Researchers have shown that a flexible schedule helps employees be healthier, happier, and more productive. A study in the Journal of Consumer Research says that working in coffee shops and other moderately noisy places boosts creativity.
– Why Ditching The Office Could Help You Be More Creative | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovationOne way to tell an adult is by how they react to a challenge. Someone who’s not yet an adult will tend to respond to a challenge from an adult in a way that acknowledges their dominance. If an adult says “that’s a stupid idea,” a kid will either crawl away with his tail between his legs, or rebel. But rebelling presumes inferiority as much as submission. The adult response to “that’s a stupid idea,” is simply to look the other person in the eye and say “Really? Why do you think so?
– Why to Not Not Start a StartupAbout me
I am told I have the hygiene neurosis rivaled only by Monk, just a dab of the weirdness of Lorelai Gilmore (we prefer the word quirky), the skepticism of Marvin (the Paranoid Android), lots of issues with being told what I can't do (word limits, this means you, you repressive construct), an indifference that will eventually purport me to cat-lady status, the nostalgia of a hippie (even if I was born too late for it), combined with the outrageousness of Willy Wonka (perhaps more so because everyone is an oompa loompa next to me), the music sense that my parents worry might've been that of Carrie, the eating disorder of a vegetarian, wrapped in a geeky package (fashionably and professionally), out to prove all kinds of equality and just trying to make a career in what I love: technology and design.
