Best way to digitize old family photos and slides?
With the growing number of wildfires in California, I've been thinking about the best ways to digitize old family photos and slides. I imagine there are »
Meaning in punctuation
Question marks aren't strictly necessary in Chinese and Japanese since meaning can usually be inferred from context. Meanwhile, Spanish takes a more explicit approach, proactively including »
Tiny Habits
To form a new habits, you need motivation, the ability to follow through, and a prompt to remind you to engage in your desired behavior. By »
Will there be a memorial for COVID-19 victims?
It's hard to believe that more Americans have died from COVID-19 than died in the Vietnam War, Gulf War, and military engagements post 9/11 combined. »
Nonviolent communication
Nonviolent communication provides an approach to discuss change within oneself, between people, and within groups in personal and professional settings. The strategy is built on the »
IKEA-level programming workshops
People commonly refer to any task that involves programming as computer science. While there may be some similarities, this is like referring to building IKEA furniture »
What makes a spoiler
I'm grateful that writers typically highlight "spoiler alerts", so that I can choose whether or not I want to keep reading before it's too late. But »
On multitasking
Multitasking provides the illusion of productivity. Even though I know that I get more done when I focus on one thing at a time, I often »
Propaganda and art
During a recent trip to Munich, I was reflecting on my conflicting feelings about art that was commissioned by the Nazis for use as propaganda. If »
Brainstorming with thick markers
Drawing with thick markers makes it hard to draw small details. But, often when brainstorming on paper, I would find myself using the same pen regardless »