Stephen Judd

Happiness research shows the biggest obstacle to creativity is being too busy — Quartz

"A 2014 study (pdf), published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, found that people who went on daily walks scored higher on a test that measures creative thinking than people who did not, and that people who went on outdoor walks came up with more novel, imaginative analogies than people who walked on treadmills."

Stephen Judd

Stephen Judd

Stephen Judd

Why Easter is called Easter, and other little-known facts about the holiday

“Bede wrote that the month in which English Christians were celebrating the resurrection of Jesus had been called Eosturmonath in Old English, referring to a goddess named Eostre. And even though Christians had begun affirming the Christian meaning of the celebration, they continued to use the name of the goddess to designate the season.”

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How to Bake Chicken Wings That Are SOOO Crispy - The Cookful

Use 1 Tbsp baking powder and 1/2 tsp salt per 10 wings. Supposedly, changes acidity and helps skin crisp in oven. Tried it and works great!

Stephen Judd

Nuts and Bolts of Encryption: A Primer for Policymakers

Very little jargon, straightforward explanation of encryption.

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Becoming a Learning Culture: Competing in an Age of Disruption - The Performance Improvement Blog

Most companies have a training culture, not a learning culture. This emphasis on formal training is a barrier to learning and change. In a training culture, responsibility for employee learning resides with instructors and training managers. In that kind of culture, trainers (under the direction of a CLO) drive learning. Whereas in a learning culture, responsibility for learning resides with each employee, each team, and each manager. In that kind of culture, employees, with the help of their managers, seek out the knowledge and skills they need, when and where that knowledge and those skills are needed.

Stephen Judd

Stephen Judd

Stephen Judd