Category: Hacks

The Eight P Plan for Success

Let’s say that you are overloaded, overworked and under pressure.  You are struggling to cope.  This could be at a personal level with private projects or it could be at work where your team is having difficulties with business challenges.  Try this eight point plan which will help you. Pause.  Stop what you are doing. Take time to assess where you are and what you are trying to achieve. ... Read More--

A Lateral Music Album

Vulfpeck Vulfpeck is an American funk band based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.  It was founded in 2011 by Jack Stratton.  The band wanted to organize a tour for their small but loyal fan base. The problem was that they had no money to fund the costs of the tour.  The traditional approaches to this issue were to raise money by crowdfunding or selling tickets in advance or selling enough downloads.  These... Read More--

How to Outsmart a Burglar

If you want to beat a criminal then it helps to think like a criminal.  Burglary is a horrible crime so let’s think like the burglar in order to outwit him (less than 10% of serious robberies are committed by women!). Image by Steffen Salow on Pixabay Basic Ideas Lock your windows and doors.  I know this is obvious but burglars often enter through unlocked windows.  A determined burglar can... Read More--