After two years of stubbornly ignoring the “4-Hour Workweek” sitting on my virtual bookshelf, I finally took it down and dove in head first. And it got me to thinking again about the average work day; is a fully-productive, intensive work day just a myth? Some people prefer having a job where you can get […]
Category Archives: Opinions
September
19
Apple after the Apple Watch: innovation or luxury brand?
posted by Rafa Collis
It happens with all luxury goods, doesn’t matter if it’s Chanel, Mercedes or Rolex. Eventually, everyone wants one. Of course, part of it this phenomenon is due to the quality of the materials or the amazing design. But if you tell me that the brand had nothing to do with your decision to buy that […]
May
30
How job-hunting has changed in the last 20 years
posted by Rafa Collis
Looking for a job? How many applications have you sent so far? 5? 20? 493? Not so long ago–let’s say less than 20 years ago–it wasn’t uncommon to open up a newspaper and go straight to the jobs section, find a job and apply by phone or mail. Or even more common was to simply […]
February
21
Zboard: The coolest way to move around your block
posted by Rafa Collis
A few years ago, Segways were going to be the ultimate way of transportation. Of course I said “were” because you don’t see a whole bunch of people using them to commute to work every morning. In fact, you don’t see many of them, period. What went wrong? Well, many things went wrong […]
February
01
Is it worth having TWO Computer Screens?
posted by Rafa Collis
Have you ever wondered if it’s possible to increase your productivity at your workstation? Do you ever tire of opening and closing and opening yet again all those application windows on your desktop? Well, the answer to your problems is here: get a second screen! Wait…say what? Yes, get yourself two computer screens. […]
January
20
Why You Should Get a Dash Cam
posted by Rafa Collis
In early 2013, a big meteorite lit up Moscow as it rained fire across the morning skies. Abundant footage showed the memorable event all across YouTube, hundreds of images captured mostly by dashboard cameras, just like this one: Now, the question is: why do the Russians have so many dash cams? Among other […]
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