5 February 2012

Speed Up Training Videos

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A lot of training materials these days are delivered through video. I don't know about you, but I can read a lot faster than I can watch a video. Don't you feel like you're wasting my time watching training videos, no matter how valuable it is? What if you missed a lecture and need to catch up? A lot of videos are so slow paced that it's easy to get bored and distracted, which adds to the problem and decreases your ability to absorb the information. Transcriptions often aren't available. … [Read more...]

Turn Off The Television

fat guy watching tv

The Television is the most efficient productivity and creativity killer on the planet. Why do so many people spend so much time watching tv? Is it because they want to just flop down and relax with the tv doing all the work of entertaining them? But are you really entertained while watching television, or are you simply occupied? Once you start watching tv, don't you get into a groove and when the next show comes on, do you think "Oh, I really wanted to see this - I'll just stay and … [Read more...]