So it doesn’t tell you what to think, but it does insist that you aim for 20 minutes. Thanks but no thanks.

Enough of your teachings, Buddha, I’m almost on level six in this sweet meditation app! In your stupid game I was just stuck in level samsara the whole time!

I’ve had better luck with the daily intermittent fast (kinda like Leangains). For me, psychologically, missing a meal is a lot less obvious than eating much smaller meals. Skip breakfast, eat ad libitum between 1PM-8PM, then call it a day.

I’ve got to type if I’m going to journal because my handwriting is so atrocious that I can’t read it two days later

We’re in the process of moving now, and I came across a few old journals. There is nothing quite like going through those. It’s like meeting myself all over again, and being amazed at this guy’s idealism, and painfully embarrassed by his pretentiousness, all at the same time.

Google Reader...

My husband is still bitter over the loss of Google Reader. I suggested he try out Feedly, and he looked at me like I suggested he replace a beloved pet who had died with a Tamagochi.

I’m still mourning for Google Reader. After trying Feedly, The Old Reader, and Inoreader, I’m currently settled on Inoreader as it allows the most number of feeds (hopefully I don’t get jinxed like my previous experience with The Old Reader) not to mention the Android app is quite neat.

I really can’t conceive how this works unless you are in leadership. Otherwise you are going to get a ton of “you missed my email telling you to switch projects this morning” or “why didn’t you do this small thing/send me that report/those figures this morning like I asked?” or “why didn’t you give me a call first…

Ok, I didn’t read the full article. But I have to read my work emails first thing in the morning (especially Monday morning). I read them from home. It’s the determining factor on whether or not I go in that day. Plain and simple. There are some people in charge there that like to run the place like a North Korean…

IMO, every one should check their emails before doing anything else as they could contain critical information, then you can decide whether to do something with it or not later. I have my own to-do list anyway, so I can still concentrate with my work.

How can you talk about dignity when these people don’t have a single decorative tassel upcycled from tights?

Yeah, I really can’t imagine using it for any of those purposes. I was about to say “tights aren’t pantyhose” but then I looked at the article graphic and they definitely used pantyhose for a tassle, too. :( This is not a good look. Cat toys: yes; all other uses: please, no.

I used to love reading when I was younger until college. 100+ reading requirements per class session quickly killed that. 

The show HOARDERS is chock-full of ruined items waiting to be “up-cycled” by their collectors into decorative household furnishings.

Did Lifehacker just jump the shark? This has gotta be a joke...

Your writing ability is excellent, but your knowledge of business and law are lacking.

My classroom: my rules. If you don’t have the decency to pay attention to class, don’t show up. This is entirely within my prerogative. We shame faculty here for goofing off in meetings. And, yes, I have banned computers outright from my lectures because students have abused the privilege. Feel free to now falsely…

Please. There is at least as much Anything But Notetaking going on in any faculty seminar as in Freshman 101. Only the choice of websites is different. If an adult student isn’t disrupting the classroom or distracting other students, then it’s really none of your business whether the student is watching YouTube.

Many students, including for example students with writing disabilities, would disagree. But you’re the prof, so I guess that means you know what’s best for everybody.