Author: ericblue

Subscribe to the Top Personal Development Blogs

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThanks to Luciano at Litemind, I recently discovered an excellent resource that lists some of the top personal development blogs out there. PluginID has put together a page that lists the top (currently 65) personal development blogs according by Google PR, Technorati and Alexa ratings. I quickly discovered that while I was aware of most…
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How To Sync Your iPhone 3G Using Linux and Vmware

Reading Time: 2 minutesLearn how to sync your iPhone3g using Ubuntu Linux and VMWare.

Why Should Freelancers Use Mind Mapping?

Reading Time: < 1 minuteRaj Dash at Freelance Switch recently posted an article on why freelancers should use mind mapping. Einstein once said something to the effect of, “you cannot solve problems by thinking within the same framework or mindset that discovered the problems.” The implication is that you need to step into another mindset, another level of thinking.…
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The Man Who Remembers Forever

Reading Time: 2 minutesLast April I blogged about Piotr Wozniak, a Polish Renaissance Man of sorts, who developed an algorithm and software product to help people learn and retain knowledge at amazing levels. His software SuperMemo can help turn people into geniuses. Well, it turns out that there are some people out there with *amazing* memories who can…
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Redesign Bliss!

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt took a little bit of work, but the face lift is complete! The new eric-blue.com redesign is finished, and both my original website and blog have been migrated to the WordPress blogging platform. I’ve been meaning to make the switch for a while, but was recently motivated to follow in the steps of some…
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Redesign for Website and Blog

Reading Time: < 1 minuteLast week I decided that it was time to finally update the look and feel of the blog. After some debate I’ve decided to make the switch to WordPress. Movable Type has been a great platform and has carried me this far. But, after giving WordPress a whirl for the last week I’m convinced it’s…
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Learn To Think Visually, Or Else!

Reading Time: < 1 minuteJamie Nast, author of the popular book Idea Mapping and the Idea Mapping Success Blog, is one of the most world’s most prolific trainers and speakers on the topic of visual mapping. In this interview, she candidly explains why it’s critical that executives learn to express their ideas visually, using hand-drawn idea maps and mind mapping software, and the risks of not doing so.

120 Ways to Boost Your Brain Power

Reading Time: < 1 minuteLuciano over at Litemind has posted a great article that shows 120 Ways to Boost Your Brain Power. These are things you can do starting today to help you think faster …

Nietzsche, Eternal Recurrence, and Integral Time

Reading Time: < 1 minuteNietzsche and Integral Philosophy…. 2 of my favorite topics.  I’m in the middle of reading the latest issue of the Integral Review, and found a great passage from Nietzsche on recurrence: “What, if some day or night a demon were to steal after you into your loneliest loneliness and say to you: “This life as…
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RSS Information Overload? AideRSS to the Rescue!

Reading Time: 2 minutesOne key theme that keeps popping up at me is the critical need to alleviate information overload, and find techniques that let you focus on what matters most.