"An outfit in San Francisco called 'tenXer' has begun testing a service that aims to help people boost their mental accomplishments by up to tenfold—hence its name. . . . "
in San Francisco is currently offering a beta version of its tracking software to help people analyse their own performance, set goals for themselves and improve their lot. At present, the tracking software works only for programmers. But down the road, the same techniques could just as readily be applied to other occupations. . . . "
The great thing about this is that many of us on Hacker News can put the claim to the test. Commenting on the claims of tenXer, which is what the writer for The Economist and several of the commenters here on Hacker News are doing, is interesting, and trying this out and seeing whether or not it works might be even more interesting. It's still unclear how much most individual human beings can improve themselves if they apply effort to self-improvement. It might be a good opportunity for career development for many HN participants to try this out.
"An outfit in San Francisco called 'tenXer' has begun testing a service that aims to help people boost their mental accomplishments by up to tenfold—hence its name. . . . "
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"For those wishing to have a go, tenXer
http://www.tenxer.com/
in San Francisco is currently offering a beta version of its tracking software to help people analyse their own performance, set goals for themselves and improve their lot. At present, the tracking software works only for programmers. But down the road, the same techniques could just as readily be applied to other occupations. . . . "
The great thing about this is that many of us on Hacker News can put the claim to the test. Commenting on the claims of tenXer, which is what the writer for The Economist and several of the commenters here on Hacker News are doing, is interesting, and trying this out and seeing whether or not it works might be even more interesting. It's still unclear how much most individual human beings can improve themselves if they apply effort to self-improvement. It might be a good opportunity for career development for many HN participants to try this out.