Genuine Curiosity

Author Dwayne Melancon is always on the lookout for new things to learn. An ecclectic collection of postings on personal productivity, travel, good books, gadgets, leadership & management, and many other things.

 

If you love something, set it free. If it comes back…

hourglass I’ve been heads-down at a conference these past several days, so I’ve been quiet here on the blog (though I’ve been active on Twitter, as some of you may have seen).  I have some pent-up posts that I’ll be writing up in the next few days.  My nice, long plane ride ahead tomorrow would be ideal for that, wouldn’t it?  Some of the items in the hopper:

  • Interesting thoughts after attending a talk by Stephen M. R. Covey on “The Speed of Trust” – not just the book, but the awesome concepts underlying the book.
  • A review of a radically improved version of the Netcentrics “Getting Things Done” add-in for Outlook.
  • A couple of gadget-related reviews, and a couple of other books.

In the mean time, you might enjoy my latest post on the newly re-designed “Joyful Jubilant Learning” site about “Early Abandonment and Boomerangs” (hint – it’s sort of about social media, sort of about gadgets, and may strike a nerve with you).

So what does the title of this post mean?  It’s an obscure connection to the “Early Abandonment and Boomerangs” metaphor.  At least they connect in my mind.  If they don’t connect for you, forget I said that, and just enjoy the other post…

Awesome “give & get” opportunity

beyondcode_new In my last post, I reviewed Rajesh Setty’s book, Upbeat.  Well, I finally got around to subscribing to his new newsletter and was pleasantly surprised that this entitled me to download a PDF copy of his book, “Beyond Code” (which I’ve also reviewed).

This is a phenomenal example of “give & get” – you give Rajesh permission to keep in touch with you in his newsletters, and you get a free copy of a very powerful book.

By the way – I just realized it’s been over 3½ years since I first read Beyond Code, and I still feel its impact.  I have re-read it a couple of times, and have recommended it to others countless times.

If you want to sign up for Rajesh Setty’s newsletter, you can do so by clicking this link.

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[Updated] Quick clicks for Monday

mouseclick Last night I was getting caught up on my online reading and finally got a chance to spend time on some of the sites on my “to read” list.  Here are a couple you should click on:

Have a great and productive week!

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Loves me some books

The annual "A Love Affair With Books" (ALAWB) is going on this month at Joyful Jubilant Learning. If you're a reader and haven't visited ALAWB yet: what are you waiting for?

Each book is discussed by a different blogger, so you get a ton of different perspectives. Mine went live this week - check out my discussion of "The Red Rubber Ball at Work."

By the way - this year is different than last year. In the past, the books have been mostly business / nonfiction books but a few fictional works have found their way into the mix this year.

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Pause and Resume

PauseDisabled You may have noticed that I’ve been a bit quieter than usual here of late.  You see, I’ve been dealing with the illness and death of my father-in-law, and I pressed the “Pause” button while traveling this past week for his funeral.  He was a wonderful man - we will miss him, and I will be forever shaped by the beautiful example of his life.

While I have your attention, I might as well give you an idea of what you can expect in the near future as I press Play again:

  • Playicon I’ll share my early experience with Amazon’s Kindle 2;
  • I’ll (of course) review a number of books, including one that provides a very intriguing alternative to GTD;
  • I’ll review a backup service that provides an interesting alternative to Mozy;
  • I’ll be sharing more about some interesting gadgets and travel tips;
  • And more.

Also, if you have feedback on what you like or don’t like here (more of x; less of y; etc.) drop me a line (Email Me).

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