Finally Bullfrog Powered

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New Media: Sucking Us Dry?

I've been "studying" and thinking about new media a lot lately. It seems to be the big hype for marketing and it does show reasonable success for those who have it mastered. New media according to the marketers is supposed to enhance community and give you a richer social network.

We must all agree that any one person only has 24 hours per day, in my opinion a lot of lives are suffering under new media, rather then being positively affected and enriched. Husbands spend to much time in front of the computer, rather then spending time with the wife; Kids are showing up late at the dinner table, because the "really really have" to finish the myspace session; wives have to quickly check "one more thing" on facebook, rather then spending time with the baby, etc.

I think it's time to switch off and grab a coffee with our loved ones in real life, rather than having a cyber cup of coffee in second life.

That said, I need to really get of the computer myself. Enjoy your REAL life. :-)

Time Management Rethought

Hi everyone,

just a very quick note. I took some time off from this blog. I had to rethink my time management and I implemented the GTD method, which took some time. If you are serious about super charging your time management and your time usability, you should read this book: "Getting things done" by David Allen. I've only been using the system for 3 days now and I've already accomplished more in those three days then in the last 2 or 3 weeks.

You can also find lots more tips about the method on the webpage of Merlin Mann, lots of tips and tools to help with GTD.

I dare you to rethink your time management, supercharge your productivity and gain back some quality family time :-)

Best Regards, Hans

Let me quote Albert Einstein

Hello everyone,

I would like start of by introducing you to a quote from Albert Einstein: "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."

I found this on the page of Grassroots - an environmental store in Toronto. Since I read this quote I was not able to forget it. It's so interesting to reflect on it.

I often get involved in discussions about our environmental issues and about possible solutions. One of the very common arguments I get to hear is: "Well, what are we going to do with ... [fill in whatever new waste product is going to be generated] when we are done with it?" ... It is very hard to get people to snap out of this kind of old thinking.

If we look back in history, we have found solutions for so many types of problems, so why don't we learn from it and trust that we will be able to come up with solutions. Lets go beyond our mental borders and find new solutions.

Here's an example regarding electric cars: Maybe we will one day exchange empty standard battery packs at "gas stations"/"recharging stations" with freshly charged packs. It's possible!

There is many different creative approaches to issues that seem to be to big to solve, let’s rethink our problems, because everything is rethinkable!

Yours truely, Hans