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Maybe It’s Time to Decentralize

Robin Dunbar first noticed it in the grooming patterns of primates. In the 1990s, Dunbar, a British anthropologist, was trying to understand primate grooming behavior — why did these animals spend so much of their time on the practice, and how did they choose whom to groom? He theorized tha...

Warden: Real Time Anomaly Detection at Pinterest

Detecting anomalous events has been becoming increasingly important in recent years at Pinterest. Anomalous events, broadly defined, are rare occurrences that deviate from normal or expected behavior. Because these types of events can be found almost anywhere, opportunities and applications for anom...

Coiling Time

While the idea of circularized time has been around for longer than we could actually imagine, its trend as a modern philosophical concept tends to buoy around quite a bit. Especially of late, the whole ‘time is a circle’ bit has gained some overdue traction in mainstream spheres. ...

The Last Time I Fed My Grandmother

The last time I saw my grandmother alive was not a coincidence. It couldn’t have been one, as I believe there is no such thing. It is so easy to be wise in hindsight, right? In reality, that day was an ordinary day, and I was just a typical, pissed teenager doing a chore because my mother made...

After the age of 50 and 60, it is time to stop doing these 8 things

The ancients said: “At forty there is no doubt, at fifty-one knows the destiny, and at sixty-one is obedient” After entering middle age and old age, I just want to do ordinary things with an ordinary heart. This article is a letter written by an old man to himself. All the words are h...

Who Doesn’t Have Time to Do Anything?

I share with you 2 life hacks for time management. I heard this during some self-improvement training, I’ve been practicing it consciously for a week, and I’m shocked how cool it works. Ready? It will sound banal and simple: DO EVERYTHING AT ONCE. AND FINISH IT IMMEDIATELY TO...

Sands of Lost Time

I lie in a wasteland of golden sand — I’ve waited so long, and I no longer know what I am waiting for. Will my own tears wash me away? Or will I be buried in this unforgiving land? Forsaken and left to settle beneath the treacherous sands of lost time, I am slowly sinkin...

Why Are Some People Better at Planning Time?

Time management is a critical skill in our fast-paced world, but not everyone excels at it equally. In this article, we will delve into the fascinating world of the brain’s time management mechanisms. We’ll explore the science behind why some individuals are better at planning their...

Why It’s Okay To Be Self-ish (By The Time You Turn Sixty)

The 14th of September 2023 marks my living on Earth for sixty years. And it’s time for me to do for myself what I’ve done for others for six decades. What does the word “selfish” mean to you? Does it conjure up any of the following synonyms? Self-centered Stingy ...

As Time Goes By

As I said in the previous article “Be careful on the road”. I just realized that this sentence has a deep meaning, about the meetings and partings that are on the way, hopefully, the journey will remain safe and meaningful. I hope we have a beautiful ending even if it ends with a fare...

Stop Trying to Manage Your Time

One of the biggest red herrings in most the productivity advice I see has to do with the relentless pursuit to control, wrangle, seek, carve out, or otherwise manage time. Manage your energy, not your time. If you do that, time works itself out. Smash your day…start with the clock Th...

Unconventional Reads I Owe My Time Management Skills to

I hadn’t been to the gym in 32 days. I opened my laptop right after I woke up, and continued working well into the night. I’d forgotten the last time I finished a book, and my mental health was down the drain. Even after working for 12+ hours every day, I went to bed feeling like I...

Stop wasting time doing these 5 things

Time is one of the most precious things we have. You can loose and gain back almost everything. However, time cannot be brought back. I’m sure there are plenty of things you want to do. Chances are high, that some of these things you haven’t done yet because you simply don’t ...

A Wrinkle in Time

“It’s paradoxical that the idea of living a long life appeals to everyone, but the idea of getting old doesn’t appeal to anyone.” — Andy Rooney The beautiful people. We were young and vibrant in our teens. Some were more vibrant than others. There were the good...

My Grandma Taught Me the Secret of Time Management

Old traditions and habits are rather like a cozy blanket. And for me, one of these is being an early riser. There’s absolute truth in the fact that waking up early usually makes your day go much better than if you don’t. Constantly hitting the snooze button only leads to panic and the...

10 things that are wasting your time on a daily basis

In our fast-paced lives, it often feels like the clock is our greatest adversary. We make to-do lists, download productivity apps, and try to manage our schedules with precision. Yet, by the end of the day, we wonder where all that time went. Here are some of the most common time wasters that are...

Stop Trying to Manage Your Time

One of the biggest red herrings in most the productivity advice I see has to do with the relentless pursuit to control, wrangle, seek, carve out, or otherwise manage time. Manage your energy, not your time. If you do that, time works itself out. Smash your day…start with the clock Th...

How to Use Your Time Wisely

Maybe I can’t add more hours to your day, but we can give you tips to use the time you have more wisely. Time management is a practice — the more you focus on it, the better you’ll become. If you understand how you’re spending your time, you can adjust your schedule so tha...

Why Time-Blocking Might Not Work for You and What to Do Instead

Finding the best way to structure work is a key ingredient to productivity. However, this entirely depends on your scheduling mindset. This is why time-blocking might not work for you. Time blocking is a productivity technique where you create segments in your daily schedule and assign tasks t...

This Is the Hard Truth About Your Chronic Lack of Time

I have a toddler. He’s the most amazing person in the world. Objectively speaking, of course. He’s smart, loving, incredibly curious about the world, and has energy like no human I’ve ever met. Thanks to him, I understand what “keeping someone on their toes” really m...

Why Are Some People Better at Planning Time?

Time management is a critical skill in our fast-paced world, but not everyone excels at it equally. In this article, we will delve into the fascinating world of the brain’s time management mechanisms. We’ll explore the science behind why some individuals are better at planning their...

This is Why You Need a Capsule Wardrobe For Saving Your Time

A capsule wardrobe is a method of managing clothes, meaning we will have our best style from a limited number of clothes. Advantages of the capsule wardrobe: 1) Simplifying and optimizing dressing: We can save time and energy with a limited selection of clothes that can be combined. And don...

Time Mastery: Unlocking Seneca’s Wisdom for a Productive Life | Ravindra Kondekar

Thousands of years ago, the stoic philosopher Seneca imparted timeless wisdom on the art of time management. His insights remain astonishingly relevant in our modern, fast-paced world. In this blog post, we delve into Seneca’s teachings to unravel the secrets of mastering time and achieving a ...

5 Time Management Tips You Must Master to Get Sh*t Done in Life

In our fast-paced world filled with endless commitments, looming deadlines, and an incessant stream of distractions, the mastery of effective time management has become a necessary skill to help you get sh*t done and keep up! This feels like you are forever racing against the clock, constantly be...

7 Common Time-Wasters and How to Eliminate Them

Time, as they say, is money. Particularly in the dynamic world of business and investment, where opportunities come and go in a blink. Here are seven time-wasters that even seasoned professionals encounter and how you can sidestep them. 1. Endless Meetings and Calls Without Agendas: Problem:&n...

Time Inconsistency: Why We Spend Today What We Should’ve Saved for Tomorrow

Why is it so easy to slip into impulsive eating when our diet has been working out so well? To splurge our money on random goodies, even though our budget was going so well? To binge-watch the entirety of Breaking Bad, even when we have an assignment due tomorrow? Why is it so hard to control these ...

Choose how to spend your time, or be a Time Slave

I’m sitting here looking at that Google Calendar on my screen. I can see that I have the next 4–5 hours free to do whatever I want. It’s an opportunity. A void of mystery. I have a strong urge to queue up some YouTube videos and go hog wild. Or I could get ahead on some homew...

Taking Control of Your Time

Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have th...

5 Time Management Tips…That Don’t Work

It is my absolute favorite thing to share tips to help you improve your time management skills and help you feel more productive, all while keeping your brain from sabotaging your every move. I know there is a LOT of advice flying around out there in this space. How could there not be? When time ...

How to Use Time Blocking to Get Things Done

What could you achieve by blocking your time? If any of you know me well, or have ever taken a peek at my planner, you know that I’m a huge proponent of the to-do list. Actually, sometimes I’m a to-do lister to a fault, because I’ll spend my time making these elaborate lists, an...

The Importance of Time Management

Time, the most precious and limited resource bestowed upon us, is often squandered without realization. In a world where every second counts, mastering the art of time management is not just a skill but a necessity. The Value of Time The value of time is immeasurable, as aptly put by Mahatma G...

Tackling Time Anxiety at Workplace

It is a known fact that not every person works with the same efficiency. Few are quicker than others and few might be too slow. But there is a category of people who face what is known as Time Anxiety. Time Anxiety is the constant thought within someone’s mind that he/she is wasting time or th...

I-We-It: A Framework To Have One Conversation at a Time

Meet conversational stuckness and tensions at the appropriate level, and put relationship ahead of task for clarity and ease in communications. This piece is a collaboration between my Reboot coach colleagues Ray Foote, Andy Crissinger, and Chris VandenBrink. Ever have a co...

Day 5- Learn Time Management techniques to prioritize tasks effectively

In the hustle of our daily lives, effective time management can be a game-changer. One powerful tool to aid in prioritization is the Time Management Matrix, as introduced by Stephen Covey. Here’s how it works: Click here to download Quadrant I: Urgent and Important (The Necessities...

Managers—Once Every Week or So, You Need to Schedule Time to Think

I know being a manager is overwhelming because I’ve been in your shoes. I’ve been managing teams and training managers for the past decade. For managers, the work is constant: meetings, 1-on-1s, performance reviews, nonstop emails, Slack messages, questions from team members, etc. ...

What Are the Best Personal Time Management Apps?

Looking to reclaim control of your time? Discover the ultimate solution with the best personal time management apps. In today’s whirlwind pace, staying organized is a challenge, but these apps have you covered. Say goodbye to chaos and hello to efficiency as we delve into the top apps desig...

How to Use Your Time Wisely

Maybe I can’t add more hours to your day, but we can give you tips to use the time you have more wisely. Time management is a practice — the more you focus on it, the better you’ll become. If you understand how you’re spending your time, you can adjust your schedule so tha...

Taking Back Time — The Meetings Edition

In my most recent personal newsletter, I shared some strategies I’ve been using to keep my energy up and to even rebuild energy simply through how I schedule my day. As a creative entrepreneur, I have about as much control over my time and calendar as one can have. That said, I worked ...

Once Upon A Time, My Story Won The Pulitzer — Sort Of

Writer or not, why are we such hasty authors of our own lives? I think it’s fair to say you’re a writer as soon as you realize writing is what happens after the first draft. Maybe you’re a budding writer at that point, but at least you get it. You understand that wri...

BEST PHOTOGRAPHERS OF OUR TIME

Best photographers cover a wide range of subjects. They can be considered art photographers, fashion photographers or commercial photographers. The subjects they cover and the way in which they go about their business have a significant impact on their sales and their reputation in the ind...

Time moves forward to 2023

It’s been 5 years since I started photography with Ojitoole. https://www.instagram.com/ojitoole For several years now, I feel like many people have come to know me as a person who is uniquely young and cute in Japan. Time passed and I went from being 20 years old to 26 years old. B...

Freezing Time: How Photography Can Preserve Your Most Cherished Memories

Capturing the magic of a moment through photography is truly an amazing thing. It’s the ability to stop time and preserve memories for generations to come, all in a single image. From the first steps of a child to the most intimate moments between loved ones, photography has the power to freez...

Day 60 With GDHQ: Saving Development Time With an Asset Database

I’m no 3D modeler, at least not currently. Fortunately you don’t have to be, between the Unity Asset Store, and third party databases like Filebase you can most likely find what you need without having to make it yourself. The Unity Asset Store is built into the editor,...

Time to disengage: the Metaverse and human-computer interaction

I am old enough to remember when Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson originally hit the bookstore shelves. It was the early ‘90s and I was in my teens. Our computers still squeaked out a sequence of high pitch noises whenever they tried to connect to a network. But Cyberpunk...

First Time Travel To Abu Dhabi? Then You Need To Read This!- The Yas Guide

Have you ever been to Abu Dhabi? This article will show you a mini guide when you are planning your first time travel to Abu Dhabi. Located in the Middle East of Asia, Abu Dhabi is the United Arab Emirates (UAE) capital, which is renowned for having the richest oil resources in the worl...

What to Eat Your First Time in Amsterdam

When it comes to Amsterdam, the first thing that comes to mind might be the scenic canals and bike-filled streets, but for me, the city’s cuisine is the real star. The Dutch have a rich culinary history that is often overlooked, but Amsterdam is full of tasty treats that will make any foo...

My First Time Abroad (Amsterdam Travel Recs)

If I were to recommend one thing to anyone when visiting Amsterdam, it would be Corner Store. It is a record bar with a gorgeous soft color tone. The light installation is breathtaking and changes color throughout the night to instill the mood. The menu is filled with Asian-inspired locally sourced ...

5-day schedule in Thailand for the first time visitors

Hello, if you want to plan a trip in Thailand for the first time, I recommend you the best schedule to spend valuable 5 days in Thailand, you may adapt some and feel free to ask me more in details: Thailand is a beautiful and culturally rich country that offers something for everyone. From bustli...

What to Eat Your First Time in Barcelona

Barcelona is a city that’s so full of life, it practically dances in the streets. And if there’s one thing that can get your toes tapping and your taste buds singing, it’s the incredible food scene here. As someone who’s been lucky enough to call Barcelona home for a few year...

Boston, It’s Time to Rebrand

The month of May was Haitian Heritage month and the 2nd to last weekend, Bostonians celebrated with the Haitian-American Unity Parade. Thousands came out to enjoy food, music and community as a parade of floats, dance troupes and musicians led a procession down Blue Hill Avenue from Mattapan Square ...

I Left My Job, Broke Up With My Ex, And Decided To Move Abroad During An Uncertain Time: This Is How It All Went And What I Learned From It

“My name is Denise, I’m 27 years old. I’ve been living in Dublin, Ireland for seven months now. Today I’m going to share a little of my story with you. A story of faith. A story of risk-taking. A story of when I needed to trust my gut while walking in the darkness. It is also...

091/731–17 Nov 2023 ) First time out for four days

Because of receiving the parcel from Japan, I was finally able to go out. My last outing was last Monday, heading to Sainsbury’s. I can go there within five minutes from my home, so the final going afar was last Friday, a week ago! I headed to Stratford after eating lunch but drop...

Stopping Time in Japan by the Way of Paris

One of my favorite neighborhoods in Paris was Montmartre. Hilly, with the gorgeous Sacre Coeur glowing like a marble heart atop the hill and side streets crawling with boutique shops and restaurants, it was a neighborhood with a world-famous view. It was also the perfect setting to get lost in for a...

What to Eat Your First Time in Prague

Ifyou’re planning a trip to Prague, you’ve got to try some of the local delicacies.From traditional hearty stews to sweet pastries, the food in Prague is sure to impress even the pickiest of eaters. So, let’s dive in and explore some of the top foods to try during your first t...

6+ Places Where Time Stopped During My Travels

Walking along that seaside illuminated with pure moonlight, hearing the live music come from various nearby cafés and restaurants, feeling the warm summer air, then descending down to the very shore and letting my feet get soaked by the sea water… Before this trip, I had always thou...

Day 5 in Sydney — Great time at the museum

Since we are a nerdy family, and the Australian Museum in Sydney is quite a famous place, there was no way we could miss visiting it when we were in the city. That was why we spent a good part of a day in the place, and we still left reluctantly when the place was closed, wishing we could spend more...

Some thoughts on spending time

Life is full of pain, doubts, routines and one tight deadline after another. Interest rate hikes, the looming recession, responsibilities and stressors, not to mention your boss sucks. Trust me, I get it. I really do. Spending intimate paid time with someone offers a magical escape from that and whi...

The Unreality of Time, part 2

“I’m her guardian angel. She’s like … darkness and I’m her light”. This hippie girl explains to me the nature of her relationship with my partner. I’m like “a-ha, ok, cool”. I’m not fond of this hippie shit. But I kinda like her. She happe...

Time to Decide: Unlocking Gary Trent Jr.’s Potential with More Minutes… or a Trade?

As we reach the quarter mark of the regular season, the Toronto Raptors are off to a struggling start to say the least. With a 9–11 win-loss record and a shaky offence, they find themselves sitting 11th in the eastern conference. With a new coach, new system, and new players, the Raptors ar...

A different approach to time

Modernity rhymes with hurry and eagerness. An institutional bulimia that pushes us to always produce more. We must not waste time. But why? Jean de La Fontaine wrote as long ago on the subject. Why chase time when you can make the most of every moment? In this most productivist of societies, ther...

It’s Wildlife Time Again

Ever since I moved to Florida, I’ve developed a love for wildlife photography. The lens with the most extended reach that I own is a 28–300mm lens. While 300mm can get up close, I often find it lacking. With that thought in mind, I’m looking for a longer lens. American White...

[Industry Talk Time] Highlights & Quotes from the COP28 Summit in Dubai

I have compiled a full list of Highlights & Quotes from the COP28 Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which you can find in the link provided above. Check out some of the findings from this story below. All of these findings from the COP28 Summit were published in Areas & P...

WHY DO WE GIVE AT CHRISTMAS?

Christmas is a time for giving. This often extends beyond friends and family to charity donations. Many charities run specific Christmas appeals and there is evidence more people give at Christmas, compared to during the rest of the year. Why is this? Research from psychology and neuros...

So Much To Do, So Little Time!

As I wander through my days now that I’ve been retired for a couple of years, I often ask myself when I ever found time to work 40+ hours every week. Yet, somehow I did. And I did that for decades and decades. But how? When I look back, I realize that I made all those decades of working ...

How We Travel Through Time

We travel through time backwards. In addition… Our past (the gray line) is shaped by every choice we make in the current moment. We spend most of our time focused on the past and our guesses about the future timelines. We can also see the current moment, but few of us pay enough atte...

Hinduism: On Time Travel.

Time dilation is a concept that stems from Einstein's Theory of Relativity. Some of us have heard or know about it already, for those who haven't, here's what it means- due to differences in the gravitational field in different regions of the universe time tends to flow differently. I...

It’s The Most Horrible Time Of The Year

The holidays aren’t always merry and bright. Yes, they are a time of feast and good cheer. Of visiting with friends and family members. Admiring homes overdecorated by people who must have too much time on their hands. And of seeing wonderment in the eyes of little children. Because really,...

The Right Place at the Right Time

While walking along the levee of the Delaware River on the Pennsylvania side, just across from Trenton in spring of 1996, I “received” the simple command: “SIT DOWN.” Hearing voices?! I had been under a lot of stress: I figured I must be losing it. I also didn’t like th...

11:11 — A Time Of Comfort

If you’ve ever felt lost, like you didn’t know where to turn or what to do next, the help you seek may be as close as the nearest clock. During a period of great upheaval in my life, I found myself noticing the clock at 11:11 each day. If you find yourself in a similar boat, the Universe...

Time to Reevaluate Political Parties

Is it time to speak out loud about what is obvious? The party of Lincoln no longer functions cohesively. Is it time to let that mantel go and create new parties and coalitions with new names and identities? Or should this House majority party seek family counseling for the challenges so brutally app...

A Time of Reckoning, a Call for Change

When multilingual families of children with speech and language-learning disabilities have come to see me with anguish and guilt because another SLP emphasized that their use of a home language was ‘delaying’ the development of English, I have told them of being 17, not speaking a word o...

Closer Look: It’s Volcano Time

One of the daily activities that is helping me stay sane is volcano watching. I love volcanoes. I especially enjoy when they erupt in places that have webcams but don’t affect the lives of people. Unfortunately, those are both rare, unless, it seems, you are in Iceland. Over the past decade...

Understanding deep time: Volume II

Welcome back to our in-depth exploration of Earth’s deep history, where we will continue our journey through the tapestry of Geological time to illuminate the secrets of our planet’s past. In our earlier installment in the series, we ventured through the ancient eons and epochs, from the...

The Most Unusual Way A Doctor Learned to Predict His Patient’s Time of Death

In 1946, a Ukrainian man named Konstantin Pavlovich Buteyko joined the First Medical Institute of Moscow to study medicine. There was nothing unusual about this except for his first assignment: he was tasked with monitoring the breathing habits of terminally ill patients prior to their deaths. ...

How Time Dilation Explained CMB and Killed the Big Bang

Every body radiates its heat. Night vision goggles are based on that : all they do — convert lower frequency light (infrared/heat) into higher frequency visible light. The colder the body the lower frequency (longer wavelength) light it emits. Our Universe body (even a few atoms of hydrogen or...

Where Does Energy Come from and Go to? — Time, Physically!

“Nothing can be accelerated to the speed of light c” because it will require infinite energy to do so, even for a particle, even more so for a car, why? According to the mv²/2 formula, the energy required for getting to c-speed is finite mc²/2. However,...

A Philosophical Exploration of Consciousness, Time & Suffering

Imagine you catch a common cold, nothing serious. You go to the doctor, and they prescribe antibiotics to improve your symptoms. A few days later, you wake up completely paralyzed. How would you react? What would be the quality of your mind? This wasn’t a hypothetical nightmare &mdash...

Right person wrong time

Lately I’ve seen so many content about how Mia and Sebastian from La La Land or Jess and Rory from Gilmore Girls are the right representation of a “right person wrong time” trope. And as much as I love them, I still firmly believe that if it’s not the right time, then it simp...

Time Variability Causes Gravity, Not the Other Way Around

Time does not flow at an even pace, the pace that is the same everywhere and always, as our intuition and Newton tell us. And space/spacetime does not bend, as the mainstream and Einstein tell us. Only two things bend in variable time: Refracted light by Snell’s law (details in&nbsp...

Escaping Time: A guide to ignoring Time

In this article, we will look into the issue of conflating time with progress, and instead try to actively disregard the concept of time. I am now going to make my case on why disregarding contemporary concepts despite studies and theory, should not be looked down upon. Disregarding current conce...

The Uniqueness of Japanese Time

Isolated for centuries while the rest of the world was industrializing, Japan developed many unique ways of living. One of the strangest to our modern thinking was a system for counting time where the length of an hour changed daily. The way of counting time used everywhere now is called a &ldquo...

Côtes Du Grôan: A Short Update On Wine Time Wednesday

Yes that’s right, grape brothers and sisters. Another Wine Time Wednesday(TM) is upon us, which gives me an opportunity to briefly recap what has happened since I last posted. A few weeks ago during the seasonal monsoon of gloom that descended on my spirits, I had an idea. I would purchase ...