{"id":989,"date":"2008-05-10T17:32:06","date_gmt":"2008-05-11T00:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/yulelog\/2008\/05\/10\/diigo-bookmarks-05112008-am\/"},"modified":"2008-08-22T11:27:01","modified_gmt":"2008-08-22T18:27:01","slug":"diigo-bookmarks-05112008-am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/yulelog\/2008\/05\/10\/diigo-bookmarks-05112008-am\/","title":{"rendered":"Diigo Bookmarks 05\/11\/2008 (a.m.)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gas Prices Send Surge of Riders to Mass Transit – New York Times<\/a><\/p>\n

Something to think about “out west,” where existing public transit might be spotty, or where the only public transit is buses. Rail definitely makes sense for many people here.<\/p>\n

“Some cities with long-established public transit systems, like New York and Boston, have seen increases in ridership of 5 percent or more so far this year. But the biggest surges \u2014 of 10 to 15 percent or more over last year \u2014 are occurring in many metropolitan areas in the South and West where the driving culture is strongest and bus and rail lines are more limited.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

tags: transportation<\/a>, transit<\/a>, transit_oriented_development<\/a>, cars<\/a><\/p>\n

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Can You Become a Creature of New Habits? – New York Times<\/a><\/p>\n

Creating new habits = essential for innovation; old habits remain, but can be lessened (if bad,eg.) by new habits.<\/p>\n

…brain researchers have discovered that when we consciously develop new habits, we create parallel synaptic paths, and even entirely new brain cells, that can jump our trains of thought onto new, innovative tracks.<\/p>\n

Rather than dismissing ourselves as unchangeable creatures of habit, we can instead direct our own change by consciously developing new habits. In fact, the more new things we try \u2014 the more we step outside our comfort zone \u2014 the more inherently creative we become, both in the workplace and in our personal lives.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This reminds me very much of SEED magazine’s 2006 article, The Reinvention of the Self<\/a>, by Jonah Lehrer, which profiled the work of Prof. Elizabeth Gould.<\/p>\n

tags: psychology<\/a>, brain<\/a>, habits<\/a>, innovation<\/a>, success<\/a>, business<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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