This is a journey to find a good free aptitude test. Will we make it? Can such a thing be had without paying for a silly access code? Hang tight. Imagine going into your local super-market on an adventure for sugary snacks. You scan around for the aisle in question and notice a big, red […]
Thinkertoys by Michael Michalko — Brainstorm, Create, Ideas!
Ever come up with an idea that just made you shiver in giddy excitement? I’m talking “hair-on-the-back-of-the-neck” type “whoa!” thrill? Give the brainstorming methods of this magnificent gem, Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques (2nd Edition), a chance and I can assure you this will be a part of your life. I’ve been able to […]
"Made to Stick" by Chip / Dan Heath
Recommend to anyone who’d like to get information across to people in a way that sticks! The search for getting information into people’s heads… a tough one, I’ll admit. I’ve run across some GREAT examples (some of which are presented in this book), but could never really put my finger on a clear plan of […]
Monsters and Magic Sticks: There's No Such Thing as Hypnosis?
Monsters and Magical Sticks: There’s No Such Thing As Hypnosis? By Steven Heller (Author) and Terry Steele (Author) Paperback: 192 pages Publisher: New Falcon Publications; 2 edition (January 1, 2009) ISBN-13: 978-1561840267 — status: Read in May, 2011 — Highly recommended. Have you ever learned something without really knowing you’re learning something? Whoa ho ho […]
Exposing the Learning Curve: Grow Confidence Through Learning (Free eBook)
Making Lifelong Learning Fun – Desire or Theory? Sometimes we get in a rut and aren’t really sure what to do. We mope about and wonder when will we finally get that big break or special bit of luck to carry us right on and up out of it. What if that break never […]
The 4 Hour Work Week (Ferriss) – Break Free from Financial Slavery!
I just got finished reading “The 4 Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss” [check out his blog] and have a little list of “take-aways” I wanted to share will you fine people. Overall an inspiring and informative book – check it out! [Notes / Take-Aways] Continually Ask Yourself: · What would excite me? Not what I […]
88 Really Good Books to Read Added to My GoodReads Bookshelf
I finally decided to sit down and catalog a large portion of my physical ‘library’ as I’ve been putting it of for some time now. I really, REALLY hated keeping up with all of the information in an Excel Spreadsheet, but I kept on doing for good archival & reference purposes. As I mentioned a […]
Five Minds for the Future [2/5] – Decent Facts, Dense Execution
I just finished another book from my reading / learning lists: Five Minds for the Future by Howard Gardner Published: Harvard Business School Press (February 2005) ISBN-10: 1422145352 ISBN-13: 9781422145357 Rating: 2 / 5 Stars –> “It was okay” Pros: Good detail and evidence of research on the supposedly well defined different intelligences that have […]
How Designers Think – Creativity and Innovation in Motion
I recently finished up another book from my ever-dwindling ‘learning list”: How Designers Think by Bryan Lawson Publisher: Architectural Press; 4th edition (December 14, 2005) ISBN-10: 0750660775 ISBN-13: 978-0750660778 Rating: 6.8 / 14.0 Pros: The author brought up many good points about the design process and how it has changed over the past few decades, […]