Rapid prototyping, and comparable methods in the software industry, aim to create a prototypes of a product before investing heavily in the final design. This allows for mistakes to be caught early, and for resources to be spared. Recently, I’ve been thinking about how the process of rapid prototyping can be applied to life itself. […]
Archives for June 2007
Upcoming E-Book
I’m putting the finishing touches on my second e-book for the site, How to Change a Habit. Those of you familiar with my Holistic Learning E-Book will probably recognize the style of screen formatted pages with helpful images done by yours truly. This book is almost three times the length of Holistic Learning, and is […]
Twenty Unique Ways to Use the 80/20 Rule Today
I’m sure most people are familiar with Pareto’s principle, developed by an Italian economist and most commonly known as the 80/20 Rule. While Pareto originally used the rule noticing that 80% of the wealth was owned by 20% of the population, the rule has applications in almost every area of life. There are many ways […]
Seven Ways to Live a More Balanced Life
I believe life balance doesn’t come so much from how you work, but how you rest. Unless you are working 80 hour workweeks in a toxic environment, the answer to the level of balance you have between life and work isn’t going to come from how you spend time in the office but what you […]
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