MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'distractions'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:20:15 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118932&cid=t_115702_136_f&fid=39026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarolinemfr.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fmusic-and-cancer.html Music to soothe the anxiety and pain levels of cancer patients sounds like a nice idea except I won't be singing anytime soon. You don't want me to sing. Trust me. I only sing in the car when no one is there and I can play the music loud enough to drown out the sound of my voice. It would be painful for anything else. You also don't want me to try to remember who wrote or sings a specific song - I am always wrong. I do know Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner but anything else, I am probably wrong. All these medical researchers are scratching their heads about why music could help cancer patients with pain and moods. I didn't go to medical school, have no advanced degrees, and can't sing at all but I think I know why - its simply a distraction from sitting there thinking abou... Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118932 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 10:51:00 +0100 5118932 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4968576&cid=t_115702_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F06%2F26%2Fdont-have-enough-time-7-practical-steps-to-try%2F Some mornings Theresa Daytner spends hours hiking. She also goes on trail rides, used to weight-lift twice a week with a trainer, reads nightly, watches her favorite TV show, enjoys massages, gets her hair done and planned a huge surprise birthday party for her husband, with people arriving from all over the country. And she sleeps at least seven hours a night. Oh, and as journalist Laura Vanderkam writes in her book, 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think, Daytner is busier than most. She’s the owner of a seven-figure revenue company and the mother of six children, including twins! She also coaches soccer and regularly attends her kids’ games, is helping her 21-year-old plan a wedding and is expanding her business. I barely have time to clean my room, do one load of laundry, coo... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4968576 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 10:20:10 +0100 4968576 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4723943&cid=t_115702_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F17%2Ffeeling-anxious-here-are-3-iphone-apps-to-help-you-relax%2F Photo credit: Helga Weber Digital distractions are everywhere. You’re only two sentences into this blog post, but I’ll bet you’re already thinking about switching tabs to see if you have any comments on that new Facebook wall post you just made. Now you’ve reached the second paragraph, and I know you want to — have to, in fact — refresh your Gmail just one more time. Or check your @replies on Twitter, again, just like you did five minutes ago. Or pull up Reddit, again, hoping to see that red/orange envelope all lit up to notify you of a brand new message. Wait — did you hear something vibrate from across the room? Was it your phone? Maybe you should go and check your texts. Technology can scatter our attention into about a million directions at onc... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4723943 Sun, 17 Apr 2011 21:49:00 +0100 4723943 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4119630&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheSplinteredMind%2F%7E3%2FNsq9Z-Y49iQ%2Fread-adobe-drm-library-ebooks-on-your.html I've spent quite a bit of time on the quest for a library ebook reader for the Apple iPad. I've sifted through that great spam link & outdated forum post directory known as Google, and I've come to the sad conclusion that there aren't any iPad ereaders that can handle Adobe DRMed library books. The closest nibble for iOS was in February 2009 when Stanza announced upcoming Adobe DRM support. Even if Stanza hadn't been bought out by Amazon a few months later, causing their forthcoming Adobe DRM support to be abandoned faster than a pair of out of style pants, there was no guarantee that Stanza's reader would have supported library books.  The problem is that the most popular library ebook lending system is Overdrive. They deliver a double-fisted DRM smack down by wrapping Adobe DRM in a se... The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4119630 Fri, 29 Oct 2010 20:57:10 +0100 4119630 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4065586&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheSplinteredMind%2F%7E3%2FPxlmOIfk4uQ%2Ftale-of-two-pigeons-and-adhd-adult.html   I was supposed to pick up the Chinese medicine for the Goblin's seizures, but they had closed early. Instead of rushing home, I let myself become distracted with my new toy camera app, Plastic Bullet. There was a canal with embankments, a rusty fence, and run down elements galore. I got busy. Then suddenly I noticed two pigeons flapping around. They came to rest on a nearby billboard and I thought, "Wouldn't that make for a great shot if I could catch them in flight?" So I waited with camera poised. And I waited. And I waited. The previously energetic pigeons had apparently tuckered themselves out. Even with an approaching storm, I waited patiently, but they moved not an inch, never mind performed for me. Eventually, I became bored and suddenly remembered I had other things to do. F... The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4065586 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:00:09 +0100 4065586 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3960068&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheSplinteredMind%2F%7E3%2FqEORGIJtZgI%2Fsmall-diversion-with-sharpie-liquid.html When I was a very young boy there was an ad on TV that captured my fancy. The product was for a now defunct breath mint called "Dynamints". In the ad, beautiful people would pop a Dynamint in their mouth, then the world would shake with the very flavor of it. I recall a pyramid of cheerleaders and a guy at the bottom foolishly sampling the geological potency of the mint and causing the pyramid to crumble. This was very convincing to my five or six year old mind. One day I was spending time with my grandmother and I talked her into buying me the magical mints that "shake up your mouth". I remember sitting in the back of her olive green Dodge Charger, opening the coveted package, and carefully tasting one of these amazing objects. Nothing happened. As I sat there disillusioned, I recall s... The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3960068 Sat, 11 Sep 2010 10:42:15 +0100 3960068 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3921040&cid=t_115702_136_f&fid=39026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarolinemfr.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F09%2Fthere-is-hurricane-coming.html It is so exciting! It will be a big rainy, stormy day and then we can all compare beach erosion. Unless you live on the beach in which case, you need to move out for a few days. Or your boat is in the water and is in an unprotected area and yo need to move it out of the way. (If you aren't sure, ask people who have had to helicopter their boats out of the marshes back to the harbors after the storm surge.)We are watching continually updated storm projections including the famous 'spaghetti' plot (I'm not kidding - that's the technical term) where all the computer models of the storm track are put on top of each other - and it looks like a really bad road map or a storm track.I am no expert but have seen a few hurricanes in my life. There was one when I was a child and my father took us up ... Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3921040 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:01:00 +0100 3921040 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3816462&cid=t_115702_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F08%2F03%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-august-3-2010%2F What happened to the simple things? Things like staring off in space, hearing nothing but the sounds of the leaves whistling in the trees and sipping a hot cup of black tea. While I definitely can’t complain about all the conveniences technology has brought (including the new Kindle my husband’s bought), I do feel out of sorts when I’m too connected to the outside world and disconnected from simplicity. And it seems that the more time I spend plugging into the online world, the harder it is for me relax when I am away. Yesterday, for example, I spent the day biking. I was surrounded in nature. There was nothing but the ground below me, trees around me and the deep blue sky above me. Yet, I couldn’t shake away my thoughts. My brain seemed to be downloading new inform... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3816462 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 11:27:22 +0100 3816462 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3743718&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheSplinteredMind%2F%7E3%2Ftk3u9ukriig%2Fwild-night-wild-goal.html What a singularly bizarre, but wonderful night. We weren't able to discuss my Splintered Books Project as I had hoped, but it was a good time spent regardless. My wife & I don't date enough. We work, care for kids, clean, rinse, and repeat, but we don't date.  First, the bizarre. The venue the concert was at was a bit wild. My wife and I haven't been to a club in over ten years. She stood wide eyed, and I was bemused, by the antics of the youthful twenty-somethings around us. The majority of the patrons looked as if they were the rejects from a Jersey Shore audition. Most of the guys were in tight t-shirts and jeans, the girls in shimmery slips. In fact, I overheard one gentleman complaining that he had never seen so many "guidos". The club was a veritable meat market, complete with hun... The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3743718 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:54:17 +0100 3743718 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3710537&cid=t_115702_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2F3-ways-to-maximize-your-leisure-time%2F photo: Thinkstock We know. It feels weird to unplug and just think about nothing for a few minutes, let alone an hour. But leisure time really is important for our mental and physical health. Women get about a half-hour less of daily leisure time than men – which translates to four weeks every year. Excuse us? We women do more of the domestic chores at home than our partners, so we cannot tolerate this news. Jane Has a Job gave us three big tips for making the most of our free time and being as relaxed and happy as we can (and at least as much as a dude): 1. Sign up for a scheduled group activity: Though it might seem like just another commitment, if you’re a part of a book club or tennis league, you probably won’t blow it off to do some chores. It’ll encourage you to s... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3710537 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:59:03 +0100 3710537 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3302622&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheSplinteredMind%2F%7E3%2FrKWfgOFTJac%2Fwriting-novels-with-apple-ipad-am-i.html No. I'm not insane. I just have ADHD.Generally speaking, I'm constantly short on cash and must save up over a long period of time for my toys. So I find myself in a quandary. My daughter heads off to college with my MacBook in April (as I promised her), but my savings account isn't quite MacBook Pro/Air ready yet. What to do?Apple, sensing my need, released the iPad upon the world. The clouds parted. The tech was slick. It was only $499. I was set. Or was I? Had I found my solution, or was I just on another ADHD fueled hunt again?I use my MacBook for reading news, researching my novel, reading news, blogging, writing my novel, and reading news. I also manage my network & files with it, as well as download an obscene amount of TV content from all over the world. The iPad can easily let me r... The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3302622 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:00:03 +0100 3302622 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3298645&cid=t_115702_180_f&fid=38610&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.productivity501.com%2Fremoving-distracting-sounds%2F7067%2F A single interruption of only a few seconds can cost you 15 minutes of your day.  When you get distracted from concentrating, it takes up to 15 minutes to get back to where you were before the distraction. Our ambient sounds help reduce the amount of noise distractions in your workplace. Don’t forget, they are still on sale at a greatly reduced rate. Follow Productivity501 on Twitter.. If you liked this, please consider sharing it with others: --- at Productivity501:Save $10 on Ambient Nature SoundsKindle DRMYounger Look for ResumeConcentrating with Ambient SoundsProducts (Source: Productivity501) Productivity501 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3298645 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:35:09 +0100 3298645 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3004079&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheSplinteredMind%2F%7E3%2F8240uqTN7SY%2Fmailbag-prepubescent-proposal_17.html Most of my day is spent ticking or driving and sometimes ticking in between driving. I am the full time parent and so the onus of driving the clan around lies on me. This can take a lot out of me neurologically. My wife might argue that I spend more time reading news than ticking or driving, but I'm going to ignore her. I ask that you do, too. On days that I'm not ticking or driving, I can be found examining my navel. It's not necessarily a pretty one, although it's clean, but I do spend a lot of time looking at it while trying to figure out how to do things better. Actually, that whole navel gazing image is wrong. When I am deep in thought I am usually staring off vacantly above me to the left, or I'm pacing back and forth looking slightly forward. Truth to tell, I really can't see my... The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3004079 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:16:19 +0100 3004079 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2999837&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheSplinteredMind%2F%7E3%2FzO2YIPCnRw4%2Fliving-adhd-hunter-analogyor-how-castle.html Ah, do you smell it? The scent of The Hunt? Do you hear the crisp, cool clacking of the keyboard, and feel the eyes darting over the glowing screen seeking out clues… Nothing thrills my AD/HD mind more than the solving a puzzle in The Hunt. As an art geek of sorts, I love pen & ink. I write notes with an old school fountain pen. I prefer the skritch of metallic nib on paper over the tactile-less glide of stylus over pad. Maybe one day soon I'll take my art gear and go out and actually draw something again. When I came across the Dux Variable Precision Sharpener and successfully hunted it down, I set off a chain reaction throughout October which found me seeing things in a movie or show and hunting it down. Do you ever find yourself suddenly doing something over and over again? AD/HD ... The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2999837 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:07:20 +0100 2999837 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2899184&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheSplinteredMind%2F%7E5%2FMEkQUSPH0h8%2Faet9 I’ve got another free book for you today, but you might not want it. My wife has come down with the Swine Flu. No, she hasn’t sneezed & coughed all over the books. Actually, my wife is allergic to reading—gives her hives. She stays away from most literature (although recently she read a street sign. We were very excited for her). That means your free book would be safe, but I’ll soak the book in disinfectant before I mail it to you just to put your mind at ease. I was amazed, however, at the manner in which the hospital treated my wife. There wasn’t any emergency room staff within sight and they apparently treated her via intercom. A stick holding a mask was pushed her way from someone hiding in the ceiling. She was in and out within twenty minutes. In fact, they pushed her ... The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2899184 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:00:02 +0100 2899184 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2886724&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheSplinteredMind%2F%7E3%2FPiRDGq_f60o%2Fsome-thoughts-on-happiness-depression.html What a day. I’m typing sluggishly due to a prolonged ticking episode. They come in many shapes and sizes and this is one of the long, spindly, slow motion ones. I feel as if I’m out of sync with time around me, moving through thick air with each step nailed to the moment behind it. I simply did too much today, but there’s nothing I would have done differently.There was a time I’d rather have been by myself writing, drawing, dreaming in places such as the one depicted above. I wasn’t resigned to my duties as a stay-at-home dad. I wanted “greater” things. Instead, I spent today with my daughters in one joyous moment after another. The eight year old had a seizure on Saturday, made worse by the Croop, so she stayed home today. We worked on getting her caught up with her homework... The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2886724 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:07:43 +0100 2886724 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2862738&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheSplinteredMind%2F%7E5%2FivpcTw0nr08%2FSplinteredNarrative012.m4a Hear this article read to you: The pretty girls of Uniqlo are back for their seasonal clothing line update. This time they traipse about gay Paree in turtlenecks, short shorts & leggings. What I love about distractions like this is that they can give me a giggle, but have a built-in timer. I can only watch so much of it before I need to move on. Do you have any silly distractions you use to pick up your spirits or fight boredom, but not lose yourself in? (Be sure to turn on the manic, upbeat music for the full effect) Like reading The Splintered Mind? Share articles with your friends, link from your blog, or subscribe! Please visit the site and leave a comment or rate the article. I live for feedback. Thanks. (Source: The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey) The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2862738 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:26:50 +0100 2862738 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2712400&cid=t_115702_180_f&fid=38610&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.productivity501.com%2Fpeople-who-distract%2F223%2F If you work in a traditional office, it is likely that you deal with a lot of traffic in and out your door that is little more than distractions. Here are a few tips for keeping distracting people out of your office. Don’t have a place for them to sit — If you have a chair, put a stack of books or papers on it. You can also keep a folding chair behind some furniture for the times you need it. It is much more difficult to get someone to leave once they have found a seat. Stand and come out from behind your desk — If you conduct your conversation standing, it will likely be much shorter. This is a good thing to do before you know if they have something valuable or if they are just coming in to shoot the breeze. If you want them to stay, pull out a chair and return to your... Productivity501 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2712400 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:00:54 +0100 2712400 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2458488&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheSplinteredMind%2F%7E3%2FFKtzVYMnB5o%2Fwhere-do-you-go-to-find-peace-from.html A different treatment of my new favorite place - using CameraBag Originally uploaded by Darkstream. Such busy weeks these last few have been. I've been busy wrangling contract details with a magazine, rewriting the first three chapters of my novel, saving my marriage, saving the world, dealing with drama, ticking, forgetting stuff, and being thoroughly distracted that I haven't blogged much. Twitter has taken up the full brunt of my creative output. That's a bit sad, isn't it?As I finish reviewing some manuscripts for a writer's conference ( WIFYR) I'm attending all next week, I thought I'd share with you a photo from my new favorite place. Sitting on that log I happily played my pennywhistle above the roar of the river beyond that fence. What a truly peaceful moment. I hope to visit it a... The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2458488 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:30:55 +0100 2458488 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2408558&cid=t_115702_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2Fb8ZS_LjRIko%2F Despite television, cell phones, and Web “twitter,” traditional reading is still an important skill. Whether it is school textbooks, tech manuals at work, or regular books, people still read, though not as much as they used to. One reason that many people don't read much is that they don't read well. For them, it is slow, hard work and they don't remember as much as they should. Students, for example,may have to read something several times before they understand and remember what they read. Why? You would think that schools teach kids how to read well. Schools do try. I work with middle-school teachers (see http://peer.tamu.edu) and they tell me that many students are 2-3 years behind grade level in reading proficiency. No doubt, television, cell phones, and the Web are major contribu... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2408558 Fri, 15 May 2009 03:04:28 +0100 2408558 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2387206&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheSplinteredMind%2F%7E3%2FhVCuPCPAtB0%2Fwinter-memory.html This morning I was hot so I opened the window above my head and flolloped on top of my covers to cool off. I awoke again with a crust of ice over me so SLAM went the window.Usually the weather is quite warm by May, but contrary to the popular need for the world to be rudely ignited by Global Warming, Winter has had quite a long hold here in the Midwest. We had snow here in Utah last month. In fact, I drove through a blizzard on my way into Denver just two weeks ago, nearly pitching headlong into the darkness thanks to a patch of black ice in Monarch Pass.I know. I know. Weather is not the climate. Funny thing, though. We only hear that when cold weather inconveniently happens. I keep thoughts like that in mind when I'm huddling under the covers trying to restore warmth to my frozen extremi... The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2387206 Sun, 03 May 2009 20:05:58 +0100 2387206 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2382806&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheSplinteredMind%2F%7E3%2F-JuTRWh4hPA%2Fmy-secret-to-eternal-youth.html Never grow up. You'll live longer.Every ten days or so I update the @SplinteredMind avatar over on Twitter. I try to keep them zany or comical. These are two rejects. My wife didn't like them. I can't imagine why…I had fun taking them, however. Taking silly pictures of myself is one way I keep Depression at bay. And we can't have people actually respecting me now, can we? I'd hate to ruin a good thing.Like reading The Splintered Mind? Share articles with your friends, link from your blog, or subscribe! (Source: The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey) The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2382806 Sat, 02 May 2009 11:29:35 +0100 2382806 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2348536&cid=t_115702_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F04%2F19%2Fguidelines-for-good-listening%2F My publisher, Guilford Press, reminded me to tell you about The Lost Art of Listening: How Learning to Listen Can Improve Relationships, just released in its second edition. The book by Dr. Mike Nichols explores the ways in which poor communication skills have robbed us of the comfort and security that can only come from genuine human interaction. He then offers “a wealth of practical techniques, simple exercises, and easy-to-reference tips for becoming a better listener and establishing solid lines of connection with those around us.” Listening, as I noted recently in a blog entry about improving your communication skills in a relationship, is a core component to a healthy relationship. Many relationships fail simply because one or both partners in a relationship aren’t ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2348536 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:46:40 +0100 2348536 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2300273&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheSplinteredMind%2F%7E5%2FQ0PO5W39SHc%2Fscroller.swf (Source: The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey) The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2300273 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:57:23 +0100 2300273 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2266683&cid=t_115702_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F03%2F15%2Fonline-dating-too-many-choices-may-be-bad%2F Could too many choices in online dating be a bad thing? According to some newly published research out of Taiwan, it may be. Marketing from online dating sites often suggests that having more choices is most beneficial, because you have more options from which to choose. But what they don’t say is that the more options you have, the more work you have to do to find profiles that actually match what you’re looking for. Larger doesn’t always mean better. The participants were 128 youths and adults from southern Taiwan (69 men, 59 women; ages 18 to 36 years) who had membership in online-dating Web sites, as determined on a screening questionnaire. Participants were assigned to view one of three profile groups — large (90 profiles), moderate (60 profiles), or small (30 ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2266683 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 11:01:08 +0100 2266683 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2260678&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheSplinteredMind%2F%7E3%2FKRO-JPWB4hM%2Flove-teeth.html I'm busy working on revisions for two children's picture book manuscripts at the moment. I won't be blogging about Depression or Ticking or even ADHD today, though you can probably diagnose me with the picture above.Like reading The Splintered Mind? Share articles with your friends, link from your blog, or subscribe! (Source: The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey) The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2260678 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:13:36 +0100 2260678 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2222675&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesplinteredmind.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F02%2Fvainglorious-tomfoolery-other.html Discussion, and, after I was ready for the day, there was a two and a half hour errand. Finally, devoid of dinner filling my jiggly bits, I settled in to work at the local Barnes & Noble feeling not a little bit dejected.Now I can finally dive into the picture book manuscript I've been rewriting and fix the problems I think are preventing the story from getting published. And hey, it's only 8pm! Whoohoo!But there I go sounding negative again. Time for a another silly picture.Like reading The Splintered Mind? Share articles with your friends, link from your blog, or subscribe![Posted on the go with iBlogger from my lifesaving iPhone] (Source: The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey) The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2222675 Sat, 28 Feb 2009 04:38:00 +0100 2222675 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1999531&cid=t_115702_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F469469130%2F Karolinska Institute's Dr. Torkel Klingberg has just released in the US his excellent book The Overflowing Brain: Information Overload and the Limits of Working Memory  The title was first released in Sweden with great success, and our co-founder Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg gave a Foreword to the new US edition. Dr. Klingberg will be writing an essay for SharpBrains readers soon, so we can discuss the importance of this topic and his work in depth. Let me now link to two thought-provoking reviews of the book: Attention Must Be Paid (Inside Higher Ed) - "The weak link in the information age seems to be our human hard-wiring. So one gathers from The Overflowing Brain: Information Overload and the Limits of Working Memory (Oxford University Press) by Torkel Klingberg, who is a professor of d... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1999531 Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:05:18 +0100 1999531 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1635031&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesplinteredmind.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F07%2F13-of-funniest-references-to-my-blog.html Here's something I haven't done in a while. It's a new entry for Thursday Thirteen. I realize that most people post their Thursday Thirteen's sometime Tuesday afternoon, but I don't roll that way. I like things late and tardy.The article on my May ADHD experiment is turning out to be a thesis of sorts, so while I cut away at it over the weekend I hope you enjoy the following.13 of the Funniest References to My Blog This Month blogspot depression - Are they looking for blogspot blogs on depression, or are they researching depression in bloggers who use blogspot? miley cyrus coloring book pages - This is the most harmless search variation on the thousand or so "Miley Cyrus" hits on my blog since I wrote that article about the Miley Cyrus scandal. Most are derivatives of "miley cyrus in bed" ... The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1635031 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1635031 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1531186&cid=t_115702_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F06%2F20%2Fdistracted-while-driving%2F Anybody who’s driven a car knows there’s been an instant or two where they’ve become distracted. The vast majority of the time such distractions don’t result in any problems. But once in awhile, the distraction can cause an accident, resulting in injury and even death. We often think of distractions in terms of what’s distracting us — a screaming child or cell phone ringing. But psychologists who study distractions while driving look at it differently. They’ve classified four broad categories of distractions while driving (Stutts et al., 2005): Visual distractions (e.g., focusing on something other than the road) Audible distractions (e.g., someone talking) Physical distractions (e.g., eating) Cognitive distractions (e.g., something that ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1531186 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:44:29 +0100 1531186 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1397697&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesplinteredmind.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F05%2Fsplintered-chat-12.html It's that time of the week again...Hopefully, your weekend is going to be chock full of what you need, whether that be rest and relaxation, .....I love to read your comments so please take time to visit my site. Registration is not necessary. You can even post anonymously. (Source: The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey) The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1397697 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:32:02 +0100 1397697 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1383744&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesplinteredmind.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F04%2Fweird-weekend-wonders.html Has it been one of those weeks for you? It has for me. Lots of stress. Lots of activity. Not much to show for it. I'm busily reclaiming my life over here from the pandemonium and looking forward to getting into my next freelance assignment. I'm redesigning duihope.org's website. As you can see, it could use a bit of spit and polish. I'll let you know how it goes. So far I've spent the week studying other anti-drunk driving advocacy sites and clicking around the labyrinthine duihope.org site determining which is the most vital content and how to present it. I'm doodling with a highway motif featuring sign shapes at present, but I've got other ideas knocking around the noodle as well.I finished Terry Pratchett's "The Color of Magic". What a wonderfully silly book. It really picked up my spir... The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1383744 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100 1383744 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1301874&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesplinteredmind.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F03%2Fvideo-placebos-use-as-prescribed.html Since placebos have been shown to be as effective as some current anti-depressants, can perky technopop from Japan have the same effect?This week is a busy one for me. I'm currently sitting in a parking lot awaiting my twelve year old to finish instructing her students at dance. As I sit here impatiently waiting to get on with my personal projects, I've been reflecting on an upcoming conference I'm attending. I've registered for the UVSC Forum for Children's Literature and submitted a manuscript for review, something that I have a great deal of apprehension about. Not for the obvious reasons like being afraid of rejection. I've already been sending that ms about for months and have started piling rejections up aplenty. No, I'm more worried about whether the reviewer's critique will be rele... The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1301874 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 05:45:00 +0100 1301874 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1297836&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesplinteredmind.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F03%2Fmy-life-in-maelstrom.html A snapshot of an ADHD mindLinks to other Wordless Wensdays!tags technorati : Wordless Wednesday#6 Like reading The Splintered Mind? Share articles with your friends, link from your blog, or subscribe!.....I love to read your comments so please take time to visit my site. Registration is not necessary. You can even post anonymously. (Source: The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey) The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1297836 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:17:00 +0100 1297836 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1269652&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesplinteredmind.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F03%2Fsplintered-chat-8.html Here's hoping you have a great weekend. I'm up to my eyes in projects and hopefully will make headway. I have finished much, but still have much to do. I took a break tonight from my labors to enjoy a mild distraction, The Tale of the Mall Ninja. Here is evidence that even successful writers suffer from distractions. I discovered the following on Neil Gaiman's blog and now share it with you. If a kid picks up a candy bar and runs, you give him a warning before you cuff him. Same with those mindless teenyboppers who go to the Hickory Farms store, and then take double samples of fruitcake and cheeselog, you warn them that they will be charged with a felony(grand theft), and that if they attempt to fight and run, they will be, unfortunately, first tazered, and if they continue to resist viole... The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1269652 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 07:23:00 +0100 1269652 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1256322&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesplinteredmind.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fadult-adhd-ambitions-5-pick-your.html Is there something in your life you'd like to improve? Set a goal and track it with us here.I discovered a socnet called iRovr today. It's an iPhone only socnet so it intrigued me. NOT because it would allow me to be an elitist boob looking down my nose at all the poor people saddled with their clunky, unsexy cellphones (as some pundits pontificate), but because the site was designed to utilize iPhone features and I'm a geek and that sort of thing is like pollen to a bee for me. Any web browser can access iRovr, but as you can probably see it is formatted for the iPhone. My splendiferous profile is here.I can go on and on about the iRovr stream and how freakin' cool it is and how you should all buy an iPhone so you can experience the pure joy of social networking iPhone style (did I mentio... The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1256322 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:59:00 +0100 1256322 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1236996&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesplinteredmind.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fsplintered-chat-7.html Well, here I am. One day late and a dollar short as usual. I'm sick as a dog as they say, though as I tweeted yesterday I could say that I'm sick as a Doug — except that I go by "Douglas". I've been sick all week as a matter of fact. My sweet little six year old is now in mainstream public school and likes to share with Daddy every germ she comes in contact with. The last year and a half of home school may have had its stresses, but sickness wasn't something we really had to deal with on this level. Ouch. My poor immunity system is bruised.At any rate, here is the next open chat. I won't post a theme this week or even start with the first comment. I'm going to let you folks take the lead. To modify the famous words of Kurt Cobain, "Here I am now. Entertain me."Comments will close on Sund... The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1236996 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 18:18:00 +0100 1236996 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1162053&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesplinteredmind.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F01%2Fsplintered-chat-3.html Last weekend's chat was a success. Interesting topics were covered and we had more than two people in there. Thanks for all involved. I'm now renaming the chat because the other one was boring.I know you lurkers love the full RSS feed, but here's a game of Bejeweled to tempt you to come in and stay a while. Earn bragging rights and post your score below in the comments section. Of course, if the game is too interesting only the sounds of crickets will be heard below. So, to tempt you to chat let's discuss funny things you forgot because of AD/HD.Comments will be open until late Sunday night, long after most of you have gone to bed, I bet. tags technorati : ADD ADHD AD/HD Depression Chat DistractionsLike reading The Splintered Mind? Share articles with your friends, link from your blog, or ... The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1162053 Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:06:00 +0100 1162053 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1123390&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesplinteredmind.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F12%2Fwhat-are-you-reading-seesmic.html I was able to score one of the coveted invites to the beta site www.seesmic.com and started playing around with it today. I can't tell you yet if it is a fancy distraction or a useful communication tool. The best way to describe it is Twitter with video. It's not YouTube, however. Conversations are done entirely with video. Imagine hundreds of people using their webcams to reply to deep, philosophical questions while hanging out in their bathrobes. Isn't technology wonderful? I look like something the Irish Setter dragged in, but I was willing to give it a go. (Cat's are much smaller and couldn't drag me anywhere. It's all that good food I ate and apparently tucked away like a treasured keepsake onto my waistline over the holidays.)tags technorati : ADD ADHD AD/HD Distraction SeesmicLike r... The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1123390 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 19:22:00 +0100 1123390 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1063565&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesplinteredmind.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F11%2Fdeath-defying-evel-knievel-stunt-you.html You may have heard the news that Evel Knievel passed away today. I wanted to take a moment to share a story from my youth as a way of commemorating him. During a hot summer month before Fonzie jumped a shark, all the neighborhood boys gathered in Tommy Swenson's backyard to subject their Evel Knievel Stunt Cycles to the most "Wicked Pissa" jumps they could think of. There were no toys like those cycles. We could rev them up and launch them into the air in the most punishing, yet entertaining circumstances. Our Evel Knievels withstood them all. Years later we would graduate to riding our banana seat bikes over our own jumps, but nothing compared with the sweet thrill of that summer.One particular day stands out in my mind above the endless others because it embodied in our young minds what ... The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1063565 Sat, 01 Dec 2007 06:55:00 +0100 1063565 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1060080&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesplinteredmind.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F11%2Fsomebodys-been-spying-on-me.html I found this over at Pete Quily's Blog. Have a laugh with me. Doodle by Lee. The code for this doodle and other doodles you can use on your blog can be found at Doodles.tags technorati : ADD ADHD AD/HD DistractionsLike reading The Splintered Mind? Share articles with your friends, link from your blog, or subscribe!.....I love to read your comments so please take time to visit my site. Registration is not necessary. You can even post anonymously. (Source: The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey) The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1060080 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:12:00 +0100 1060080 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1027182&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesplinteredmind.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F11%2Fon-couch-with-twitter-social-networking.html Did you ever think one of those social networking sites could be therapeutic? Neither did I until I discovered Twitter.I have been an old fogey when it came to the social networking space. I have tried out MySpace but it really had no appeal to me. Nobody I knew used it, and the only people who contacted me where sleazy women trying to sell me pharmaceuticals. I have a Facebook page, too. It is a lot quieter than MySpace, but before my recent experiment it seemed just as pointless. Why would I want to worry about managing virtual friends and maintaining a separate email database? I already had a Flickr account with it’s posting and commenting responsibilities. Besides, I had a website with my own domain which I failed to maintain on a regular basis. Who has time for all that? No, clearly... The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1027182 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:50:00 +0100 1027182 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=964649&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesplinteredmind.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F10%2Fif-laughter-is-best-medicine-does-that.html Following a tradition I began last week, Fridays will now feature links to outside content. That either makes me a sharing boy, as my mother would say, or incredibly lazy. You decide.Today I'd like to point you to a few links that tickled my funny bone. The first was shared with me by Dr. Bonkers from the Bonkers Institute for Nearly Genuine Research. What an honor it was to receive email from such a prestigious individual. Although some might say he is certifiably insane, I can only vouch that he is certifiably funny. Be sure you have not taken a drink of anything when you peruse over such gems as Schizophrenia Treatment in Seven Easy Steps. Unless it's a drink of Windex, you'll be scrubbing at your monitor. (For this plug I hope to receive a free certificate, helping me beat my brother t... The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=964649 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:56:00 +0100 964649 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=947401&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesplinteredmind.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F10%2Fima-nanji-desu-ka-is-it-ad-or-crazy.html I came across this today and had to share it with you folks. It's occupied enough of my time today. Maybe it can occupy some of yours. I think it is a promotional gimick for a clothing company. There are day and night animations. Catch it at the top of the hour and you'll be treated to an "omake" - which is a bonus video.I haven't posted a fun distraction in a long while so I hope this makes up for it. A meatier article will be up later today.Update: I know, you're so excited about this you need an update.. This is a promo for Uniqlo - a Japanese clothing retail store. It is mostly based in Asia, but there's a New York location. Odd looking building. Somehow, this ad campaign fits them. And now for something even weirder: There's an alarm message at 5pm MSTtags technorati : Japanese Clock ... The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=947401 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:45:00 +0100 947401 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=918971&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesplinteredmind.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F10%2Fdang.html Guess I'll have to keep on searching.tags technorati : ADD ADHD AD/HD boredom distraction unicornLike reading The Splintered Mind? Share articles with your friends, link from your blog, or subscribe!.....I love to read your comments so please take time to visit my site. Registration is not necessary. You can even post anonymously. (Source: The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey) The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=918971 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 01:25:00 +0100 918971 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=886315&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesplinteredmind.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2Fall-they-hear-is-blah-blah-blah.html Sometimes explaining our troubles can sound like whining to people who do not share our burdens.Moments before my friend whisked me away to a night of distraction two weekends ago, I jotted down some quick notes. My weekend had been hard. I recorded and produced an album for nine hours on that Saturday, then began ticking early the next day. The ticking lasted for over thirty six hours. In addition to that, my hard drive had burped and lost 195 gigabytes of data a few days before. No utilities I ran could resurrect the data. It was gone. A weekend of deep digging yielded no results. Bad Block City had rezoned my drive. With the last attempt a colossal failure, I could officially sink into blackness. Depression was settling in. Not just because I lost data, but because I was drained and lac... The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=886315 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:28:00 +0100 886315 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=806608&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesplinteredmind.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Ffighting-depression-with-lol-cats.html Since my last article was a bit of a bummer, I've decided to medicate you with the best medicine available: LOL Cats. Oh, you thought laughter was the best medicine? That's so Web 1.0. Now you can get your cyber kicks while reading my blog headlines as if brought to you by cute and creepy cats. Some of the photos are spookily relevant, others humorously so. A new cat is assigned randomly every time I publish a new article. Weird, stupid fun.http://lol.ianloic.com/feed/feeds.feedburner.com/TheSplinteredMind?Bookmark it and visit it again later. It will update as I update the blog. tags technorati : LOL Cats, CatsLike reading The Splintered Mind? Share articles with your friends, link from your blog, or subscribe!.....I love to read your comments so please take time to visit my site. Registr... The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=806608 Sat, 18 Aug 2007 10:49:00 +0100 806608 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=797145&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesplinteredmind.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fitunes-widgets.html Here are two nifty new distractions for my Monday morning. I'll be posting a proper blog entry later today but to get me started I learned about these over at digg.com. I'm not sure they really compete with the last.fm widgets I use. They're prettier, and the first one is more interactive, but they only report on iTunes store purchases. Last.fm let's you know what I'm currently listening to regardless of where the song came from. I *could* enable the Apple ministore and let Apple know what I listen to, but who knows if that data will make it into the widget. Fortunately for the widgets' sakes, I have purchased quite a bit from the iTunes Music Store over the years.Of course, the big question is "Does anybody really care what I listen to?"Like reading The Splintered Mind? Share articles wit... The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=797145 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:59:00 +0100 797145 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=676604&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesplinteredmind.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F06%2Ftaking-your-disabilities-too-seriously.html Can't focus during exams because of all the pencil tapping? Can't get to the family reunion, nevermind smile for pictures, because of Depression? Does your spouse have to cut your food for you because of your tic disorder? You think YOU have problems? Take a walk in the shoes of the employees of the City of Seattle. Their inalienable right to microwave popcorn during breaktime is being jeopardized city-wide. You have to read it to believe it.Sometimes we can become fatigued from the fight to overcome our disabilities. Sometimes we can feel as if we've put in too much effort and energy just to be mediocre. During times like this I find it vital to keep my sense of humor. I look for anything that can lift my spirits and stave off depression and negativity - even silly articles on banning mic... The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=676604 Thu, 14 Jun 2007 22:02:00 +0100 676604 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=623866&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesplinteredmind.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F05%2Fthirteen-things-i-saw-today_18.html Today's Thursday Thirteen is very late, but then again I did spend all day away from the computer taking these very pictures. I hope that you enjoy them. This was a spontaneous trip to lift my spirits and stave off Depression. Never give up. Journey's Beginning 1) Today I decided to be spontaneous. I know that sounds like I'm not ACTUALLY being spontaneous, but it was a decision on a whim so I think it counts. I wanted to record 13 things that I saw today and put them up on my blog for Thursday 13. My first image was right across the street from my house. Even though it was an overcast and smoggy day, I was determined to take 13 pictures anyway. Off the beaten path2) After picking up my daughter from school I suddenly took a left instead of a right and very quickly left our humdrum wor... The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=623866 Fri, 18 May 2007 05:30:00 +0100 623866 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=620584&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesplinteredmind.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F05%2Fdepression-random-web-therapy.html I've had about three hours of sleep today. I'm trying to turn my schedule around. I'm afraid I've been very naughty of late and have gotten myself upside down again. So here I am, tired, overheated (I still rent and the landlord is a sadist who only hooks up the swamp cooler on Memorial Day. It's a nice, toasty 88°F today. No, it's not Global Warming. It's always this hot here in Utah this time of year. That's why I call my landlord a sadist.), and my brain has melted down my legs and pooled underneath my computer chair. What's left of my brain has decided that I want to be depressed. But who has time for that? Every time I feel Depression begin to coat me with that oh, so familiar syrupy coat of gloominess I have a choice. I can snuggle in or I can shake it off. Mind over mood. That's m... The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=620584 Fri, 11 May 2007 00:39:00 +0100 620584 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=551980&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesplinteredmind.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fmy-delicious-distractions.html My recent del.icio.us entries.....NOTICE RSS FEED READERS: I have completed merging the two blogs. Now I will be adding categories to old entries over the next few weeks. I regret to say that this will post all those old entries into the RSS feed. Your patience please. Thanks for your support! .....I love to read your comments so please take time to visit my site. Registration is not necessary. You can even post anonymously. (Source: The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey) The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=551980 Tue, 03 Apr 2007 21:41:00 +0100 551980 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=552001&cid=t_115702_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesplinteredmind.blogspot.com%2F2006%2F06%2Fadhd-warning-heres-new-way-to-distract_15.html Enter what you're reading or your whole library—it's an easy, library-quality catalog. Because everyone else is doing it too, LibraryThing connects you with people who read the same things, and gives you great recommendations.LibraryThing | Catalog your books online I came across this the other day. Unbelievably, I didn't leap in and begin to lose myself in it (I just wet my feet). LibraryThing is a free service that allows you to list all your books online and share that list with other readers. You can tag each book with descriptions in that social bookmarking Web 2.0 way that is all the rage right now. And why wouldn't it be? Within a few clicks you can find other people who enjoyed Jonathan Livingston Seagull - even start a dialog of sorts with them by commenting on their user profil... The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=552001 Thu, 15 Jun 2006 22:00:00 +0100 552001