Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Don’t Get Hacked: Tools You Can Use To Protect Your Online Identity




Hacking is on everyone’s mind to some degree lately—especially with the recent WikiLeaks/CIA fiasco. If you’re worried about how events like this potentially impact your security and privacy, you’re not alone. Protecting yourself from hacking is an ongoing challenge, so you might as well take the necessary precautions now.

Below, you’ll find a list of 15 tools that will make you less vulnerable to tracking, hacking, and other shady internet shenanigans. Even if it takes some time to integrate these tools, it’s worth the effort if it keeps you and your information safe.

Sunday, February 12, 2017

Talent Alone Will Never Be Enough (This Will Free Your Mind to do its Best Work)




“If you hear a voice within you say, ‘You cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced” — Vincent Van Gogh

Creativity defines the human species — it underpins our favourite technology, music, arts and every other tool or product we use everyday.

The human mind is naturally creative, constantly looking to make associations and connections between things and ideas. It wants to explore, to discover new aspects of the world, and to invent. Don’t stand in the way of your creativity.

Most people view “creativity” as a talent. But that spark of genius can be nurtured and triggered using a variety of techniques.

In “Beyond Talent”, John C. Maxwell asserts that a person’s natural abilities are overrated and frequently misunderstood. While talent is an undeniable advantage, it accomplishes nothing by itself.

If talent is not paired with the right mindset and decisions, it wastes away and eventually evaporates. Everyone has an area of giftedness — something they do exceptionally well. However, the pivotal choices you make in life — apart from the natural talent you possess — will set you apart from the masses of people trying to skate by on talent alone.

In Talent is Overrated, Colvin argues that deliberate, methodical, and sustained practice is the way to achieve true mastery.