Books & Websites

Here are the books that I’ve referenced in posts to this blog:

Bertsche, Rachel. MWF Seeking BFF: My Yearlong Search for a New Best Friend (“In Friendship,” March 2012)

Duhigg, Charles. The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business ("The Power of Habit," April 2012)

Gawande, Atul. Checklist Manifesto (“The Daily Question Process,” September 2011)

Marcus, Tara & Evan. It’s Okay to Play: 30 Days to a Ridiculously Wonderful Life (“Back to School,” January 2012)

Michalko, Michael. Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creativity for the 90's  (“Mind Gym, Part 2,” September 2011)

Smith, Keri. How to be an Explorer of the World: Portable Life Museum (“Back to School,” January 2012)

Stone, Douglas et al. Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most. ("Difficult Conversations, Parts 1 & 2," February 2014)

von Oech, Roger. A Whack on the Side of the Head (“Mind Gym, Part 2,” September 2011)

Wujec, Tom. Five Star Mind: Games and Puzzles to Stimulate Your Creativity & Imagination (“Mind Gym, Part 2,” September 2011)

And these are the websites:

www.challengesuccess.org/ - Works with schools, parents and youth to develop and implement action plans to improve student well-being and engagement with learning. (“Do Your Questions Get to the Heart of the Matter?” November, 2011)

www.themindgym.com/ - This organization, dedicated to “transforming performance by changing the way people think” conducted the activities chronicled in two posts. (“The Mind Gym, Parts 1 & 2,” September 2011)

www.thisibelieve.org/ – Essays describing the core values that guide the daily lives of people from all walks of life. (“Express Yourself” July 2011)

www.mwfseekingbff.com/– The companion site to the book of the same name referenced above. (“In Friendship,” March 2012)

www.flylady.net/ – Support for getting life organized – and cleaned! – one "BabyStep" at a time. (“Catching Up” July 2011)

www.ayearofproductivity.com - Practical, tactical tips to make your life better. The author is spending one year, beginning May 1st, 2013, devouring everything he can get his hands on about productivity and writing every day about what he's learning. ("A Year of Productivity" January 2014)

www.darynkagan.com/index.html - I haven't actually written about this site yet, but I highly recommend it for a daily shot of showing the world what's possible!

www.sparked.com - Here's a website I'll have to write about. On this site, you can do a volunteer project even if you are time-challenged or can't leave your desk. The first time I logged on, I spent less than one hour giving a non-profit feedback on their fund-raising letter and transcribing (e.g. typing) some postcards from the 1800's for a historical society. 7,000 other short-term projects were also available. 

Other

Everyday Creativity with Dewitt Jones (video) (“Mind Gym, Part 2,” September 2011)