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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mental-downtime/ the mind obliquely solves tough problems while daydreaming — an experience many people have had while taking a shower. Epiphanies may seem to come out of nowhere, but they are often the product of unconscious mental activity during downtime Solutions emerge from the subconscious in this way only when the distracting task is relatively simple, such… Continue reading Why Your Brain Needs More Downtime

I love this direct, unequivocal statement: White supremacist attitudes are morally wrong and sinful, and we condemn them. Church members who promote or pursue a “white culture” or white supremacy agenda are not in harmony with the teachings of the Church. Now to go and do.

Why you shouldn’t work at full capacity “The Project: Time Off report found zero correlation between time spent working and career progression. Quite the contrary, “people reach a maximum threshold,” Denis explains. “Even though they may be at the office longer — or are working longer hours — it doesn’t mean they’re producing any more than their peers.”” ““When… Continue reading Untitled

Why you shouldn’t work at full capacity “The Project: Time Off report found zero correlation between time spent working and career progression. Quite the contrary, “people reach a maximum threshold,” Denis explains. “Even though they may be at the office longer — or are working longer hours — it doesn’t mean they’re producing any more than their peers.”” ““When… Continue reading Why you shouldn’t work at full capacity

Sounds like a nightmare: “As it turns out, eliminating “the human element” doesn’t make it go away. Worse, it leads to an undercurrent of resentment. At Zappos, dissatisfaction with Holacracy played a role (though it wasn’t the only reason) in a third of the company walking out the door in 2015. That same year, Zappos… Continue reading Sounds like a nightmare:

Sounds like a nightmare: “As it turns out, eliminating “the human element” doesn’t make it go away. Worse, it leads to an undercurrent of resentment. At Zappos, dissatisfaction with Holacracy played a role (though it wasn’t the only reason) in a third of the company walking out the door in 2015. That same year, Zappos… Continue reading Sounds like a nightmare:

I am lazy and gave up on PGP email security years ago. The long term security of the key is a much better reason than mine. My reason was network effect. No one in my network of friends or family will ever setup or deal with encryption keys. Its just too complicated. I can’t even… Continue reading I am lazy and gave up on PGP email security years ago.

Funny video — 28% of Americans claim they would move to Canada if Trump was elected. Obviously this is over-reacting by a lot of people that don’t realize how cold it gets in Canada. But it got me thinking, what would that do to the population of Canada? Because America has nearly 10x the population: US Population:… Continue reading Moving to Canada

New video: Gen. Michael Hayden on Apple, the FBI, and data encryption — AEI | Foreign and Defense Policy Blog » AEIdeas Very well stated and explained.