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Book Notes: Shortest History of AI
Book Notes The Shortest History of AI Toby Walsh 2025 – The Experiment – 207 pages Dave’s Summary Artificial intelligence is around us every day. It’s not going away. But don’t worry, it can’t think, and it is not about to do away with its human inventors. Toby Walsh’s book, “The Shortest History of AI,”…
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Book Notes: Cure – A Journey Into The Science of Mind and Body
The book Cure explores how the mind shapes our health and recovery. It challenges the idea that medicine should treat only the body. The book asks a simple question. What if the mind affects health more than we once believed?
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The Downside of Workplace Collaborations
Managers invest heavily in tools that keep employees constantly connected. Platforms like enterprise chat and social software promise faster sharing and smarter decisions. But what does research say about this effort?
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How Bad Weather Can Boost Productivity
I live in Wisconsin, where this time of year we get our share of cloudy days. And while you might think that gloomy weather hurts productivity, the research is beginning to suggest the opposite. A recent study links poor weather with higher worker output. When the sun disappears, people focus more on their tasks. They…
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A Calendar of Wisdom
Russian writer Leo Tolstoy shares wisdom from the Bible, the Koran, the Talmud, Greek philosophy, and Buddhist teachings, along with reflections from great thinkers such as Marcus Aurelius.
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Is Wasting Time at Work Really A Bad Thing?
People often waste time because they feel bored, stressed, or burned out. Long hours and tight deadlines can drain energy and focus. Taking a short break—whether by scrolling through a feed or talking with a friend—can help them reset.
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The Smart Way to Make Remote Meetings Shorter, Sharper, and More Useful
“Zoom fatigue” makes meetings less effective and leaves teams drained. Here’s how to make online meetings more productive.
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Are Your Lists Making You Less Productive?
Lists can also turn into a problem. When they grow too long, they stop being useful.
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Managing Complex Projects in Evernote
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The Problem with “Someday Maybe” Lists—And How to Fix It
Have you ever looked at your “Someday Maybe” list and felt completely overwhelmed? What started as a place to capture future dreams and ideas—learning a new language, writing a book, or traveling the world—has turned into an ever-growing, guilt-inducing black hole.
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Book Notes: Bushido – The Samurai Code of Japan
Book Notes Bushido: The Samurai Code of Japan Inazo Nitobe 2019 – Tuttle Publishing – 192 pages Dave’s Summary I loved this book. So many life lessons. “Bushido: The Samurai Code of Japan” explains the values and way of life that guided Japan’s samurai class. Written by Inazo Nitobe, the book shows how samurai lived by…
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Working Too Many Hours
There’s a good chance you find yourself working many hours and feeling like life is passing you by. Even the most organized productive person feel stress.
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Declutter Evernote: Merging & Deleting Notes
If you have several notes in Evernote that are related you may want to merge them into one.
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Pub Media Boards Must Help With Fundraising
Successful public media stations need the help of their board members with fundraising. Yet, some board members don’t want to do it. Here is an approach that might work.
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Artificial Intelligence in Newsrooms
Artificial intelligence (AI) integration into all aspects of our society is happening rapidly. That includes journalism and public media newsrooms. Journalists now have a new set of tools at their disposal. But it also raises important questions about ethical use, accuracy, and the potential impact on journalistic practices.
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Helping Others as a Path to Personal Growth
Your ability to grow professionally may depend partly on your willingness to help others.
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Important Skills For New Managers
Becoming a manager for the first time is never easy. You likely got your promotion because you were good at your job. Now, you must shift from peer to supervisor and figure out your new role.
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How to Humanely Announce Layoffs
Hardly a week passes without news of mass layoffs across the country, and the media industry is no exception. For leaders, delivering layoff announcements is one of the toughest responsibilities—but there are ways to do it with greater empathy and care.
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Public Media Stations Need A Legislative Strategy More Than Ever
With Congress and many legislatures threatening to end government funding for public broadcasting, a legislative strategy is more important than ever.
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Beat Back Procrastination
If you feel that you can’t stay on task and get easily distracted there are some things you can do to help yourself become more productive.
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Boosting Concentration Boosts Productivity
There are all sorts of causes for us to lose concentration. But when that happens, our productivity falters, and we get a reputation as someone who doesn’t care. But there are some simple ways to train your brain to pay more attention.
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PubMedia: Covering Your Next Disaster
What is your station’s broadcast plan should disaster strike your local community? Are you ready?
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How Better Onboarding Can Reduce Turnover in Public Media
Despite recent layoffs in public media, staff turnover is a common complaint. One reason may be that we do a poor job onboarding new hires, ensuring they feel supported and prepared to thrive in their roles.
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Getting Things Done With Evernote: The Capture Step
Nearly everyone I know is looking for ways to be more productive. After all, there always seems to be more to do than we have time for, and we want to do our best at whatever project we are working on. So, we try all the apps and read all the books on productivity we…
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Most Popular Posts of 2024
Because I’m a ‘stats’ guy and a sucker for end-of-year lists, I want to share the most watched videos I posted during this past year.
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Think Like a Nobel Prize Winner
If you have ever wondered how brilliant people think and how their thinking compares to your processing of information, the book Into the Impossible: Think Like a Nobel Prize Winner: Lessons from Laureates to Stoke Curiosity.”
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Email Best Practices
Do you find yourself checking email constantly, only to feel buried under an endless stream of messages? Here are some ways to be manage your email effectively.
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Tips to Process Email Faster
When you receive a lot of emails, you need to take advantage of every trick you can to process them. I have several ideas for you.
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Effortless Email: Winning the War Against Spam
Spam not only clutters our email inboxes but also poses significant security risks. But you can do some things to reduce spam or at least make sure they go into your spam folder.
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Effortless Email: Using The Right Tools
Many people complain about receiving too many emails. Using the right tools, you can learn to improve your email game.
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The Challenges of Working for a Difficult Boss
Struggling with a tough boss? Here are some strategies to turn workplace stress into success and thrive despite challenging leadership .
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Dealing With The Office Pessimist
Have you ever struggled with a colleague whose constant negativity or irrational behavior drags down the team? Here are some strategies for navigating and managing pessimistic colleagues.
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David Allen’s Tips For Using Your Calendar
David Allen, the author of “Getting Things Done,” has ideas on maximizing the use of your calendar.
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Book Notes: Mapping The Darkness
Here are my notes from the book, “Mapping The Darkness” which shares what we know about the importance of sleep.
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Ethical Challenges of Artificial Intelligence In The Newsroom
Artificial intelligence (AI) integration into all aspects of our society is happening rapidly. That includes journalism and public media newsrooms. Journalists now have a new set of tools at their disposal. But it also raises important questions about ethical use, accuracy, and the potential impact on journalistic practices.
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Should Workers Be Forced To Return To The Office?
Before Covid, working from home was a rare benefit for employees. But now, some don’t want to return to the office despite their employers’ concerns.
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More Work – No Extra Pay
Imagine working as a program producer and being asked to take on extra duties as an editor, but the new position comes with no extra pay. What should you do?
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Setting Up Evernote
Evernote is a powerful tool that will help increase your productivity. In part 1 of this series, we show you how to get started and how to use notebooks.
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What’s Going On With Local Programming Cuts?
I’ve been following recent reports of how some local public media outlets view locally created programming on broadcast and digital platforms. WBEZ/Chicago will reportedly cut local programming. Sources told Axios that the station wants to focus more on the digital platform. Conversely, WAMU/Washington DC announced it would shut down its digital platform, DCist, to focus…
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Helping A Public Radio Station
A public radio station is working towards building a successful future and I’m proud to be assisting them.
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Are Layoffs Institutional Cruelty and Abuse?
Getting laid off is a traumatic experience that many people working in broadcasting experience at least once or twice a career. It probably happens less frequently in public media, and it’s perhaps why pubcasters are less prepared for the day it happens.
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Even Station Managers Should Be Evaluated Regularly
It is wise for station employees to be evaluated regularly. That includes the station manager.
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Diversity In Your News Coverage
Public media stations seek to diversify their audience base. But what is being done to appeal to different audiences?
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Managing Right-Brained vs Left-Brained Employees
Everyone tends to think the same way if you work for an accounting firm. But when you work at a public media station, you encounter both right-brained and left-brained individuals. That can only create challenges if you don’t know how to appeal to everyone’s strengths.
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PubMedia Planning For Campaign & Election Coverage
This is going to be a big year for political news. Campaigns are already underway. What will your station do to provide the kind of coverage that your audience wants?
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Pub Media Stations Are Facing A Technical Challenge
Broadcasters have many priorities these days. Making the engineering profession attractive should be one of them. Stations need engineers.
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Taking A Donor-Centric Approach To Fundraising
Tips for how you can be more donor-centric in your fundraising efforts.
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Managing Creative Employees – Nurturing On-Air Personalities for Success
In the dynamic landscape of the public media, on-air personalities play a crucial role in captivating audiences and driving success for broadcasters. Managing creative employees, particularly on-air personalities, requires a unique set of skills that go beyond traditional management approaches.
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Supporting Fund Raising Professionals
In challenging economic times, the role of managers in public media organizations becomes crucial in sustaining fundraising efforts. The individuals who dedicate their time and energy to raise money for these organizations often face increased difficulties as economic uncertainties mount. To support these fundraisers effectively, managers must employ a multifaceted approach that combines empathy, strategic…
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