Every time I open a new tab in my browser, this is what I see:
It’s a brilliant extension (download it here for free; works on Chrome only). The clock never stops and it’s ridiculously detailed. This is the difference between telling myself “I’m 32 years old” and seeing that a tenth of a second passes away as I wonder whether to check Dilbert or Garfield next.
On a related note – a very interesting talk with Marta Dziurosz today, with a key question: “If you only had 48 hours to FAKE being really driven and motivated and competent at something – what would you do?” It’s interesting how easy it was for us to come up with quite detailed and hyper-intensive plans – and how hard it is to make sure that what we wanted to do in 48 hours becomes a good 48 weeks instead.
If you only had 48 hours to fake being keen, driven and motivated by something, what would you do?
Now take a look at this list. How can you make sure that you fill 48 weeks with what you wanted to do in 48 hours?
Wiktor (Vic) Kostrzewski (MA, DELTA) is an author, translator, editor and project manage based in London. When he works, he thinks about languages, education, books, EdTech and teachers. When he doesn’t work, he probably trains for his next triathlon or drinks his next coffee.
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