Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Winning SCRABBLE and the Nature of Expertise
Study challenges the dogma that anyone can become anything they want to become — for example the best SCRABBLE player in the world — with enough hard work. In Outliers Malcolm Gladwell repeated evokes the "10,000-Hour Rule", claiming that the key to success in any field is practicing a specific task for a total of around 10,000 hours.
Tuesday, January 06, 2015
Sunday, March 30, 2008
The Rule of Thirds
The rule of thirds is a principle of composition that helps you keep your images dynamic.
It gives you eight elements to work with — four lines and four intersections. Placing points of interest along the lines or at the intersections tends to create a more interesting composition.
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Mark Kermode Drinking Game
"Mentions 'The Exorcist' - Drink onceI finally found the Mark Kermode Appreciation Society. Google came up empty but I got there after several weeks by looking for the Drinking Game
Starts interviewing himeself ('Is it any good? No. Am I happy about that? Not really. etc.)- Drink twice
Uses word which Simon doesn't think is real - Drink twice
Claims to be right and everybody else is wrong - Drink once"
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