Worthless Genius

R.I.P. Worthless Genius

Benjamin M. Strozykowski — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:49:07 +0000

Though last week’s announcement of being finished with my productivity quest was just an April Fools joke, this announcement is quite real. I will no longer be updating the Worthless Genius blog, instead I will be moving onto a new blog at Stroz.net. I plan on leaving all of the Worthless Genius posts and content here, and [...]

I’m Done!

Benjamin M. Strozykowski — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:34:10 +0000

Yep, that’s right, my quest for productivity has ended with a resounding success! What Now? Well, now that I have completed all of the tasks that I could possibly ever have, I think I’m going to take a little vacation. No, I’m not going anywhere, I’m just going to sit around like I used to do [...]

The Great Gaming Generation

Benjamin M. Strozykowski — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:00:27 +0000

For the people in my age bracket, video games had become ubiquitous during our youth. Our older brothers and sisters may have been the ones who purchased the consoles and games, but we grew up sitting in front of a television, plastic controller in hand. Though many of my peers have moved past that piece [...]

The Epic Post Enigma

Benjamin M. Strozykowski — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:00:57 +0000

Every blogger out there has encountered the idea that content is king (or at least was at some point). Taking this idea to its extreme, we find that it becomes discouraging when the writer comes up with idea after idea, and none of them seem to be remotely epic in nature. I certainly fall into [...]

Systematically Failing

Benjamin M. Strozykowski — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:00:22 +0000

I have learned much about myself through introspective thought. My need to create a system to reign in the chaos around my life–and the subsequent failure of each system tried–has created a kind of numbing toward the inadequacies of all existing systems and their ability to suitably solve many of my problems. Systems that implement [...]

Systematically Systemizing

Benjamin M. Strozykowski — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:00:01 +0000

If there is anything to be admired about modern man’s brain, it is its uncanny ability to create order from chaos. We see this sort of behavior daily. Traffic lights, filesystems, smartphones, and (even more simply) our written and spoken language. While the evolutionary benefit may have passed its time, the concept of getting [...]

The Road to Personalized Productivity – The Problem

Benjamin M. Strozykowski — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:00:14 +0000

I have been through more than my fair share of productivity and organizational systems throughout my school and adult years. Each one promises a new level of understanding and claims to provide an easier way to organize the “stuff” in your life so that you can get to work with minimal hassle. Though many people [...]

Write an Incentive Post to Kick-start Your Writing Goals

Benjamin M. Strozykowski — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:57:23 +0000

Sometimes I need little extra push to get myself pointed in the right direction. There are countless methods out there that proclaim to cure a writer of their creative blocks, or motivate even the most lethargic pencil pusher. Nostrums! Snake Oil! Autism-causing vaccinations! OK, maybe not that last one. As a slacker fueled [...]

iPad: Too Little, Too Early?

Benjamin M. Strozykowski — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:00:19 +0000

I guess it is about time for me to weigh in on the recently announced Apple iPad Tablet. I would not be a blogger if I did not, right? Previously on Worthless Genius, I talked about my misgivings for the then-upcoming Apple presentation, and the impact–or lack thereof–the announcements would make on my life. [...]

Dealing With Information Overload Using Read It Later and Paperdroid Pro

Benjamin M. Strozykowski — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:30:32 +0000

Sometimes it is difficult for one to live in the modern world with the myriad distractions and the constant barrage of information from every electronic device and online service. While some of this information is clearly superfluous to our occupations and the well-greased machine of our life, other nuggets of thought-provoking brain candy can [...]