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if you’re a creative, read this: right vs. left… which are you?

don't worry, this isn't about politics.  it's about your brain. anyone's brain really.  first, stop reading this post, fix some tea or coffee and sit and read the following articles for the next few minutes,

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pomodoro going well today. getting a lot of reading done. some books i have are to shape my long-term goals, some is purely out of curiosity, some are for entertainment (read: enlightenment), some for education

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tried pomodoro yesterday in a staff setting. completely different dynamic, which in turn of course presents an entirely new set of issues. several times, questions interrupted my session in the morning, but i felt they

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liking the pomodoro technique so far. can see that i’ll still have trouble deciding which line item to do next. also i’ve noticed that i don’t have too many problems focusing on one thing for

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just finished a few pomodoro items and can see it being very beneficial as far as getting things done. i still need to prioritize, however, perhaps by combing with Stephen Covey’s urgent/important matrix. will work

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pomodoro technique

i (sort of) started using pomodoro technique today.  i can see that it will be influential, but I’m obviously not very good at it yet. first things first, i need to make a list of the

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