When people tell me that they’re great at multitasking my usual response is to ask them never to take up brain surgery. Nobody really wants a neurosurgeon who claims to be able to do more than one thing at a time. I want the person with the scalpel full on, one subject only, one thoughtContinue reading “The multitasking illusion (or the modern world is bad for your brain).”
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Thw Monday Morning Quote #307
Less of a quote than a dialogue. Henry Thoreau (to Ralph Waldo Emerson): “The key to living well is to simplify, simplify, simplify”. Emerson: “one simplify might have sufficed.” Thanks to Philip Humbert.
The Monday Morning Quote #306
“Advice is what we ask for when we know the answer but wish we didn’t.” Erica Jong
The Monday Morning Quote #305
“The fundamental cause of trouble in the world today is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.” Bertrand Russell
You can’t always run…..
I don’t tend to post much personal stuff here as I presume that my life and its ups and downs is of no great concern to anyone outside my immediate family and close friends. I am suspicious of the motives of those who are having such a wonderful life on Facebook when I know theContinue reading “You can’t always run…..”
The Monday Morning Quote #304
This is often attributed (incorrectly) to Ralph Waldo Enerson, I thank Richard & Ruth for introducing it to me. “To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty, to findContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #304”
The Monday Morning Quote #303
“It doesn’t matter if the water is cold or warm if you’re going to have to wade through it anyway.” Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
The Monday Morning Quote #302
“To win through by sheer force of genius is one thing; to survive and continue to create when every last door is slammed in one’s face is another. Nobody acquires genius—it is God-given. But one can acquire patience, fortitude, wisdom, understanding. Perhaps the greatest gift [is] to love what one does whether it causes aContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #302”
The Monday Morning Quote #301
“I did then what I knew how to do and when I knew better, I did better.” Maya Angelou
New Year Message from the GDC
For everyone in UK dentistry, here’s a message from the “head of council” via GDPUK Well done Comrade Wilson.
The Incisal Edge 