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Why You Need 180 Seconds of Silence
What’s the best thing to do for your crazy-busy, super stressed out, overachieving team? 180 seconds of silence. Some background: Last week a colleague and I were designing a short strategy meeting for one of the federal offices we work with. Our client was late to the planning call and, when she ... Read & React
3 Signs You’re Taking on Too Much
NBA star Kobe Bryant blew out his Achilles tendon in a game last Friday night. In a last ditch effort to get the Lakers into the playoffs, the 34 year old, 17 year veteran logged more than 40 minutes a game in his last 10 outings. As Bill Plaschke explains in his LA Times column, while both the ... Read & React
Does Your Agency Have a 200-Year Strategic Plan?
Does it make any sense for the government to think long term? NASA developed a 200-year strategic plan, at one point. They engaged futurists and science fiction writers to help develop a plan for interplanetary exploration. Maybe it makes sense for NASA, but what about other agencies? Strategic ... Read & React
Stop Stressing: Just Write It Down
Like all of us, I’ve been crazy busy lately. I’m in graduate school, working part time as a management consultant and recently moved halfway across the country. Since I’m not sitting at a desk all day anymore, my Post-It-Note-Everywhere system of task management isn’t going to cut it. As such, I’ve ... Read & React
Sequestration Could Give Ammunition to Spies, Officials Warn
The main discussion about sequestration weakening national security has centered on cuts to the military, but government and industry officials are warning that the cuts could have another unforeseen threat: foreign spying. In a Buzzfeed article published Wednesday, Rep. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and ... Read & React
15 Easy Ways to Beat Stress Now
Greatist is the fastest-growing fitness, health and happiness media start-up. Check out more wellness news at Greatist.com. I’m halfway out the door in the morning with a heavy bag in one hand and a mug of coffee in the other. Then I wonder: Where did I put my keys? And so begins the 20-minute ... Read & React
The Brain: Now You See It, Soon You Won’t
A post mortem brain is a white, fatty, opaque, three-pound mass. Traditionally scientists have looked inside it by cutting the brain into thin slices, but the relationships and connections of the tens of billions of neurons are then almost impossible to reconstruct. What if we could strip away ... Read & React
Ten Years Later, a Marathon Runner
If you're going to run in Minnesota, do it in the summer. In fact, if you're going to do anything in Minnesota, do it in the summer. Except for ice fishing. You might drown. You can run in spring, too. Just wait for that glorious first day when the temperature jumps above 40 and the sun is shining. ... Read & React
The Complete Guide to Procrastinating at Work
Some research says the best way to spark creativity is to walk away and that the best ideas come from those least-expected “aha!” moments. So maybe procrastination isn’t such a bad thing after all. Or is time spent on those cat memes taking its toll? Can procrastinating ever be a source ... Read & React
Kid President and Obama Hang Out in Oval Office
Kid President danced into all our hearts last January by encouraging the world to stop complaining, dance a little more and to make 2013 an “awesome year.” Well, Kid President, aka 9-year-old Robbie Novak, got the attention of Ordinary President and was asked in February to co-host the White House ... Read & React
