Category: ADD / ADHD and Technology

People Are Inherently Weird. Everyone Wants To Be Normal But We Should Embrace Our Weirdness Cheezburger CEO Ben Huh’s VEF Talk

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I went to a great talk last night by the CEO of I Can Haz Cheezburger Ben Huh. Twitter  @benhuh  His blog. It was sponsored by VEF Momentum Twitter @VEFMomentum VEF Momentum was founded under the Vancouver Enterprise Forum with the purpose of connecting, inspiring and mentoring aspiring and emerging technology entrepreneurs in Vancouver. Many Read more about People Are Inherently Weird. Everyone Wants To Be Normal But We Should Embrace Our Weirdness Cheezburger CEO Ben Huh’s VEF Talk[…]

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Information Overload in 1755. Plus Ca Change, Plus C’est La Meme Chose

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From Wikipedia. The figure in the centre represents truth—surrounded by bright light (the central symbol of the Enlightenment). Two other figures on the right, reason and philosophy, are tearing the veil from truth. Information overload is not a new thing. Here’s a piece from Stowe Boyd’s thought provoking blog Denis Diderot, “Encyclopédie” (1755) As long as Read more about Information Overload in 1755. Plus Ca Change, Plus C’est La Meme Chose[…]

Vision Vancouver vs The NPA Civic Election Social Media and SEO Scorecard

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Photo Credits: dogsbody and Brent Granby Vision Vancouver’s Gregor Robertson’s campaign understood the internet, social media, and web culture much better than the NPA’s Peter Ladner’s did and that’s one of the many reasons he won the 2008 Vancouver civic election. In this comprehensive post I compare and contrast the two Vancouver Mayoral candidates in Read more about Vision Vancouver vs The NPA Civic Election Social Media and SEO Scorecard[…]

ADDers Should Learn From the Presidential Online Websites and Blogs

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“One person can make a difference and every person should try.” US President John F. Kennedy Online ADHD awareness and advocacy activities are easier and cheaper than offline ones, and are often more effective. Especially since most people with ADHD don’t have a lot of local services available for them because of a lack of Read more about ADDers Should Learn From the Presidential Online Websites and Blogs[…]

25 Idea Capturing Tools

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Most people have 2-3 times as many ideas than they can do in a day but adults with ADHD often have 5-10 times as many. What’s worse is that ADHD adults usually have problems with working memory, distraction, impulsivity and disorganization so it’s easier for us to have those ideas to slip away. If an Read more about 25 Idea Capturing Tools[…]