hysicist Alan Lightman had an interesting editorial in Saturday’s Washington Post. In “What the detection of gravitational waves teaches us about patience,” Lightman noted how: I was struck by the fact that the leaders of the scientific project are well into their senior years… they have been working on this project, called the Laser Interferometer…
rom time-to-time, I re-read books. Since 1996, 17 out of every 100 books that I read are books that I have already read. Over the course of 20 years, that adds up to over 100 books that I’ve re-read. I sometimes feel guilty about this. Why spend the time reading a book I’ve already read,…
veryone seems busy these days. The popularity and proliferation of productivity advice reflects this busyness. I am always on the look out for tips and hacks for packing more into a day. All of this busyness adds to my general stress level, and I am, therefore, also on the lookout for ways to ease my…
n last week’s post, I described how I search Evernote for things related to a particular person. I demonstrated how I answer the “who”? question. In this week’s post I am going to address the “what?” question, how I find a particular thing in Evernote based on what it is. Types of notes in Evernote Searching…
he world is a busy place. Busy people need to find ways to better manage their time. An entire software industry has evolved to help with this. From to-do list apps, to calendaring, to email management, and reminders, the software is there to make it easier for us to do more in less time. There…
arious scheduling conflicts this year will make it impossible for me to attend any science fiction conventions. This is disappointing because I was so looking forward to the World Science Fiction Convention in Kansas City this summer. It is also disappointing because it means, for the second year in a row, I will be unable…
his happened on Twitter a few days ago: Brilliant: Searching in Evernote, Part 1 of 4: “Who”? by @jamietr https://t.co/aTez1Aqnf9 pic.twitter.com/BCmsW1B10u — Michael Hyatt (@MichaelHyatt) February 10, 2016 I was delighted by this, and so I thanked Michael, which led to this: @jamietr Love your work, Jamie. Thanks for all you do. — Michael Hyatt…
here was a time when, if I found someone running for political office that I liked, I would donate money to their campaign. Not a large amount. Maybe twenty dollars. The last time I did that was quite a few years ago. The reason I stopped, I told myself for a long time, was that…
t is award nomination season in the science fiction and fantasy world. The Hugo award nomination period is open. The Hugo awards are awarded by members of the World Science Fiction convention. The Nebula award nomination period closes any day now. The Nebulas are awarded by members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of…