Organize IT

I fancied something different for this video post. While it’s cool to view inspiring, intellectual videos, it’s also great to have a change of pace from time to time with something that will just give you a laugh. Though, I guess you could get some relationship advice from it if you look really (and I mean really) hard. Enjoy!

Organize IT recap for 10th March 2007.

• Five Phrases that you never want to hear in a presentation. Thankfully I have been saved from the most daunting side of public speaking (though with an upcoming wedding that’s likely to change) but these points are still great whether you are presenting to a small team or a hall full of people.
• It’s worth occasionally having a five minute tune up of your workstation so that you are not putting so much strain on your body (and potentially pain in the future). The guide covers such issues as how to get your monitor at the right angle and keeping your mouse clean.
• Loudlit.org has a massive collection of public domain literature, combined with high quality audio versions. This is a great database if you are keen to read some old classics, children’s books or historical documents.

If you are a regular visitor here, you may have noticed that I have often recommended using saunas and steam rooms to help improve your fitness. Throughout history they have been used to improve a person’s health and wellbeing. However, what exactly are the benefits of saunas and steam rooms? What effects do they have? How can they help? Below I’ve listed my experiences.

According to Time Magazine, David Allen of GTD fame is currently working on his third book. Some other sources are even speculating that it could show up on shelves by Christmas 2007, so I am sure we will all be keeping an eye out for more news on that. A lot of you may be asking what his second book is because it rarely gets much coverage in the blogosphere. Well it’s called Ready For Anything but that’s about all I know so I’m curious to know if any of you guys have seen it or read it and have any thoughts?

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I was once told a nice analogy about the human body and it’s stuck with me ever since. The human body is like a battery, every so often it needs to recharge (if you have ever watched The Matrix, you will remember how humans were used literally as batteries). If you ever feel tired, depressed and just don’t feel like doing anything, don’t beat yourself up over it. It’s just your body telling you to sit down, chill out and refuel. We are only human and we need that break, however small it is. It is much better to take a small break now so as to get more stuff done in the long term, than trying to struggle on, losing all motivation in the process.