Technology & Flickr

The iPhone - What a cool invention?! The Apple stores are the current Mecca for all iGeeks this week. Is it worth it right now to stand in line for 5 days? Soon we will know. How strange is it that people are standing in line for phones, it used to be standing in line for cabbage patch kids, it has slowly evolved into a more technology centered line. (Tickle Me Elmo was one of the combo toys, a furry technologically capable being.) Most of the "new" technology that is developed now has a waiting period. The unspoken rule is not to buy the first run of a new item. So while I would like to stand in line for an iPhone, because the coolness factor is there, the price and my better judgement have gotten the upper hand over the coolness of it. Although I can't guarantee that I won't stand in line for the second run!

Flickr is a great site that is extremely useful for posting photos it's nice b/c some of the other photo sites require that you purchase photos in order to keep your membership active. Whereas flickr doesn't require that. I enjoyed the Flickr color picker.

Lifelong Learners

As a lifelong learner myself I found the 7 1/2 things listed to be true. The one that I have the most difficult time with is viewing problems as challenges. Sometimes it is difficult to step back from the situation and problem solve or think creatively to solve the problem, especially if it is something that needs immediate attention. Of the 7 1/2 things that were listed the ones that I have the easiest time with (aside from Play!) is accepting responsibility for my own learning, if there is something that I would like to learn or do I go for it. Another item that I have found to be extremely helpful to me in learning something is to teach others. One of the best ways for me to gain a better understanding of something is by teaching it to someone else.

I had never stopped to think of the different habits that may make someone more apt to be a lifelong learner before.