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Quick-Read: 5 Practices to Make Wait Time Productive
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Quick-Read: 5 Practices to Make Wait Time Productive

Jason Farman, Professor and Director of the Design Cultures & Creativity Program at University of Maryland, College Park, has written extensively on the concept of 'waiting', including in his Delayed Response: The Art of Waiting from the Ancient to the Instant World (2018). He has also reflected on our global wait in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. You can enjoy the longer essay yourself, but here is its Quick-Read.…

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October 3, 2020
Read more about the article Quick-Read: Why Being on a Ventilator is Much More Painful than You Think [+Infographic]
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Quick-Read: Why Being on a Ventilator is Much More Painful than You Think [+Infographic]

There are many reasons you do not want to contract the evil COVID-19, but I put together 11 facts solely around mechanical ventilators used in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) that should prove enough to stir your imagination and convince you to step up your preventive measures suite a gear! World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that roughly four-fifth of COVID-19 patients won't need hospitalisation. But 20% is still a huge number,…

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August 7, 2020
How to Be and ‘Feel’ More Productive as You Work Remotely
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How to Be and ‘Feel’ More Productive as You Work Remotely

"How can you be productive as you work remotely from home?" This is a question increasingly at the forefront for many people: students whose schools have been shut down as well as a huge (even though, hopefully, temporary) population that have to work remotely as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 global crisis. But it is also a question repeatedly asked by those who work remotely all the time, wondering if being…

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April 28, 2020