Don’t let Dr. Rory Howlett discourage you. Back in 1992 Dr. Howlett, then an associate editor at Nature magazine sent a polite, but firm rejection letter to…
Year: 2019
Multitasking is a bug, not a feature
I wrote recently about the challenges we face from constant disruptions at work and suggested that companies should not be recruiting employees who boast of…
Pardon the Interruption
Twenty-three minutes and fifteen seconds. According to one study, that’s how long it takes, on average, to regain our concentration after an interruption at work. …
Changing Perspective
There’s an old riddle that askes how you put an elephant in a bottle using a tweezers. The answer is simple. All you need to…
Lessons From the '69 Mets
I read an article recently about the 1969 New York Mets and one of their unheralded heroes. In the early 1960s the Mets were simply…
Thinking
Thirty-five years ago when I was a young attorney, the first task each morning was sifting through the day’s mail. A secretary would sit with…
Some Random Thoughts
Seeing Around Corners…….A leader who can “see around corners” is highly valued as someone who has that uncanny abliltiy to think ahead and see problems…
