Must comment here....
Balancing the realities of the slow withdrawal to the actuality of deployment to the heart of a failing democracy. It can be weird.
Although Barack Obama's speech on the "end of the combat mission" was largely a political move (but one that many will actually take seriously), it is strange to think of myself being in war that no one wants to consider a war anymore.
18 August 2010
08 August 2010
01 August 2010
Learning and Productivity
Going through the technical portions of my most-recent classes here, I've begun to realize just how much information can be crammed into ones brain in a very short period.
Of course, cramming is nothing new to me--I did it all through college. Given 3-4 months to soak in most of my knowledge made me do just that...often leading to a strong week of brain-drilling dementia towards the end.
What's interesting to really think about is how much productivity can soar when you add two elements: a deadline and pressure.
As I have recently read in 4-hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss, the 9-5 work week really is a farce and I'm starting to agree with that. At least in the sense that deadlines are spanned so far for most jobs. Instead of being productive, people just make themselves "busy".
For me right now, the 9-5 work week--however painful it may feel--is MUCH more productive in educating me on the concepts of study than were semester long classes during college.
Applying this to other parts of my life in the future should be helpful, but I am glad right now that I know that I can learn completely foreign concepts in a week--just need the pressure and the deadline.
Of course, cramming is nothing new to me--I did it all through college. Given 3-4 months to soak in most of my knowledge made me do just that...often leading to a strong week of brain-drilling dementia towards the end.
What's interesting to really think about is how much productivity can soar when you add two elements: a deadline and pressure.
As I have recently read in 4-hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss, the 9-5 work week really is a farce and I'm starting to agree with that. At least in the sense that deadlines are spanned so far for most jobs. Instead of being productive, people just make themselves "busy".
For me right now, the 9-5 work week--however painful it may feel--is MUCH more productive in educating me on the concepts of study than were semester long classes during college.
Applying this to other parts of my life in the future should be helpful, but I am glad right now that I know that I can learn completely foreign concepts in a week--just need the pressure and the deadline.
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