About The Blogger
Internet engineer, turned business exec and developing psychologist Benjamin Ellis is passionate about technology that solves human problems, and humans that solve technology problems. Benjamin blogs about productivity, communication and technology in the context of business.
The YouTube Generation and Accountability
I think there are a huge number of exciting things about new technology and the web 2.0 world, but there are also some sad losses. We have automated and improved daily life to the point where we have free time and communications ability that previous generations could hardly have dreamed of.
Planned Abandonment – Having an end at the beginning
I have to confess, I am not great at saying ‘no’ and I don’t like giving up on things. I have always thought of ‘no’ as an ugly word, but the more I read, the more I am changing my mind. When it comes to doing things, ‘no’ and ‘yes’ go together. If you say [...]
Coincidence?
Ever wondered why there is so much coincidence? Seth Godin blogged about some he experienced recently. The answer is simple… It is because sometimes we make it for ourselves, let me introduce Gestalt Psychology. Gestalt Psychology (nothing to do with the therapy of the same name) basically says that the brain tries to make sense [...]
Ready. Aim. Focus. What’s the point?
What is the value of focus? Why have a mission? Should you set goals for yourself? I’ll warn you now, I this is a long one, but you’ll get something good out of it I am sure! In the beginning At the start of my career I was trained as a teacher, a domain where [...]
The Now Habit – Dealing with Procrastination
Now, I was going to read a book on procrastination, but I kept putting it off. It would be funny if it wasn’t true! Procrastination is a major issue in modern life, just check out 43things.com where you’ll find there over 14,000 people who are trying to stop procrastinating – a veritable hive of habit breaking [...]
IM or E-mail? How to get your point across?
When working with others, good communication is a critical part of getting things done. Blackberry, instant messaging, e-mail, poor phones, all give the illusion of great communication, but sometimes they can actually take it away. There are some simple ways to put it back. This was all sparked by an interesting post over on Web [...]
Watch out for the frogs!
Something I keep stumbling across is the idea of eating a frog for breakfast! It really isn’t as bad as it sounds. At home we even have a poster above the breakfast table that is a big picture of a frog with the caption “What’s your frog today?”. Eating frogs is all over the blogosphere: [...]
