“Multitasking is a myth,” Ms. Gallagher said. “You cannot do two things at once. The mechanism of attention is selection: it’s either this or it’s that.” A great article on how to improve concentration and the science behind it. Ear Plugs to Lasers: The Science of Concentration
Little Bro on CNN
Christian sent me a note today saying that one of his Ireport posts was used by CNN. Congrats!
Pandemic
We’ve been hearing a lot recently about Swine Flu turning into a pandemic and that a pandemic is bad. The second part is normally not stated but the assumption that if something turns into a pandemic it’s not good. The word sounds dangerously close to epidemic and it isn’t a happy sounding word, in fact […]
Greatest Moment – Ever
Please take a moment and watch this YouTube Video of Susan Boyle, who recently performed on Britains Got Talent
Content Portal
I’ve spent the last few hours researching content management systems for a potential new website focused on building a knowledge base of information that could be used by anyone needing information on Alzheimer’s or dementia. The specific content and design is still up in the air since we don’t want to duplicate other efforts, but […]
The Quest for Peace
For the record, I’m not talking about peace on earth or about how to keep one person from hurting another person. No, I’m fairly certain that is far beyond my heavily-drugged-thanks-to-a cold state mind. I’m talking about how to find peace within oneself. Again, reference the drugs from the first paragraph, but during a walk […]
The First Dunk in Women’s College Basketball
The footage of the first dunk in Division 1 Women’s Basketball was recently found. With 11 minutes, 18 seconds remaining in the game, West Virginia’s 6-foot-7 junior center, Georgeann Wells, took a long pass at half court, and with a clear path to the basket, rose up and slammed the ball.
Defensive Strategies: The Dark Side of PR
When faced with terrible information on our business, we have three options. The first option is to ignore the data and assume everything is okay. The second option is to see the data and tackle the problems head-on so we can find out the truth and fix what needs to be fixed. And finally, there’s […]
A Benchmark for Getting it Right: Cooper Ridge
Over the last couple weeks I’ve decided to stop worrying about the next big phase for the foundation and focus on just learning (and sharing) more about the world of dementia and Alzheimer patient care by posting the articles on the charity’s blog.
Today was supposed to be another day to post a highlight or lowlight […]
Former CEO of Infosys on The Daily Show
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart M – Th 11p / 10c Nandan Nilekani comedycentral.com Daily Show Full Episodes Important Things w/ Demetri Martin Political Humor
