGPT to Custom Itineraries: The Future of AI-Powered Travel Planning” explores how artificial intelligence, particularly tools like ChatGPT, is revolutionizing the way people plan their travels. It discusses the benefits of personalized itineraries generated by AI, which can adapt to individual preferences and needs, enhancing the overall travel experience. The integration of AI in travel planning not only saves time but also provides unique insights and recommendations, making it easier for travelers to discover new destinations and activities tailored just for them.”
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I watched the video and pulled out a more detailed summary (not a full verbatim transcript, but close enough that you’ll see the phrasing and when things happen). Use it as a reference or to pick which “acts of love” you want to try first…
Heard this song? I can’t stop listening to it…
Forgive me, I’ve been drinking
Backroad and then thinking
Remember when the band played on while the ship sinking
No matter what I do, there’s no escaping my past
I do everything I can and it keeps chasing my ass…
Any fan of documentaries, particularly those of Ken Burns will recognize the iconic voice of Peter Coyote. As one of those fans, imagine my joy when I discovered that the voice behind many of my favorite historical documentaries such as The Civil War, The American Buffalo, and Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery is not only a great actor and voice artist, but also a Buddhist priest!
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Blogger Maria Popova is celebrating 18 years of one of my favorite blogs “The Marginalian” (formerly known as Brain Pickings): “Somewhere along the way, you realize that no one will teach you how to live your own life — not your parents or your idols, not the philosophers or the poets, not your liberal arts education or your twelve-step program, not church or therapy or Tolstoy. No matter how valuable any of that guidance, how pertinent any of that wisdom, in the end you discover that you make the path of life only by walking it with your own two feet under the overstory of your own consciousness — that singular miracle never repeated in all the history and future of the universe, never fully articulable to another.
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Marie Forleo writes:
Do you ever dream of writing a book? Maybe yours is half-done and you can’t seem to finish it. Or perhaps you’ve already written your first book, and it’s time to pen the next.
When you’re busy running a business, it can feel near impossible to find the time to get your book done.
Even worse is the guilt and pressure you feel knowing that a finished book means an instant boost to your credibility and the ability to serve a lot more people in your market.
Full story at: How To Write A Book With No Writing Time!.
Featuring cool Twitter tactics and a LOT of other stuff…
Featuring cool Twitter tactics and a LOT of other stuff…
Most writing could be better.
Not just a little better — significantly better.
If you start out with a solid topic, a good knowledge of your audience, and a reasonable degree of writing ability, you’ll usually end up with a pretty good piece of writing.
But you don’t have to settle for “pretty good.” A little attention to the final details can kick “pretty good” to “magnificent.”
Whether you’re creating blog posts, special reports, sales letters, a video script, email autoresponders, or whatever else, you can take your writing up a level just by applying some simple principles:
I love the first way; write drunk/edit sober. Follow the ‘via’ link to read all 5 ways…
It has been a year now since an eventful day when I was browsing the Internet and clicked on an advertisement that seemed an obvious scam: Get 90% off a new iPad. “Yeah, right,” I thought. But I wanted to check it out anyway since I seemed to recall seeing the same ad previously, and I wondered if it was a new type of scam I should be aware of. As it turned out, it wasn’t a scam, just misleading advertising … and thus began my blog on penny auctions, which are a class of entertainment auctions.
I found the idea exciting enough to blog about. I was just getting interested in multi-player game theory and thought that auctions are a nice field to study. The problem was, I had no experience of problogging at all. Like so many others, all I previously had was a blog for my random musings but nothing serious. I had a very elementary knowledge of SEO which I gained working as a freelance writer. I knew nothing about how to rank well in Google or how to use backlinks effectively. As a writer, the only promotional tool I did know about was article marketing.
I started this blog in May 2010, and it’s been growing for one year now. Looking back, I have learned so much and there is still so much to learn. Here is my journey in a nutshell.
You can follow the ‘via’ link above if you’re interested in the ‘journey’, but personally, I wouldn’t start something like this on a Blogger blog. Despite what you might think, they are not at good at driving Search Engine Optimization [SEO] as WordPress. I mean a Google product should produce great Google search results, right? Wrong! Comment, call or ‘connect’ so we can talk about how this applies to your organization…
Bright, shiny objects! 