The SquizLogKeith Pitty takes a squiz at the world.Why Twitter- March 20, 2007 Apparently Twitter is all the rage. No thanks! Why do I need yet another Internet-based distraction Particularly one that would frequently interrupt the flow of my work activities.http://squizlog.keithpitty.org/archives/2007/03/20/why_twitter.html On Serendipity and Flow- March 17, 2007 Serendipity perhaps Several times recently I have had cause to focus on the psychological concept of flow. What is 'flow', you may ask I'll explain as I relate these coincidences. A few weeks ago my Dad, a semi-retired psychologist, sent a letter to help my son in his sporting endeavours. Dad related the sporting experience of 'being in the zone' to Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's work, in particular his book "Living Well", which uses the metaphor of 'flow'. He notes that many people have used this..http://squizlog.keithpitty.org/archives/2007/03/18/on_flow.html Flushing the Cache on OS X- March 8, 2007 Short note to self. To flush the cache on OS X, use the command lookupd -flushcache.http://squizlog.keithpitty.org/archives/2007/03/08/flushing_the_ca.html A Better Approach to Improvement- March 1, 2007 Have you ever been involved in a retrospective (aka "Post Implementation Review") that turned sour or at least fell flat without resulting in any benefits I know I have. I think the approach presented Diane Larsen's article, An Appreciative Retrospective, is well worth considering. It is based on the idea of looking for the best in people rather than emphasizing what went wrong. In my humble opinion, applying this kind of thinking is more likely to bear fruit. Via Esther Derby.http://squizlog.keithpitty.org/archives/2007/03/02/a_promising_app.html |