Archive for June, 2006

Stuck on a problem? Shift your perspective.

“We can’t solve problems
by using the same kind of thinking
we used when we created them.”
-Albert Einstein

Here’s a thought for today. To solve problems you have to think differently. I’ve noticed I often fall into the trap of using the same narrow thinking to solve a problem that created the problem in the first [...]


Lesson from a porcupine, watch your reaction

Last week I was driving along one of the back roads near my home. When I rounded the corner, I found a porcupine crossing the road. He saw my car and started running. I had already moved left to avoid him, but I guess he thought I was moving too quickly for him [...]


Staying organized

It took me a numer of years to find a personal organization system that I could embrace. I started with the Franklin-Covey paper-based planning system but things always fell apart when I didn’t want to transfer uncompleted tasks to the next day. I didn’t make it more than six months before I abandoned [...]


Getting started

The software is set up, so the only thing left to do is to start posting to my blog.
I’m still not sure exactly what I want to focus on, but I’m sure it will evolve over time.
-k