Archive for the ‘Ourselves’ Category

You may not be slacking off as badly as you think. (Procrastination)

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

What is a procrastinator?

What is an incubator?

Yes, Oprah.com mentions that some ‘procrastinators’ may actually be ‘incubators’– people who produce great work, but only at the last moment… Versus procrastinators, who never cared in the first place.

Vibram Five Fingers helped me DDR

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
Awesome for DDRing.  Meet my shoes!

Awesome for DDRing. Meet my shoes!

Vibram Five-Fingers have helped my DDR fatigue almost dissipate.

The following pictures are from the third time I played in them, completing a DDR Supernova stage. I haven’t played in 3 months, so I SHOULD be out of shape, and I SHOULD be getting leg fatigue.. but I wasn’t.

So, a bit about me.  I heard about these from Dylan a Wired.com, as well as from a Google Ad while checking my Gmail.  I was afraid that they’d hurt my feet, but not so.

7825520 on Supernova ONI

7825520 on Supernova ONI

WHAT a score  My feet didn’t hurt, my legs feel fine!  I normally practice DDRing for a long time– three credits.  Normally, I’d be exhausted halfway into my DDR Oni mode.  however, not this time.  I was shocked– the KSOs still felt great.  My feet didn’t feel sweaty at all.

My score on the left isn’t great, but what can I do? bah humbug.

Anyways, I plan on wearing these to as many DDR workout sessions as possible.

Final picture: Woburn skyline!

From the Bowladrome/municipal parking!

From the Bowladrome/municipal parking!

E-Week says Multitasking causes a loss in ability to multitask?

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

This article published by E-Week, “Multitasking a Minefield for the Mind, Report Says” seems to bode ill tidings for our new technology.

How can we manage ourselves and our distractions? Is there a way to get good at it as a child? Does this lead to ADD being a beneficial condition or an even more negative condition?

I’d love to hear more about this story. Until then, take a look above.