An interesting element of testing people's memory is finding a culture free test. A couple of years ago the World Memory Sports Council (of which I am a member) decided to introduce a competition based on abstract images to replace
Information Overload: A never ending story of stress? “I’m running a pretty successful business, but the amount of stuff I have to deal with means I work 15 hours a day.” “I’m in the office early and busy all day
Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Glen Stevens has stirred the Productivity pot. Over the last few days The Financial Review has been reporting on Stevens comments, which included that when Government and Business Leaders hear about the need to increase productivity, what they
Speed Read to a More Productive and Happier You by Henry Toi, Brain Capital Group, Singapore Increased reading speed is perhaps the most easily attainable improvement in personal skills. However few are aware of their need to increase their reading speed.
Tips & Tools to Manage Information Overload Information Overload, described as “an excess of information that results in an inability to concentrate on tasks and stay focused”, is a massive problem in the 21st Century, costing an estimated $900 Billion dollars each
How do we consume information? In a new TED Talk technologist JP Rangaswami muses on our relationship to information, and offers a surprising and sharp insight: we treat it like food. Fascinating for me was that he likened the challenge
Managing Information Overload is without doubt one of the most important skills an individual can develop today. With the massive increase in information availability, and with it bombarding us every day, we see people and organisations struggling to maintain their performance
Edward de Bono, respected author and thinker, has a wonderful analogy I like to use when explaining the skills needed to take the path to success. De Bono recognises and appreciates that we are all born different. We have qualities
The Habits of Mind were derived from research done by Emeritus Professor Art Costa of California State University. They are defined as: The dispositions that are skilfully and mindfully employed, but characteristically successful people, when confronted with problems, the solutions to which are
Over the past 30 years there have been literally thousands of studies into the acquisition of excellence. There have been uncounted numbers of interviews with top CEO’s, top athletes, and other high achievers in many fields. Researchers and authors have
