Have You Heard of Clocky?
While she was an MIT grad student in 2004, Gauri Nanda came up with a fun little idea that married technology and design: a clock radio that would jump off your nightstand and run around the room with the alarm going off
While she was an MIT grad student in 2004, Gauri Nanda came up with a fun little idea that married technology and design: a clock radio that would jump off your nightstand and run around the room with the alarm going off
By Early To Rise | Tue, Jan 11, 2011
Hermetic (hur-MET-ik) means isolated; not affected by outward influence or power. The word is derived from the name of Hermes Trismegistus, who, according to legend, invented a magic seal. Example (as used by David Carr in a New York Times review of Marshall McLuhan: You Know Nothing of My Work! By Douglas Coupland): “For someone thought [...]
By Early To Rise | Mon, Jan 10, 2011
Weltschmerz (VELT-shmerts) — German for “world pain” — is sadness over the evils of the world, especially as an expression of romantic pessimism. Example (as used by Anthony Lane in a New Yorker review of the latest “Harry Potter” film): “Even allowing for the fact that we have followed Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Hermione (Emma Watson), and [...]
By Early To Rise | Mon, Jan 10, 2011
I'm going to tell you about a great way to make an extra few hundred -- even a few thousand -- dollars a month. The economics are simple: Buy low (very low), sell at below-market prices, and put the difference in your pocket.
By Jason Holland | Mon, Jan 10, 2011
I’m going to tell you about a great way to make an extra few hundred — even a few thousand — dollars a month. The economics are simple: Buy low (very low), sell at below-market prices, and put the difference in your pocket. Yes, you’ve heard of this business model before. But I can bet you [...]
By Bob Cox | Thu, Jan 6, 2011
Time is limited (we do, after all, have 24 hours in a day), so it’s not uncommon to feel apprehensive as the minutes tick away. Many people let that apprehension overwhelm them, which puts their success at risk. That’s why, today, I want to talk about four common time obstacles. And I want to show you [...]
By Early To Rise | Thu, Jan 6, 2011
Time is limited (we do, after all, have 24 hours in a day), so it's not uncommon to feel apprehensive as the minutes tick away. Many people let that apprehension overwhelm them, which puts their success at risk.
By Don Hauptman | Thu, Jan 6, 2011
I found these sentences via online search. Can you see a problem with them? “The screensaver comes on for awhile and then goes blank.” “Good to leave DC for awhile.” “My husband and I are separating for awhile.” In all three examples, awhile (one word) should be a while (two words). Why? The word awhile is an adverb. It means [...]
By Early To Rise | Wed, Jan 5, 2011
Insouciant (in-SOO-see-unt) — from the French for “not to worry” — means free from concern or anxiety. Example (as used by A.O. Scott in a New York Times review of the film “Inspector Bellamy”): “The ease and professionalism that distinguished this prolific director’s [Claude Chabrol's] later work is very much in evidence, as is an insouciant [...]
By Early To Rise | Wed, Jan 5, 2011
The degree of happiness you feel is the best measure of how well you are living your life and enjoying your relationships. If you don't feel very happy now, you can learn how to be happier... and more fulfilled in everything you do.
By Early To Rise | Tue, Jan 11, 2011
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