As the week winds down, we wind down with some tidbits for your information, education, health, and enjoyment.
Quote of the Week: “It’s not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is, what are we busy about?†Henry David Thoreau
Humor Break: “However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.†Winston Churchill
Stat of the Week: 4 Great Tips for managing your time. I highly recommend investing 4 minutes and 21 seconds in reading this article.
Action Tip: You might also want to read her book on time investment: The 3 Secrets to Effective Time Investment: Achieve More Success with Less Stress. Â Or maybe, just maybe you should give yourself a strict deadline or twenty.
Self-Development Corner: Lots of good new free online courses this coming week through Coursera: Inspiring Leadership through Emotional Intelligence (May 1, 6 weeks, Case Western Reserve University); Introduction to Data Science (May 1, 8 weeks, University of Washington); Introduction to Systematic Program Design (May TBA, 10 Weeks, University of British Columbia); An Introduction to Operations Management (April 29, 8 weeks, University of Pennsylvania) – Highly Recommended; Grow to Greatness: Smart Growth for Private Businesses (April 29, 4 weeks, University of Virginia); Sports and Society (April 29, 7 weeks, Duke University).
Happy learning.
Love the quotes…Thoreau is one of my favorite writers and thinkers. Have a good weekend.