• WOWOW: The Artists Edition [Links of the Week]

    by Alexander Becker on February 09, 2008 | Link

    Something for my beloved artists -- papercuts, teaching effectively, and procrastinating successfully. Also for the attention-span impaired; then again, we're not after sheer count of items.

    Insanity

    Many, no doubt, are well disposed, but sluggish by constitution and by habit, and they cannot conceive of a man who is actuated by higher motives than they are, accordingly they pronounce this man insane, for they know that they could never act as he does, as long as they are themselves. --Henry David Thoreau

    Art

    The papercuts of Peter Callesen -- Strange and beautiful.

    Education

    The movie director’s guide to effective teaching --

    Research has shown that learning most frequently happens at the start and at the end of a message. Your message could be a presentation, advertisement or a lecture, it doesn't matter -- people remember the beginning and ending more than the middle. It's called the primacy-recency principle and was first studied in the 1920's. Movie directors understand this to well -- that's why in most movies something big usually happens within the first couple minutes and the best song is left until the end. They want you to remember the start of the movie and feel good at the end. We can apply this concept and provide a better learning experience for your audience.

    Procrastination

    Seven ways to procrastinate for better results --

    1. Where problems go away with time.
    2. Where problems are best ignored.
    3. Where you have good back-up and support systems in place.
    4. Where something more important comes up.
    5. Where you are getting into a deal.
    6. Where you are tired, hungry or angry.
    7. Where people are on your back because you are known to be a doer.

    As always, creating a significant difference between work and play heightens the sensations of both. Feel, appreciate, and enjoy your weekend and your week.

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