It seems like Work/life balance is an issue with growing importance these days, as more and more parents change the traditional family settings and move into different working patterns, new, unfamiliar problems in balancing work and life rise, and work life balance suddenly becomes an important subject. So much has changed in our work …
A microscope is a device which allows one to view something which is too small to be seen by the naked eye. Items which are often studied under a microscope can include a single hair, blood or skin cells. With the naked eye these are hard to see, and impossible to view in any …
If you’ve ever been witness to someone speed reading the sight can be remarkable. They turn the pages of a book at breakneck speed and often their hand is skimming the length of the pages very quickly. It’s difficult to imagine that they are absorbing everything that they are reading. After all, a person …
The first metal detector was created in 1881 by Alexander Graham Bell to detect the bullet lodged in the body of President James Garfield when he was assassinated. The first portable version was patented in 1931 by Fischer. Since then, this instrument has become very common. Here are some insights on the workings of …
The first watches did not wind automatically. They did not light up with digital numbers, nor did they tell the date or have alarms that could be set. These completely mechanical watches didn’t need batteries either, but they did need to be “powered” somehow. In order to keep on going, a mechanical watch needs …
They say that it is impossible to achieve success in both career and family. You always have to choose one over the other. But wouldn’t it be great if you could have both? With the fast paced world we live in today, we often choose career over family basically because we need our job …
If you find yourself going to work with the best intentions of making the most of every minute, but end up at the close of the day wondering where it all went, the chances are that you’ve been hijacked by the “Time Stealers.” Time Stealers are people who, without anything to do with their …
Prioritizing your work is an extremely important part of being successful. By organizing your work, you will find it less difficult to finish. You will also be less likely to procrastinate, which is a damaging behavior you should always avoid. Knowing what needs to be done and the most efficient order for finishing your …
You’re in the midst of work then… (ring…ring…) Aw… man. Or you’re finishing a 97% complete report then…. (ring…ring…) Okay. Familiar? I can imagine your blood pressure rising when that happens. What is an interruption? An interruption is anything that seizes your attention from an activity you have chosen to do to for an …