Over at Lifehacker they are covering an interesting topic of music CDs versus downloads and I would just like to give my opinion on that issue, and how a particular aspect of music downloading often gets overlooked when it comes to comparing types of musical access.

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Hope you all had a good new year and didn’t drink too much! I winded up last year with a brief post on trigger lists. As the festive period has winded down now I’ve found myself with a bit of spare time and decided to use the trigger lists mentioned in that last post to really clear out my mental ram so I was in a clear, focused position to start the new year. While I was doing this I started thinking about having specialist trigger lists for particular needs, such as with my personal life, so I could really get some answers about what I wanted and how I could do it.

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Feel you need to go to the gym but you would much rather watch television? Want to stay in and cook rather than eating out every night but can never be bothered after a hard day at work? Can you relate to those scenarios? If you find yourself meaning to do something but you always put it off by saying to yourself you will do it another time this post is for you.

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Though not one to really follow self help books, I have read a few over the years and I know that a common theme is to be yourself. The problem is, while they all do a great job of putting over a very positive message, they rarely explain in any detail how to actually put those ideas into practice. With this in mind, it’s good to read Scott Young providing a practical, alternative perspective to the whole idea of being yourself. Well worth a read.

There is a hidden trap within the statement to be yourself. This trap is that sometimes being yourself is an excuse that cuts you off from growth. Instead of taking responsibility for who you are and striving to evolve that, you can avoid doing the work by saying that those aspects are just part of the real you.