It's after 0200, and by 0800 I've got copy due for a website redesign. I'm taking a break from my fun to share a productivity hack I discovered in the grind of journalism school, where writing and editing well, at strange hours, with little or no sleep, was kind of a big deal.
Disclaimer: Yes, I ripped this off Doogie. Yes, it does work. Step #1: Change your background color! It cuts down on eye fatigue, and it's retro enough to give your right brain a good massaging. If you ever struggle with "creativity-on-demand," you must try this.
Step #2: You'll have to invert your font color for easier reading. Fan that I am of preteen physician phenoms, I prefer Doogie's white/blue combo. Also, blue is a soothing color, and the white page can a psychological hurdle.
Step #3: Before you print, don't forget to revert to white screen and black text!
Andy
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A sporting term from recent antiquity, Babe Ruth's Own Book of Baseball (1928) defines the the old college try as "making strenuous effort to field a ball that obviously cannot be handled." This blogger first picked up the term in John Knowles' novel A Separate Piece (1959), when the main character Phineas is told to "give it the old college try" after suffering a leg injury. To me, the old college try represents the beautiful futility of dreaming and the uncertain future, which belongs to those who seize today. From tongue-in-cheek to inspiration for forward motion, the phrase is still running strong, just like this little blog.
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