Can we really increase our productivity and work satisfaction by separating from email? In his new book, author Cal Newport, known for his book Deep Work, attempts to show how it is possible. He identifies the problem created by the advent of email and gives it a provocative name: the hyperactive hive mind.
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Memoirs of the anti-Communist banker who founded the commercial nuclear power industry
The years immediately following the end of World War II were marked by two important realities: the beginning of the Cold War with the Soviet Union — the Truman Doctrine was announced in 1947 —and the advent of the atomic age. At the intersection of nuclear warfare and atoms for peace stood Lewis Strauss… Continue reading “Memoirs of the anti-Communist banker who founded the commercial nuclear power industry”
A look at “Controlling the Atom”
This book, Controlling the Atom, appeared in 1984 and describes the creation of the first nuclear reactor regulations. The subtitle may sound boring, but I think there are some portions of the book that industry engineers will find interesting. Continue reading “A look at “Controlling the Atom””