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Dear reader, there are probably endless ways to start an argument and an equal number of ways it could end. An argument is never a good thing. You can’t win an argument. You can’t because if you lose it, you… Continue Reading →

Hello dear reader, this is the second post in a series dealing with the fundamental questions about processing your emails. The first post (available at this address) tried to answer the Why, What and Where questions. Now is the turn of When,… Continue Reading →

Hello, fellow reader! In this series of posts I’ll begin to answer (at least, I’ll try) the fundamental questions about processing the emails in your inbox, which is, in my opinion, one of the most important aspects of personal productivity in… Continue Reading →

Hello dear reader, during this season I hear a lot of friends and colleagues expressing the need for a long vacation, at least two weeks (more often three), to feel “completely detached” from work and “to rest”. In this post,… Continue Reading →

I was never good at mathematics. Wait, I mean, I love it, and it is a mutual sentiment, but I never resolved myself to do some calculation to improve my condition, especially from an economic point of view. However, there… Continue Reading →

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Is the glass half empty, or half full? How do you remove a band-aid: abruptly, or slowly and gently? I bet you have used these sentences in many instances, either to mock the… Continue Reading →

Having been deeply involved in Physics and Relativity, I’ve heard every fact and joke about the non-absolute nature of time. However, in the last couple of years, I’ve been exposed to a kind of non-absoluteness that I was not expecting:… Continue Reading →

Very recently I stumbled upon an interesting and quite surprising fact. I was performing an analysis with some colleagues, and we noticed that an apparently simple combination of questions (all of the types “yes/no” or “choose from this short list”)… Continue Reading →

One of the things that I find extremely helpful when dealing with a new technological gadget is comparing it to an existing one or a settled habit. This line of thought has, for example, helped me understanding some basics of… Continue Reading →

A new year has just begun, time to make some good resolutions! How do you define a “good” resolution? In my book, it has to be something that is: Doable REalistic Actionable Measurable You might call this the “D.RE.A.M.” approach!… Continue Reading →