Ommwriter and the effort to create distraction-free software
I'm starting to look at software that bills itself as distraction-free, Zen or otherwise protecting your ability to concentrate. I've used a Mac word processor called Write Room
Csikszentmihalyi on memory and flow
From Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's Flow: All forms of mental flow depend on memory, either directly or indirectly. (121)... As far back as there are records of human intelligence, the
Reading Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s Flow
This weekend I started reading Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's Flow. First published in the early 1990s, it's now considered something of a classic in psychology, and has influenced scientists in
Mindfulness and contemplation in weight loss, futures, and computing
Over the last couple years I've lost about fifty pounds. As nerdy as this will sound, while I was a fat kid and spent my adult life overweight,