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Bach Was Far More Religious Than You Might Think
The New York Times - By MICHAEL MARISSEN
Bach biographers don’t have it easy. Has there ever been a composer who wrote so much extraordinary music and left so little documentation of his personal life? Life-writing abhors a vacuum, and experts
Medical Researchers Reverse Brain Damage in Drowning Victim
futurism.com - Karla Lant
Brain Damage Reversed Doctors recently reported the reversal of brain volume loss in an unresponsive two-year-old cold water drowning victim who had …
Greeks forced to default as Eurogroup denies bail-out extension
The Telegraph - By Telegraph video, and Reuters, video source APTN
Eurozone finance ministers have rejected a Greek request to extend the deadline of its bail-out program Greece's European partners shut the door on extending a credit lifeline to Athens, leaving it facing
Use These Four Easy Tips To Master Evernote On Your iPhone And iPad [Feature]
Cult of Mac - Rob LeFebvre
Evernote is a fantastically useful service, with clients for the web, Mac, PC, and iOS. The iOS version is as full featured as the desktop version, a rarity these days, and really makes Evernote my go-to
How to Set Up a Hosted WordPress Site
Mashable - Matt Petronzio
WordPress is one of the most popular blogging and publishing platforms available, with more than 66 million sites around the world. But free content management and sleek templates aren't the only features
You Aren't Using These 10 Simple Security Settings
Mashable - Jess Fee
Online security isn't just a good idea anymore — it's an essential safety measure for anyone using the web. In 2012, Wired senior tech reporter Mat Honan lost more than a year's worth of pictures of his
9 Crucial Tips and Tricks for Skype
Mashable - Amy-Mae Turner
Skype Tips and Tricks 1. Set Up Caller ID 2. Enable Skype Hotkeys 3. Backup Your Skype Contacts 4. Create "Favorite" Contacts 5. Personalize Your Notifications 6. Customize Your Skype Sounds 7. Send a
6 Secrets Of Super Productive To-Do Lists
Fast Company - By Drake Baer
While it may appear simple, the to-do list is a many-splendored thing. Here are half a dozen ways to make yours splendid. Just as there’s a difference between typing and writing, convulsing and dancing,
How Seinfeld's Productivity Secret Fixed My Procrastination Problem
Lifehacker - Adam Dachis
I've long been overwhelmed by an unwieldy list of goals that would sit, unaccomplished, in a long-term to-do list year after year. Then I came across …
14 Tips For Learning Any Skill Incredibly Fast
Business Insider - Max Nisen
He writes: "Whether you want to learn how to speak a new language in three months, how to shoot a three-pointer in one weekend, or how to memorize a deck of cards in less than a minute, the true recipe
The learning pyramid
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Top 10 Highly-Desired Skills You Can Teach Yourself
Lifehacker - Adam Dachis
On countless occasions, you’ve likely said to yourself “I wish I knew how to do ______.” Then, of course, life got in the way and you put it off …
How to Teach Anything to Anyone
Inc Magazine - By Kevin Daum
Since you can't possibly do it all yourself, you'll need to teach other people how. Here is a 5-step process sure to pass on your knowledge and skill. Most people are familiar with the phrase: Those who
I've Been Using Evernote All Wrong. Here's Why It's Actually Amazing
Lifehacker - Whitson Gordon
For years, I kept hearing how awesome Evernote was: how it could store everything you possibly needed, make it available everywhere, and how scores …
10 add-ons to make Evernote even more useful
TNW - Martin Bryant
Evernote makes it easy to create and access notes in the form of plain text, Web clippings, images, audio and even video – and then access them wherever you are via the Web or a variety of desktop and
By: ccostan
evernote.com - ccostan
“have your Foursquare checkins archived in Evernote.”Having the foursqaure notes are awesome. I only wish that it would retain the LOCATION somehow. …
How to Use Evernote with Everything
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Going Paperless: Scanning to Evernote, Revisited
jamierubin.net - Posted byJamie Todd Rubin
One of the sets of questions I get asked with a fair amount of regularity has to do with what settings I use to scan documents into Evernote. Do I …
Going Paperless: Digitize Your Devices and Appliances for Easy Access to Information
jamierubin.net - Posted byJamie Todd Rubin
I had occasion to call my cable company for some technical support over the weekend. They’d sent me a new cable modem and the last step of the …
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evernote.com
Productivity As you enter the home stretch of your own Ever Better Challenge, take stock of what's working, what isn't, and why, so you can keep your …
Going Paperless: 7 Ways I Use Reminders in Evernote to Avoid Embarrassing Myself
jamierubin.net - Jamie Todd Rubin
A few weeks ago, I took our car in for its regular maintenance. I had snapped a photo of the maintenance reminder in the windshield of the car and …
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evernote.com
Productivity Building new habits can be tough, but momentum is the key to success. See how to recognize the progress you've made and stay focused on …
Best Note Taking App
evernote.com
Capture ideas and inspiration from anywhere and manage tasks with ease.
5 Excellent Strategies to Teach Students how to Learn: " Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a... http://t.co/XxxaNLEY4G
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Teachers: This Is What I Need From You
teachthought.com
Teachers: This Is What I Need From You As educators, we have a huge responsibility towards each child entrusted to us. It is our duty to try our best …
5 Tools to Help Students Learn How to Learn
kqed.org - Katrina Schwartz
Helping students learn how to learn: That's what most educators strive for, and that's the goal of inquiry learning. That skill transfers to other …
The Importance of Teaching Mindfulness
kqed.org
In the midst of this multimedia blitzkrieg, the importance of mindfulness and focused attention is rising. If we can't cultivate mindfulness and …
Why Teaching Helps Students Learn More Deeply
kqed.org
Learning, and thinking, are deeply social activities. This is not the traditional view (Rodin’s iconic sculpture, “The Thinker,” is conspicuously …