Sodawar is on week two of seriously trying daily affirmations as a way to improve personal performance:
“I‚Äôm still surprised by just how effective they can be at times, and I often find myself repeating my affirmations if I‚Äôm feeling low. They don‚Äôt completely remove the negativity, but they certainly make a difference.”
Mark Cuban picks out his favorite posts how how he became successful:
“I get so many questions about how I got¬†‚Äùlucky‚Äù so many times,¬†things I have done that have worked or not.¬†Experiences I have had. This series of entries, written more than¬† a year ago, I think,¬†bring back some great memories for me and I think are worth sharing again.”
Lesser Known Proofreading Marks from Geist
The Oblique Strategy cards have been making a bit of computerized comeback lately with the release of the Oblique Widget which is a snazzy little version that shows you some words of wisdom every time you flip one over.
But what are the Oblique cards? They were developed by Brian Eno and his art school teacher Peter Schmidt. From A Primer on Oblique Strategizing:
“Both Schmidt and Eno realized that the pressures of time tended to steer them away from the ways of thinking they found most productive when the pressure was off. The Strategies were, then, a way to remind themselves of those habits of thinking - to jog the mind.”
There have been four editions of the oblique cards, all limited runs but these days you are lucky to find them on Ebay auctions like this.
There is a Flash version of the Oblique Strategies here and a PDF version for printing out here.