This is a fascinating graph showing trends in employment over the past few years. Not too many bright spots so far, but we all hope they’ll increase in the very near future.
Ever think about where your friends are located? Here’s an interesting map by Pete Warden that shows large-scale trends of connections of Facebook friends. Always interesting to see the big picture.
Instead, you could look for common ground. Or you try to understand how your perspectives differ, and what is driving your opponent’s response. Or you could use one of these: 38 Ways to Win an Argument
Check out these videos. Science. Math. Finance. Banking. Economics. Probability. Khan Academy. It’s all here.
Yesterday’s post dealt with semicolons. Today we’re going to cover spelling. Any particular reason? Nope, just pointing out a few fun pages at theoatmeal.com.
Ever use them? If you’re like me, the explanation in elementary school punctuation class was insufficient for comfort, and college professors seemed to be indifferent. Using a semicolon is actually straightforward; this site tells you how.
If you’re searching for a job, you’ve probably seen all the tips, tricks, and advice you can stomach. This bunch has a bit of a different spin on things. As an added plus, it is written in a down-to-earth style that doesn’t talk down to you.
We are overwhelmed with statistics nowadays. This is up, that is down, and there is little change over there. At the end of the day, however, our lives frequently impacted more by local statistics than by national averages.
The site below gives some insight into just how those numbers play out. For instance, who would have thought your likelihood for getting Alzheimer’s is four times higher if you live in Arkansas rather than New York.
We get better at the things we do often. We all know this. But we, as humans, tend to miss gradual changes. Whether for better or for worse, small changes have a way of building up over time. Here’s a fun example:
Images are powerful. They can can move our thoughts and emotions instantly into another direction. Their effects, positive or negative, can seem almost magical.
Most of us grow up listening to relatives waxing nostalgic about images from their past. We observe, politely, dimly aware that our personal experience is very different from those reminiscing about the image. Although we’re present, participating in some level of the conversation, we’re not engaged at the same level. As we grow older, we tend to collect our own images, and slowly begin to understand the difference in perspective.
The same is true for images related to your goals.
Images that inspire, stimulate, and motivate you might have zero effect on others. Likewise, inspirational topics for others might not move you at all. Collecting images related to your goals, images that stimulate and motivate you, is the most important thing you can do to reach your goals. Our goal software, single-step, helps you do just that.
If you’re not making the progress you’d like on your New Year’s Resolution, perhaps you just haven’t found the image that touches you in the right way yet.