Author: Lloyd Morgan
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Kurt Vonnegut: Advice to Writers
Author of Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut, offers us advice on How to Write With Style: Find a subject you care about Do not ramble, though Keep it simple Have guts to cut Sound like yourself Say what you mean Pity the readers
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52 Proven Stress Reducers
I’m always a bit wary when I see a list such as this, but these 52 Proven Stress Reducers are all worth reading. Common sense, of course, but it’s always nice to be reminded. Get up fifteen minutes earlier in the morning. The inevitable morning mishaps will be less stressful. Prepare for the morning the…
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Dr Mezmer’s Dictionary of Bad Psychology
For an amusing take on the A-Z of psychology, Dr Mezmer’s Dictionary of Bad Psychology is close at hand. Meme: The idea that since ideas reproduce metaphorically like genes, that they must reproduce actually like genes. Thus because ideas spread like the plague, tunes are infectious, and advertising phrases are catchy, this must mean that…
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Guide to Road Trip Photography
I’ve thought before on how to document a road trip: it’s a tricky area with no perfect solution. Photojojo’s Ultimate Guide to Road Trip Photography has thrown a few more ideas into the mix. I like this suggestion: Make Your Own Postcards – Before you head out, read our tutorial on three easy ways to…
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Food, Wonderful Food (Cooking Resources)
Recipes and Tips for Healthy, Thrifty Meals (pdf) is n ebook created by the US Department of Agriculture’s Centre for Nutrition Policy and Promotion. It contains a wealth of information including: best buys for cost and nutrition; some nice, simple recipes; and food lists for two weeks worth of meals. If you don’t have all…
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Mental Math and Memory Techniques at the Mentat Wiki
In the novel Dune, ‘Mentats’ are humans trained to mimic computers: human minds developed to staggering heights of cognitive and analytical ability. With this in mind, you may be able to guess what’s in store at the Mentat Wiki, which calls itself “a collaborative environment for exploring ways to become a better thinker”: ‘Mental Math’…
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Joel on Bill Gates’ Software
Bill Gates is undeniably one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the world. He is also one of the most derided due to the poor usability of many Microsoft applications. The following article and this email are going a long way in repairing Gates’ image. Joel “on Software” Spolsky on his time at Microsoft: Bill…
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The Best of Neurophilosophy
The Best of Neurophilosophy is a roundup of the best posts from the blog of the same name. Posts highlighted include those on brainwashing, prefrontal lobotomies, trepanation,and the psychology of Alfred Hitchcock.
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2008 Penguin Design Award
The 2008 Penguin Design Award results are out and all of the designs are outstanding. Choice quotes from The Penguin Blog: ‘Good design costs no more than bad design’, said Penguin founder Sir Allen Lane. Something in the way visual communication courses are structured and delivered has fundamentally changed. We’re seeing a certain type of…
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Books That Changed Your Life
Lifehacker picked up on Kevin Kelly’s book list (one of the lists I wrote about here) and subsequently asked its readership what books changed their lives. The results were duly compiled in The Books That Changed Your Life. The top ten: The Bible The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams) The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)…