Multitasking, in short, is not only not thinking, it impairs your ability to think.Thinking means concentrating on one thing long enough to develop an idea about it. Not learning other people’s ideas, or memorizing a body of information…
Takes a little while to get going, but overall a great article about the virtues of seeking solitude from distractions in order to develop your own original thoughts.
“I think you’ve got a pretty good imagination, despicability-wise!”
“Look Around You - Computer Games”
Can’t believe I hadn’t heard of this BBC series before. Brilliant. Make sure to watch them all. (via daringfireball)
Do you think Chelsea Clinton asks herself if her mom would understand something complex? No. Because her mom is a badass.
If there is a state of the art of end-of-life care, it is this: death with dignity.
This is the most concise, easily understood article on the perils of end-of-like care in the United States I’ve ever read. It is a must-read, and frankly, a must-heed, in my opinion. (via kottke)
These sorts of tests are common for engineering hires, but it’s nice to see an example of a good design-oriented one.
Embarrassed I had never seen this until today. Lovely work all around. (via drawar)
This recently unearthed video of Steve Jobs at work during the early days of NeXT is a remarkable look inside how he ran meetings, how he created culture at his startups, and how others — like Joanna Hoffman around the 11 minute mark — called B.S. on his reality distortion field. It’s also remarkable in that it reveals Jobs to be a man who picks carrots in pressed work shirts.
Sometimes when you are deciding on technologies to use on a new site (e.g. jQuery vs. YUI or MS SQL vs. MySQL) it’s instructive to examine what everyone else is doing. BuiltWith has an incredible amount of trending data to help you out in that regard. Very, very cool.
Lots of good thinking here. No solutions, but a nice reminder that two-dimensional touch interfaces are transitional, not permanent.
Stephen Colbert loses it on-air. Rivals another one of my all-time favorite Colbert on air crack-ups.
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It’s a great shot to add to your repertoire, but extremely difficult to learn. I’ve coached kids from kindergarden to high school, and the one common thing they all struggle with is handling the ball outside their line of sight — whether it’s dribbling, doing layups on a fast break with a defender, flipping shots high off the glass or the sky hook. All the shots you see day in and day out have one thing in common: Players can follow their own range of motion. Kareem’s blessing was that he adapted to it at an early age, negating the learning curve. To him and none other, it was second nature.
I used this shot back in high school and it rocked. Being a little shorter then most (basketball players) it was my most successful weapon.
It is surprising that nobody does it anymore. It is almost impossible to defend. It is just not as cool or fancy as the stuff “cool kids” are doing.
Could you imagine Dwight Howard if he had a lethal hook? (and could dribble & pass)
didn’t they outlaw it?.. cause it was THAT good?
cookiejar: The NCAA actually outlawed the dunk, not the sky hook.