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18 ways to stay focused at work

From http://www.davecheong.com/2006/08/14/18-ways-to-stay-focused-at-work/ Over the years I have worked at many client sites and a variety of office layouts. On one project in particular, we had as many as 80 people in a project team, seated via an open plan arrangement. It was pretty difficult trying to stay focused in an environment like this. These days, the projects I’m on are typically smaller, but there are still a number of distractions which frequently interrupt my working groove. So what are some of the things we can do to minimise such interruptions and distractions? Here’s my list of 18 ways to stay focused at work: 1. Write out a daily task list and plan your day. There’s nothing like a task list sitting next to you to keep you focused. When you have a list of the things you need to accomplish in a day, having that close to you constantly reminding you of what needs to be done is a great way of keeping on track. 2. Allocate time slots colleagues can interrupt you. In a busy

Corinthians 13 : 4 - 8

Love is patient, Love is kind, It does not envy, it does not boast, It is not proud, It is not rude, It is not self-seeking, It is not easily angered, It keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth. Love always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends. Love Never Fails. Corinthians 13 : 4 - 8

9:18pm Thursday August 10, 2006

I did something different tonight. Went to the Freer gallery to see a Chinese film called Ox Hide, but the camera work was too low tech that it was difficult to finish. I walked out of the movie in the middle of it. I am back home now. I could sense that I could have spent all my time surfing mindfulessly. Instead, I caught myself and started to write this blog down. I just went to the library and borrowed a book about Sufism so I should go ahead and read that. There are mindful things I could always do. Don't live mindlessly! Live mindfully!

Listen to my own heart...

I was able to speak elegantly and fluently yesterday at the public at Shambhala Center. It was easier b/c I was speaking from the heart. How often do I do things based on my own heart? Like tonight, I went swimming and gardening through discipline and habitual pattern. I felt well and then I ended up surfing porn and saw some negative seeds (images) in my head. I know that those are unwholesome seeds. (Perhaps, just learn to live with them now. I have unwholesome seeds in me that I don't need to push them away.) The heart of equality... treating the positive seeds and negative ones equally. If I am able to do so, I could get through this mental jungle of bias and noise to touch my own heart. Once my action is based on my own heart, I will be at the better place. Why? I will feel less conflict. The action is more consistent with my intention which shall come from the heart. I will feel centered and equanimity. The heart (the power of spirits) need to be cultivated... When I am tired

Ubuntu install experience on Dell inspiron 600m

Here is what I did.. 1. Went to Ubuntu website, download ISO image for workstation version. 2. Burnt into a CD 3. Booted Inpiron with this CD. 4. It starts Linux in CD and has an option to install Linux. 5. Click on Install icon in Ubuntu. 6. Follow the steps 7. Surprisingly, it recognized the network cards (both wire and wireless) by default. 8. Use System->Administration->Networking to set up wireless network in no time. What an amazing and speedy experience!