Category: Quick Tricks

1. Woody Allen Failed motion picture production at NYU and City College of NY. Oh and also failed English at NYU. Before winning Oscars for directing, producing and writing. 2. Thomas Carlyle Loaned The French Revolution manuscript to a friend whose servant used it for kindling. Carlyle went home and re-wrote the whole thing. 3.… Continue reading Friday Quick Tricks: 5 lessons in failing from people who later SO succeeded

1. Pay attention You can’t retrieve information that doesn’t go into your memory in the first place – it’s like searching for a  file your never saved. If you want to remember something, make a point of noticing it – consciously. Example Want to remember where you parked the car in the 52-story movie car-park?… Continue reading Friday Quick Tricks: 3 tips for a better memory

1. Write it down A written rant is a neat way to let off steam. Not only does writing it down take the sting out of a situation, it can bring you all kinds of insights that elude you when you’re in the throes of throwing things. 2. Breathe Inhale deeply. Exhale the yuck. 3.… Continue reading Friday Quick Tricks: 7 tips for anger management