Observa cuál es el primer podcast recomendado en Apple Podcasts. 🥹
I wish I could reclassify apps in the iOS App Library.
Logistics is not logical 📦
Currently reading: Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 📚
“Redundancy is ambiguous because it seems like a waste if nothing unusual happens. Except that something unusual happens—usually.”
— Nassim Nicholas Taleb in Antifragile
Be prepared…
Finished reading: Designing the Mind by Ryan Bush 📚
Interesting and well written book about building proactive life on a cognitive, emotional and behavioral level. I liked how Ryan was able to draw simple schematics for the algorithms in our mind.
A 5-minute unstructured break is enough to regain your focus
A 5-minute unstructured break can be sufficient to restore your concentration. Research from the University of Sydney has shown that a short interruption of just five minutes, without specific activities or structure, is enough to bring your attention back to optimal levels. This means you don’t necessarily have to take a walk or watch a relaxing video; simply doing nothing for a short period can be effective. This finding supports the theory that a short, unstructured break is a powerful way to combat mental fatigue and increase productivity.
The attention restoration theory suggests that our brains need periodic rest to function optimally. Unstructured breaks, where you step away from your work without specific tasks or goals, can help restore your cognitive resources. These types of breaks offer a moment of mental rest and can therefore contribute to better focus and concentration when you return to work. It is a simple but effective strategy to improve the quality of your work without needing extensive or planned activities.
Related:
- Take regular ‘thinking walks’ to change your brain to enhance thinking, creativity and memory
- Try to get four hours of concentrated work into a workday, and never more than six
- Work in 90-minute cycles separated by 20-minute breaks
- Productivity doesn’t come from working longer, but from letting your brain reset
📸 Another week, another Tevaplanter update
The chia plants on my Tevaplanter are thriving, as shown in the progress from week 0 to week 1 to now:
Although I expected all the chia seeds to sprout, there are some areas where growth has not occurred. I suspect this may be due to the high temperatures on my outdoor patio, which make it difficult to maintain proper moisture levels for the plants.
To further explore and determine the best setup and purpose for the vessel, I plan to conduct an indoor experiment using chia seeds. This will help me make an informed decision on how to proceed.
Why does the EU still require a tax on hardware purchases to compensate media enterprises, despite the prevalence of streaming media?
Yesterday my iPad died with no way to resuscitate it 😱.
I have decided to hold off on purchasing a replacement for the time being and instead utilize my iPhone for media consumption. Although the smaller screen size proves to be a minor inconvenience, I am managing to adapt.
Nevertheless, it is inevitable that I will soon need to invest in a new iPad, as it is essential for running Keynote presentations during my workshops.