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Nick Senzee is membership director of a professional design society in the DC metro area. He likes to read and write and puts his thoughts down in his blog.

She recently gave a talk at OSCON, the Open Source Convention. While there, she had an opportunity to see a great presentation by Damian Conway. I’ve heard the audio from Conway’s presentations and even that was interesting. Kathy thought so, too, so she posted a lot about his style in her piece called Presentation How-To’s. Here’s the first few points she captures: The rest of her article, complete with links, is really useful if you’re going to present, even if that’s to one or two people....

You see, many people cite “Irreconcilable differences” as the reason for broken relationships or divorce, but the idea that major differences in opinion end long-term relationships is actually a myth. According to Gottman, a leading researcher and psychologist who has spent the past 40 years researching what makes love work, it’s not a difference of opinion that ends relationships; it’s the inability to communicate differing opinions or accept them as equally valid....

If you love life, don’t waste time, for time is what life is made up of. Sound too good to be true? Well, it’s a simple fix — all you need to do is eliminate four bad time management habits and stop wasting time today. 4 Critical Ways You Can Stop Wasting Time Today

By not caring too much about what people think, I’m able to think for myself and propagate ideas which are very often unpopular. And I succeed. 9 Ways To Manage People Who Bother You

1. Raising a Reader from Birth Read to your baby, early and often. You don’t have to start with Tolstoy, though Cozy Classics has the most adorable version of War and Peace. When they are really little, just hearing your voice will be soothing, and will help them learn rhythm, inflection, and tone. Make reading part of your routine, like before bedtime, or during feeding. This will lay the foundation for reading as a life-long comforting and enjoyable experience....

Use it to be proactive Anxiety can cause your mind to always be churning with “what ifs,” and doubts on any and every topic, but you can turn all this internal activity into being productive and getting things done. Channeling your anxious energy into a specific task not only helps you check off tasks on your to-do list, but it also help quell any anxious trains of thoughts by reassuring that you are on top of things....

Here are couple of interesting links from his blog: Latest income statement Latest balance sheet Excel Template for Income and Expense Report Excel Template for Net Worth Report (Balance Sheet) Kudos to him. It is a real life example where many people can learn some financial tips from. Thanks Bill for the news! Consumerism Commentary [via Get Rich Slowly]

Every relationship is unique. Sometimes women do things, often without realizing it, that can impair a relationship. Here are a few things to keep in mind. Stop Undervaluing Yourself It’s very easy to be vulnerable and insecure in today’s world. You are constantly required to prove yourself and face success and failure almost successively. It is therefore easy to diminish one’s self esteem and self worth. Try not to undervalue yourself....

Check out 10 thoughts that you need to say goodbye to so that you can focus on self-improvement. 1. “It’s too late to do anything about it now.” Whether you are 16 or 60, you can always change and improve. Often inner peace and strength are gained through a lifetime of learning, and these skills can completely change your outlook on life. Remember that you are a work In progress; don’t tell the painter to stop painting before the masterpiece is done!...

Crossword puzzles can be a great way to pass the time. If you’re one of those people who just loves to solve crossword puzzles, you’ll be glad to learn that science has explained why this specific kind of puzzle is good for your brain. Plenty of researchers have discovered the positive effects that crossword puzzles can have on one’s brain if played regularly. Regularly doesn’t necessarily mean every day — once a week is fine....

Memory lapses can be scary and frustrating. However, long-term memories (the ongoing storage of conscious and unconscious information for a few days or for many years), naturally fade as we get older. This is completely normal. In fact, if you could count memories (which you can’t, by the way), you’d discover that more than half of what we experience is inaccessible to memory within a single hour. That’s because memories often start decaying as soon as they have begun to form....

With the trend toward marrying later, we’ve got lots of company, and we’re enjoying the freedom that comes with our independence. Going it alone has its downsides, but we don’t dwell on them. People have some misconceptions about us, though. Hopefully, the list below will give you some insight into what we want to say, but don’t. 1. Our Friends Are Like Family We wish people understood that our friends are just as important as husband and boyfriends....

A blog called Smart Graduate School Applications has an article on a phenomenon: If you deliberately showing a weakness trait, it helps to increase your credibility. In the article, he mentions number of examples. Here is one: A waiter who negatively comments about the restaurant’s dishes and tries to gain credibility. And with that, he could gain customer trust and leverage to recommend other expensive dishes: Do you think it is working that well?...

I was exposed to many life events that offered me the opportunity to reflect on making a career change at 30 and consider how a career impacts my quality of life. And since we spend over 90,000 hours at work in our lives, it was time that I re-evaluated the career decisions that I was making.[1] At 30, you still have about 35 more working years left until retirement and a career change is inevitable in our fast paced changing world of work....

It doesn’t have to be that way. The problem is that we are overloaded with information and tasks, and we try to get everything done instead of just the most essential things. Solution: focus on only the essential, eliminate the rest, and allow yourself to get into that beautiful state known as “flow”. And although it can be hard to give up all the busy-ness that we’ve grown accustomed to, the change will have tremendous benefits on our sanity, our stress levels, our happiness, and yes, our productivity....

1. You are going to eat less Once the numbers are flashed right before your eyes, you will become more conscious of them and eat less food. You would not want the numbers to rise. That is why every food that you consume comes with some consciousness on how it will affect your weight. The simple task of jotting down the amount of food intake, body weight, and duration of exercise done, will have a big effect on your overall performance....

1. Buying gifts for loved ones is a hard process Generally, buying gifts to your loved ones is hard. However, what makes it even harder is when you no longer live together and you feel a bit left behind from their daily lives. You may communicate every day on Whatsapp, or Skype, but you do not see each other in person. You no longer know what clothes they have; what perfumes they use; the jewelry and accessories they wear; you do not even know what t-shirt/blouse size they are....

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