As more and more content becomes available on the internet it is easy to shift our reading online. There are some benefits to this. It is easy to get timely information on breaking events quickly. The downside is that you can spend a good deal of time reading things with little value or worse. Your educational reading can degrade into a few hours of mindless surfing the web. Sites like Digg, Stumbleupon, and Reddit supply a constant stream of interesting content that often is little more than a waste of time. I'm not saying that you can't get anything valuable off of the web. However, if most of your reading is done online the chances of it turning into a waste of time are high … [Read more...] about Offline Reading
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How To Simplify Your Life Links
Simple Living Simplified: 10 Things You Can Do Today to Simplify Your Life - Leo Babauta This article provides information regarding the simplification of a person's everyday life and tasks. The author points out that this can seem to be a daunting task early on, but that the process can be taken in small steps. Breaking the simplification of your life at home and at work into these smaller tasks will make this process seem do-able. How To Simplify Your Life With Technology - Rob Witham This article provides some insight on the topic of whether technology really simplifies our lives, or whether it complicates them even further. The author explores some of the ways that technology can … [Read more...] about How To Simplify Your Life Links
How To Memorize Resources
Here are some great resources on memorization in addition to our popular post and memory tool for memorizing verbatim text. If you like this collection, please consider signing up for the daily email or rss feed. Memorizing Lines - Grace Fleming Looks at how to decrease the effort of memorization by including multiple senses. A combination of sound, sight and emotions can do wonders. Steps are provided to include each sense organ. Strategies to Improve Memorization - Joni Rose Different techniques to help you remember better. This simple article covers a lot of different ideas in memory technique. Memorize This - 7 Ways to Memorize Anything! - Gideon Addington Each of us are unique … [Read more...] about How To Memorize Resources