Normally I wouldn't watch any sport competition but I got sucked into the Australian Open. It was mesmerising to watch. I remember the Jetsons cartoon where the future Homer Simpson would exercise by just watching TV. Perhaps I'll be able to exercise my brain by watching TV.

Would a blog entry be a good way of making a To Do list? What is important for a To Do list? You need an item but in my game the due date for many items can extend. It just remains like a thorn in ones side until it is unimportant or must be finished yesterday.

Attention. Would you be interested in the amount of attention I'm paying to your problem? I might have had blink training. Or I might be procrastinating because I'm unsure. I often tell students to only ask one question per email message to which I can give a quick answer. If several deeper questions are posed the answer can take a lot longer. How public do I want to make the attention I spend on your issue? I'm sure it is a factor of reputation, attention and trust. It just needs the research :-)

Enrollments in Computer Science and Information Technology at most universities are down. You need to start interest in these areas back in high school and even primary school. Here's Tim Bell giving a talk about how to interest these groups. More information at Computer Science Unplugged.