by gretchenwegner | May 21, 2009 | Creativity & Edges
Do you want more self-control? Or less of it? I can’t decide. I got thinking about delayed gratification thanks to a recent New Yorker article titled Don’t! The Secret of Self Control. It’s all about the marshmallow experiment that was done back in...
by gretchenwegner | May 19, 2009 | Creativity & Edges
Social media is eating away at my attention and my self-control. I’m sure of it. As I bounce between facebook, twitter, and blog stats, I’m clear that my attention is increasingly fractured. It darts about, trolling for cool people and interesting data....
by gretchenwegner | May 12, 2009 | Creativity & Edges
Have you ever noticed that looking at trees feels like a brain massage? That’s the only way I know how to articulate the immediate release I feel when I’m out in nature. It’s a total body release. First, I feel the muscles around my eyes relax. ...
