Data4Life Free FileMaker Template

With Data4Life you can

• not only send email (though it might require some work on your part) but you can track and manage correspondence.
• manage and track contacts.
• manage and track projects.
• manage your schedules.
• import csv, or excel data.

learning to read words on a page and learning to read for understanding are two different skills. My eight-year-old daughter could read many of the books on my list but she would have difficulty understanding them. I’m going to describe some of the tools and techniques I’ve developed over the years. You might also look at How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren (summarized on Wikipedia) as a helpful resource.

Michael Gowin’s Blog » How to Read a Book (Illustrated)

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I’m thinking about starting a lab notebook for my film classes. This is the best description of what needs to go in there and is packed with tips on how to keep it clean.

Using a Laboratory Notebook to record ideas, inventions, experimentation records, observations and all work details is a vital part of any laboratory process. Careful attention to how you keep your Laboratory Notebook can have a positive impact on the patent outcome of a pending discovery or invention.Following are some overall recommendations to help you keep more efficient and accurate Laboratory Notebook entries. Remember, however, that these are simply a suggested set of guidelines. Only your attorney can supply the exact guidelines she would like you to follow to satisfy specific legal requirements. That is why we recommend that you consult your legal counsel.

BookFactory–Laboratory Notebook Guidelines

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I admit that I don’t have a high IQ like those geniuses of history, but I believe that we can still be like them by studying harder with the right learning strategies. So here are the strategies discussed in the article.

How To Think Like A Genius? « LemonHacks

Last Monday - on ABC Radio National, of all places - there was a tipping point of a different kind in the debate on climate change. It was a remarkable interview involving the co-host of Counterpoint, Michael Duffy and Jennifer Marohasy, a biologist and senior fellow of Melbourne-based think tank the Institute of Public Affairs. Anyone in public life who takes a position on the greenhouse gas hypothesis will ignore it at their peril.Duffy asked Marohasy: “Is the Earth stillwarming?”She replied: “No, actually, there has been cooling, if you take 1998 as your point of reference. If you take 2002 as your point of reference, then temperatures have plateaued. This is certainly not what you’d expect if carbon dioxide is driving temperature because carbon dioxide levels have been increasing but temperatures have actually been coming down over the last 10 years.”

Climate facts to warm to | The Australian

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I’m not a Zen monk, nor will I ever become one. However, I find great inspiration in the way they try to live their lives: the simplicity of their lives, the concentration and mindfulness of every activity, the calm and peace they find in their days.

12 Essential Rules to Live More Like a Zen Monk | Zen Habits

What is it?

A personal philosophy is a written document detailing your ideas on how the world works–the big stuff and the small stuff and everything in between. A personal philosophy is a fluid thing your personal philosophy will change and grow as you change and grow.

Why do I need it?

• You already have one you just don’t know it.
• Having a written philosophy gives you a firm foundation upon which to base decisions and opinions.
• Writing it down exposes flaws or virtues allowing you to correct or embrace them as need be.

How do I do it?

1. Start with the phrase “I believe:”
2. Make a list of things you believe, hold true, or find self-evident.

FAQ

• Do I need to study philosophy?

No. But it really can’t hurt can it? You may find something with which you agree or find a better way to say something you already believe.

• Do I have to share it with others?

No. But being able to defend your philosophy will strengthen it.

• What if I believe something embarassing or wrong?

Then maybe you are wrong, but maybe the world is wrong. You won’t know which until you share it with others and are forced to defend it.

• How long will it take?

The rest of your life.

writer’s block is a sham. Anyone who wrote yesterday can write today, it’s just a question of if they can do it to their own satisfaction. It’s not the fear of writing that blocks people, it’s its fear of not writing well; something quite different. Certainly every writer has moments of paralysis, but the way out is to properly frame what’s going on, and writer’s block, as commonly misunderstood, is a red herring.

scottberkun.com » #54 - Writing Hacks, Part 1: Starting