Tag Archives: Psychology / Sociology

What if Generalist vs. Expert was a Mistake?

Posted on 09.07.2009 by Stephanie Booth

[fr]L’expertise peut être alimentée par une connaissance exhaustive d’un seul domaine, ou par une connaissance approfondie de multiples domaines. Le généraliste a également une connaissance de multiples domaines, mais elle est superficielle. On a tendance à considérer que n’importe qui … Continue reading →

Posted in Being the boss, Understanding life and the world | Tagged expert, expertise, generalist, interdisciplinary, jack of all trades, knowledge, Psychology / Sociology, specialist, superficial, Theories | 14 Comments

Sans regrets

Posted on 09.05.2009 by Stephanie Booth

[en]Regrets are there to help you find the energy to dare or do things differently. Beyond that, they are just a ball and chain which shackle us to our past hurts.[fr]Les regrets servent à puiser l’énergie pour oser, ou agir … Continue reading →

Posted in Understanding life and the world | Tagged life, past, psychology, Psychology / Sociology, regret, Theories on Life and the World, thought, Thoughts | 2 Comments

Anecdotes et statistiques

Posted on 05.04.2009 by Stephanie Booth

[en]NNT explains very well (in The Black Swan) that anecdotes trump statistics. Giving numbers does not convince people deep down, sadly. Stories do. (Just think how scared many are of flying, or of sexual predators online, and you’ll see the … Continue reading →

Posted in Understanding life and the world | Tagged ald09, Anecdotes, exemple, femmes, histoire, modèle, narrative fallacy, narrativité, nnt, Psychology / Sociology, statistics, taleb, the black swan, women | 2 Comments

Journée Ada Lovelace: Marie Curie

Posted on 24.03.2009 by Stephanie Booth

[en]For Ada Lovelace Day, I decided to write first in French, because I think there is much more penetration of this important event in the English-speaking world. If I have the courage, I’ll wrote a post later about a woman … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology | Tagged ada lovelace day, ald09post, awareness, Events, femme, journée ada lovelace, marie curie, Psychology / Sociology, science, Technology, woman | 7 Comments

Today is Ada Lovelace Day

Posted on 24.03.2009 by Stephanie Booth

[fr]Aujourd’hui, 24 mars, c’est la Journée Ada Lovelace. lisez l’explication en français (ou en anglais) allez signer sur PledgeBank, histoire d’afficher votre participation et de nous aider à mesurer le succès de cette opération publiez un article (ou un épisode … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology | Tagged adalovelaceday09, ald09, announcement, Announcements, celebration, Events, Psychology / Sociology, science, Technology, Vie de la blogosphère, women | 3 Comments

Why the Fifteen-Minute Timer Dash Works

Posted on 22.03.2009 by Stephanie Booth

[fr]Utiliser une minuterie pour avancer dans des tâches difficiles fonctionne car cela nous recentre sur le processus, alors que nous sommes en général paralysés par le résultat. Il ne s’agit pas de finir, d’avoir fait, mais de faire.[en]FlyLady coaches you … Continue reading →

Posted in Life Improvement | Tagged flylady, life improvement, productivity, Psychology / Sociology, Thinking, timer | 5 Comments

Journée Ada Lovelace: francophones, nous avons besoin de vous!

Posted on 24.02.2009 by Stephanie Booth

[en]This post aims to encourage francophone participation in Ada Lovelace Day on March 24th. The aim of Ada Lovelace Day is to increase visibility of positive female role-models in technology by blogging about admirable women in the field. If you … Continue reading →

Posted in My projects | Tagged 24 mars, ada lovelace day, ald09, Events, féminisme, femmes, journée, journée ada lovelace, modèle, psychologie, Psychology / Sociology, technologie, user/07467067922840649993/state/com.google/read, Vie de la blogosphère, visibilité | 1 Comment

The Wisdom of Small Changes: Incrementally Reclaiming My Flat

Posted on 04.02.2009 by Stephanie Booth

[fr]Reprendre contrôle de mon appartement, un petit pas à la fois. Chaque jour, ajouter un nouvel élément à garder sous contrôle. Aujourd’hui, c’est nettoyer la baignoire. Aussi, diviser l’appartement en zones, et travailler chaque semaine sur une zone, 15 minutes … Continue reading →

Posted in Life Improvement | Tagged changes, cleaning, clutter, control, flat, flylady, gtd, habits, home, life, life improvement, lifehacks, lifestyle, mess, Pieces of Me, Practical, Psychology / Sociology, routine, system, user/07467067922840649993/state/com.google/read | 6 Comments

Rendre service et apprendre à dire non

Posted on 22.11.2008 by Stephanie Booth

[en]Over the years, I’ve learnt to say no. I’ve learnt to reign in my spontaneous (and sometimes urgent) desire to offer help and services to people I want appreciation from. I try to stop and think: when the moment comes … Continue reading →

Posted in Understanding life and the world | Tagged altruisme, égoïsme, life, My Web of Belief, non, Pieces of Me, psychologie, Psychology / Sociology, rendre service, témoignage, user/07467067922840649993/state/com.google/read, vie | 8 Comments

Let’s Buddy Work!

Posted on 08.11.2008 by Stephanie Booth

[fr]Un bon truc quand on n’avance pas dans son travail: trouver quelqu’un (souvent en ligne) avec qui travailler en tandem. “Bon, alors moi, je vais écrire cet e-mail pendant que toi tu lis ce rapport, et on se retrouve dans … Continue reading →

Posted in Being the boss | Tagged freelancing, help, Pieces of Me, procrastination, productivity, Psychology / Sociology, support, user/07467067922840649993/state/com.google/read, working from home | 8 Comments