Whenever I come across an article and reach the bottom of the page and see this…
I tend to have three reactions:
I’m terrible with names. I forget names during movies, books, and even interviews. It’s embarrassing whenever I run into someone I recognize, and their name completely escapes me. “Heeeeeeeyyyyy [who the hell are you?]. How are you? Good? Cool, seeya later!”
Lifehacker posted an article recently describing techniques for boosting your retention of seemingly rote information, like a 20×25 grid of numbers. The post linked to this “Remember Names Game” which I checked out, and I was blown away by the results. Here’s the strategy for remembering anyone’s name.
I use Disqus on this blog to handle the massive avalanche of comments that routinely flood my blog posts (true story). On frequent(rare) occasions, someone leaves an insightful comment or question that warrants an appropriate response.
Now, I could reply back by logging in to my WordPress dashboard and accessing the Disqus moderation panel (or just login to my account on Disqus), but it would take too long for me to respond.
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Heading out and taking your earbuds with you to listen to some music? Rather than wrestle with the tangled mess that you pull out of your pocket before you can listen to your favorite Michael Jackson song, here’s a technique from Lifehacker on how to properly wrap your earbud headphones.
Email is an integral part of people’s daily communications with fellow classmates, co-workers, and friends. But, if left alone to fend for itself, email can quickly morph into an untamable beast. Soon, hundreds of emails start arriving in your inbox faster than you can read this sentence. Important messages from your bank or employer are lost and never read.
Luckily, I’m here to help. The only prerequisite for this post is that your primary email account is Gmail. Sorry, no Yahoo! Mail or Hotmail.