The Risk of “Suicide”

One of my students relayed a very interesting learning technique that another professor is using. She writes:

"Every morning, after taking attendence, the professor immediately gives a quiz consisting of one question based on the lecture from the previous day.

She gives students the option to "suicide" or write down the answer to what we think […]

By |September 29th, 2005|Personal Productivity|Comments Off on The Risk of “Suicide”

There Go I But for The Grace of G-d

Like all of us, I have been watching the devastation by Hurricane Katrina. During difficult times like this, I always put myself into the situation and ask, "what would I do if I was there?". These are hard questions to answer honestly since we all tend to think we would be more brave and courageous […]

By |September 9th, 2005|Personal Productivity|Comments Off on There Go I But for The Grace of G-d

Disability of the Owner

My insurance agent sends me an email that states :

"I just came from a seminar in Glenview specializing in long term disability insurance.

Guess what..?? When small businesses fail, 48% of the time is was due to a disability to the owner…"

Of course we all knew this, we go Crazy!

By |August 26th, 2005|Personal Productivity|Comments Off on Disability of the Owner

For Aspiring Writers

Liz Dubelman at Yidlit writes funny stuff. Check out her latest creation on ""Fondling Your Muse  — Infallible Advice  From A Published Author To the Writerly Aspirant"!

By |August 23rd, 2005|Personal Productivity|Comments Off on For Aspiring Writers

Forget the Cap

How many times have you lost the cap to the highlighter you were using and then it dries out? Many times. Why can’t a highlighter work like a pen where when it is not being used, it retracts into itself? Well enter Avery, Retractable Hi-Liter. Simply brilliant!

By |August 17th, 2005|Personal Productivity|Comments Off on Forget the Cap