Slow Travel, Better Work: What 44 Hours on a Train Taught Me

Posted by KatieSimpson89 under Self-Development
From http://www.gocanvas.com 2864 days ago
Made Hot by: thecorneroffice on October 18, 2014 2:18 pm

For over 40 hours, I took a trian across the United States. What I found there surprised me and changed my views on productivity.

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Written by lyceum
2855 days ago

Katie: Thanks for the information. Yes, "whitespace" sounds like an interesting thing that you could utilize in new areas.

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Written by lyceum
2856 days ago

Katie: I recommend you to read Atlas Shrugged at some point in your life!

How is the wi-fi puck working with international roaming charges?

Talking about high tech things, have you heard about "whitespace" broadband spectrum?

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Written by KatieSimpson89
2856 days ago

It comes with a 2 year contract. I don't know the details of how the puck works, but it's super helpful for our business development team when on the road.

Haven't heard of whitespace, but will have to look it up!

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Written by lyceum
2857 days ago

Arshad Amin: Thanks for your comment. I don't think that the movie is doing justice to Ayn Rand's great novel. Read Scott Holleran's reviews:

http://scottholleran.com/ayn-rand/movie-review-atlas-shrugged-part-3/

http://scottholleran.com/ayn-rand/movie-review-atlas-shrugged-part-2/

http://scottholleran.com/ayn-rand/movie-review-atlas-shrugged-part-1/

It would be perfect to listen to Atlas Shrugged as an audio book, during a long train ride. 63 hours of food for thought!

http://www.audible.com/pd/Classics/Atlas-Shrugged-Audiobook/B002UZL9G2/

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Written by lyceum
2859 days ago

How is the Internet connection / wifi / hotspot during a train ride? Have you read Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand? It is a philosophical novel with the management of a train company as the story.

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Written by KatieSimpson89
2857 days ago

My co-worker, Andrew, brought a wi-fi puck with him to have good internet connection. I haven't read Atlas Shrugged myself, but I think long train rides are perfect for reading too!

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