This will be a good opportunity to pick up Italic Bookmarks in time for the holiday season, and to find many other gift ideas. The market features many handmade, unique gifts and is located in Trolley Square. It will be a perfect holiday shopping opportunity, and a chance to beat the crowds that will beContinue reading “Italic Bookmarks at Trolley Square Gift Market – Nov 19th Only!”
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It’s too early to buy gifts!
Wouldn’t you rather wait until the week before Christmas to start shopping? You might have to skip holiday parties, and use your lunch breaks to do the shopping that you could have been doing little by little over the past two months, but at least it narrows down your choices for gifts. Instead of having to stress about whatContinue reading “It’s too early to buy gifts!”
I love Reading, but I hate when…
I found the quotes below that made me laugh: Its funny how reading can be such a personal experience, even when we might be reading something that has been printed millions of times. It is also interesting that a book can become one of our most prized and precious possessions. The paper and ink canContinue reading “I love Reading, but I hate when…”
Writers Who Hate Writing – Huffington Post
I found this article interesting and ironic – an interesting insight into the minds of some great authors, and ironic that so many have been great at something they don’t like doing. Famous Writers Who Hated Writing “Writing in English is the most ingenious torture ever devised for sins committed in previous lives.” —James JoyceContinue reading “Writers Who Hate Writing – Huffington Post”
Weekend Reading
The work week is finally over for most of us… we finally get to spend time doing the things we WANT to do! Its a great chance to get a jump start on a new book on your list, or to finally finish one that you have been working on. What will you be readingContinue reading “Weekend Reading”
The Bandwidth of Tactile Perception
This is a great resource that explains the various types of receptors, transmitters, sensor, processors that are all associated with our magnificent sense of touch. Each time you touch something, or feel a sensation on your skin, there is a lot more going on than you might realize. I found this site very helpful in better understandingContinue reading “The Bandwidth of Tactile Perception”
The fabric of thought: priming tactile properties during reading
I thought this article/study was fascinating because it is essentially the inverse effect of what you will experience when using Italic Bookmarks. Italic Bookmarks can enhance the reading experience by involving tactile (touch) sensation, this study indicates that tactile sensation can be enhanced by reading… in both cases it demonstrates how reading and our senses are closely related. This study hasContinue reading “The fabric of thought: priming tactile properties during reading”
Martha Waits
It’s not the snow that I can’t stand, it’s that damn wind; it blows through everything. I try to pull my coat a little tighter, but it feels paper thin against the relentless wind. My feet are soaked standing here waiting for the B53 bus. The snow has already melted through my shoes from theContinue reading “Martha Waits”
The Neuroscience Of Getting Things Done
This article is a lot of fun, and applicable to every day life. It provides insight into many situations that you might find yourself in on a daily basis. There is a cool neuroscience example called the “stroop test” in the article. The article was written by David Rock, founder of the NeuroLeadership Institute, andContinue reading “The Neuroscience Of Getting Things Done”
‘Info-mania’ dents IQ more than marijuana
This is a short article that summarizes research performed in the UK related to distractions from a variety of sources, primarily “electronic distractions”. The research is pretty insightful… just thinking about all of those distractions makes me want to sit down with a book and let everything else fade into the background… ‘Info-mania’ dents IQContinue reading “‘Info-mania’ dents IQ more than marijuana”
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