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2 Brains…and Too Productive

Lately I’ve been in a productivity rut. I keep four numbers on each day. One describes my weight for the day, the other three describe my productivity for the day. The system is rough and subjective,...

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My Strange Campaign (Tips for Losing Weight)

Started June 13. Goal is Jan 1, 2009=200.  That’s about a pound to lose every 7 days. I expect to get to 210 without major effort, but under that will be tough going. Google, curse you for archiving...

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Fat Robert, Meet Skinnier Robert (How I lost 20 pounds in 6 months)

On June 13, 2008 I weighed myself and was totally shocked. I weighed 220 pounds!  I had gained a lot of weight, most of it over the past year. Fat Robert, 2007 Skinnier Robert, Oct 2008 When I was in...

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Enhancing your Brain Power: My Secrets

Man, I seem to be really kicking butt at work. I have focus and concentration and energy. Ironically, when I work from home, I don’t seem to be as productive. I find 100s of things to distract me, but...

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Robert Nagle’s Ongoing Word List

Here is a list of words I am trying to learn the meaning of. For more, see my essay about how to improve your vocabulary. HTDW means “having to do with.” Remember that these words seem hard to me. They...

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Robert’s Awesome Tricks for Improving your Vocabulary

In school  I amassed quite a   vocabulary. I was reading voraciously and preparing for the SAT and GRE tests. In high school I had studied Latin, so it was easy for me to recognize Latin etymology....

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