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Procrastination Modeling

brett — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:44:43 +0000

For the last few months I've been trying to come up with a model for procrastination. Specifically; for the various factors that cause me to delay carrying out a task. Over the weekend I was pondering what I would use the model for. If I came up with an equation which effectively represented the various parameters describing how much I would procrastinate over a given task, what use would it be?

Well, my thinking is that if I have an accurate model of what causes me to procrastinate over tasks, I can then start targeting the various factors. I can create strategies to reduce the impact of different factors, and hopefully improve my own effectiveness. It will also be interesting to see if - by the very act of studying my behaviour - I reduce the amount I procrastinate.

Financial models need more complexity?

Photos of London

brett — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:21:38 +0000

Here are some amazing photos of London from photographer Jason Hawkes. London is such a beautiful city and an amazing place to live!

Ghost-written by Who?

brett — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:29:25 +0000

Here is John Howard (Australia's Prime Minister during the start of the last Iraq War), and Stephen Harper (Canada's Prime Minister at the same time) giving the same, almost word-for-word speech in Parliament justifying the need to go to war.

Happy New Year!

US Public Debt

brett — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:30:23 +0000

US Public Debt from 2006 until 30 Sep 2008

Lehman Brothers

brett — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:54:55 +0000

I just popped down to the Lehman building here at Canary Wharf to see what was going on. There were a few people standing outside, and news crews filming - but overall it seemed pretty quiet.

My iRex iLiad

Large Hadron Collider Rap

brett — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:44:07 +0000

A rap about the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. Absolutely awesome!

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Back from France

brett — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:02:13 +0000

Just arrived back from France and we are pretty psyched about buying some land over there and building a small weekend nest. It's amazing how close Calais is to London. One hour on the train and you're there. Another hour and you're at the area we are looking at. Very doable for a weekend away.

Great Expression…

brett — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:20:02 +0000

From Alan Nevin, chief economist for the California Building Industry Association and San Diego-based MarketPointe Realty Advisors: "Now it's just a matter of the pig going through the snake." Related posts:Great Quote Related posts:

Great Quote

Brett’s Law of Reusability…

brett — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:46:28 +0000

"Any sufficiently complex bit of code is hard to make easily reusable without abstracting it to a level in which it is essentially useless." No related posts. No related posts.

Dr Jill Bolte Taylor’s stroke experience

brett — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:32:10 +0000

Dr Jill Bolte Taylor is is a Harvard-trained and published neuroanatomist who had a brain stroke on 10th Dec 1996. The stroke put pressure on the language centers on the left hemisphere of her brain. On the 27th Feb 2008, she gave a talk at TED about the experience. The talk is well worth watching!

The Coming Collapse of the Middle Class