Monthly Archive for November, 2008

Personal Excellence Project: Submissions Close This Thursday November 27

Have you joined the Personal Excellence Project yet?

This is just a quick reminder of the fast-approaching deadline and to stir you to act while there’s still time:

You have only until this Thursday 27 November to submit your tip.
(Which means the clock is ticking — hurry up and join now!)

If you’re still unconvinced about joining, bear in mind that participation is a lot easier than it seems.

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Litemind Readers’ Project: Send Your Best Personal Excellence Tip (US$800 in Prizes)

Litemind Personal Excellence Project

It has been a year since the last collaborative project, and since such projects are always fun, I figured — why not run a new one? The good news is that this time participation won’t be limited to bloggers: all Litemind readers can participate and have a chance to win.

Read on to learn how you can participate and be in the run to win 5 prizes, totaling more than US$ 800 in software and cash grants.

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Einstein’s Secret to Amazing Problem Solving (and 10 Specific Ways You Can Use It)

Einstein's Secret to Jaw-Dropping Problem Solving

Einstein is quoted as having said that if he had one hour to save the world he would spend fifty-five minutes defining the problem and only five minutes finding the solution.

This quote does illustrate an important point: before jumping right into solving a problem, we should step back and invest time and effort to improve our understanding of it. Here are 10 strategies you can use to see problems from many different perspectives and master what is the most important step in problem solving: clearly defining the problem in the first place!

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