Posts Tagged ‘timer’


Read better and faster

I couldn’t help notice how long it took my wife to read a book. She was immersed in a hefty 1002-page soft cover fiction. I asked if when she reads does she hear (or sound out) the words in her head. She nodded and ignored me. Proceeding to expound on the technical virtues of “finger […]

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An hour and half?! You’re kidding, right?

Just over a hundred years ago an obscure economist noticed that a mere 20% of the population controlled 80% of the wealth. This is the basis for the principle we’ve come to know as the 80/20 rule. Simply stated: 80% of the results come from 20% of the effort… I think the rule is fascinating […]

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