10 Lessons I Learned from a Year of Productivity Experiments
lifehacker.com: Over the last 12 months I have conducted countless productivity experiments on myself, interviewed some of the most productive people in the world, and read a ton of books and academic literature on productivity, all to explore how I could become as productive as possible. This is what I’ve learned.
New York Actor Defends Child Who Disrupted a Performance
The New York Times: The use of cellphones, the rustling of candy wrappers, and audible murmuring are some of the worst transgressions audience members can make during live theater performances in New York City.
But when a child disrupted a matinee performance of “The King and I” at the Vivian Beaumont Theater on Wednesday, the woman accompanying the child found an unlikely ally.How to Make the Tough Conversations Easier
Remodeling | Leadership, Operations, Business: As a business owner, a manager, or a co-worker, there are times where something needs to be said but the prospect of saying it is so uncomfortable that the situation lingers unresolved.
The reason most people take garbage out of their house is because the longer it is in the house, the more it stinks. It works the same with a difficult conversation that does not happen in a timely manner. The need to have the conversation doesn’t going away, and the issue becomes more and more of a problem.
A Facelift for Shakespeare
WSJ: The Oregon Shakespeare Festival will announce next week that it has commissioned translations of all 39 of the Bard’s plays into modern English, with the idea of having them ready to perform in three years. Yes, translations—because Shakespeare’s English is so far removed from the English of 2015 that it often interferes with our own comprehension.The Story of Dorothy's Ruby Slippers
www.todayifoundout.com: Few items of fictional clothing are more iconic and easily recognisable as the ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in the 1939 classic, The Wizard of Oz. Thanks to a combination of human error, poor record keeping and a sticky fingered ne’er-do-well, these simple pieces of footwear are now considered one of the most valuable film props in history.
Sunday, October 04, 2015
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