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6 Tips to enjoy your travels

Most guides for travel preparations focus on the equipment and necessary documents. But how do you prepare your mind for travel?

In this article, a professional traveller gives 6 advices to prepare for travelling:

  1. Study and gather information
  2. Change your routines
  3. Learn to deal with people
  4. Make quicker decisions
  5. Learn to be with yourself
  6. Just relax

Image source: TravelHamza Butt (CC BY 2.0)

How to avoid questionable decisions

George Dvorskyin his post The 12 cognitive biases that prevent you from being rational has listed some “cognitive biases” which can lead us to make grave mistakes. 

He defines the “cognitive biases” as “those annoying glitches in our thinking that cause us to make questionable decisions and reach erroneous conclusions”.

Here is the list:

  1. Confirmation Bias
  2. Ingroup Bias
  3. Gambler’s Fallacy
  4. Post-Purchase Rationalization
  5. Neglecting Probability
  6. Observational Selection Bias
  7. Status-Quo Bias
  8. Negativity Bias
  9. Bandwagon Effect
  10. Projection Bias
  11. The Current Moment Bias
  12. Anchoring Effect

For details read the full post

15083417861_fa0698290d_bImage source: Flickr – Topher McCulloch (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Multitasking

The subject of the Diplocalendar 2012 for the month of September is Multitasking.

The opposite of delegation, multitasking is an attempt to divide your mind and attention into several activities that you attempt to do all at once. Few people learn to do this successfully; in general it’s a recipe for failure.

More inspiring subjects on Diplocalendar 2012 that explores in both a serious and lighthearted way, some elements of interpersonal relationships and management that can help in daily activities.