Here's a Site I Like

I may have mentioned this blog before, but seeing this today reminded me of how much I like it (and how much I don't like it because it reminds me of one of my areas of greatness weaknesses).

In 2005, a psychiatrist at King’s College in London administered IQ tests to three groups: the first did nothing but perform the IQ test, the second was distracted by e-mail and ringing phones and the third was stoned on marijuana. Not surprisingly, the first group did better than the other two by an average of 10 points. The e-mailers, on the other hand, did worse than the stoners by an average of 6 points.

I think the moral may be "Do drugs, not email ... at least if you want to be productive." Of course some smart aleck will come along and tell me I have distorted the data ... but whatever ...

I personally think the "hacks" sometimes are more time consuming than not having them. But there is something to be said for a well managed life. I am simply not the one to say it since I know nothing about it.