Getting the best out of your environment

I read this article, Motivation is Overvalued. Environment Often Matters More, by James Clear and I find it interesting.  It is true that we tend to think that if we are successful it has all to do with our competence.  But do you know that the environment we place ourselves in plays a part too?

James Clear was motivated to write this article after reading "The Power of Fifty Bits" by behavioural scientist, Bob Nease.




If you do not have time to read the book or read the article, maybe this table I was motivated by Jame Clear to create will help you some.



Create your own table to note areas you would like to improve under the column, "Your Decision".  I hope you will be able to design a better environment so that you can always make the right choice towards the goals you would like to attain.

How to avoid death by PowerPoint

I love watching presentations that are educational because they include images about the subject which make it less boring to follow through.

So, does that mean that each slide should have more images to be interesting?  David JP Phillips has that answered with more useful tips on "How to avoid death by PowerPoint" in this video.

 

If you like that, you can get his book at

Make money? Like that also can.

Do you think that you can make money with your son's favorite toys which he still enjoys playing with, no matter how old he is?

Finnish photographer, Vesa Lehtimäki, could.  He photographed recreated scenes from Star Wars with his characters from his son's Star Wars lego set and some talcum powder to recreate the right atmosphere.  He compiled these photos and published them into a book.

And there you have it, ka-ching, ka-ching, a 176 pages hardcover book.



Other than the joy of looking at high quality photographs of his creative process, you also get to learn the technical details for each scene he created.

I am trying to cash it on it too.  Click on image or link to buy the book and I will hear some ka-ching, ka-ching going my way.

LEGO Star Wars Small Scenes from A Big Galaxy

Yes!  Like that also can.  Start clicking to buy, OK?  It may inspire your kid to be the next Vesa Lehtimäki.

News of Oil Price Slump

It is not good news for all when we hear news of oil price slumping.

Just think of countries who rely heavily on extraction of oil as their source of revenue from royalty payment and taxes.  Some oil wells will have to be abandoned if the price to extract is higher than the price to sell per barrel.  There are going to be cost cutting measures that will affect government spending as their budget surpluses from oil revenue dip.

The news also shake the job security of staff in many companies that are related to the oil and gas industry.  Those directly affected are contract staff, highly paid expatriates, contractors, suppliers and service providers to the industry.

Job loss means wage loss and with news of such layoffs, many staff from the oil and gas industry will face difficulties in getting their loans approved.  People start controlling the way they spend their money and this will ripple down to affect the other industries, such as, food, real estate, etc.

We will also see less plastic material being collected for recycling because plastics are made from oil, so, it is now cheaper for manufacturers to buy freshly made plastic.

Want to know more about the the ripple effect in the oil and gas industry? Read, "The Price Of Oil: A Comprehensive Guide To Understanding Oil (Oil prices, Crude oil prices, Shale Oil, Gas, Oil and Gas, Consumer Economics, Oil Refinery, Oil and Gas Industry, Oil Well, Oil) by Julien Chartier.

Ending the sufferings in life

Will suicide ends sufferings? Angie Fenimore, shares her answers with you in this video.

   

She wrote about her suicide near-death experience in her book "Beyond the Darkness".