
My July 2009 newsletter is now available.
Tip of the Month: Organizing the Book Collection
Organizing Product of the Month: Animal Book Dividers
Also included: Three Quotes of the Month, all related to book de-cluttering
A professional organizer points you to cool products, good books, interesting concepts and much more - tidbits to help you organize and declutter.
Governing points to a 2006 study that found no difference between drivers talking on hand-held phones and those talking on hands-free devices — as soon as people started talking, they became more likely to rear end another car than a legally drunk driver. More recently, researchers found that simply talking on a phone cuts the brain activity devoted to driving nearly 40 percent.California has also made it illegal to write, send or read text messages while driving. You might think texting while driving is obviously a horrible idea, but it seems that plenty of people do it; a AAA study concluded that 46% of teens text while driving. (You can listen to one on Dr. Phil.) Car and Driver did an unscientific two-person road test, and came to this conclusion:
The key element to driving safely is keeping your eyes and your mind on the road. Text messaging distracts any driver from that primary task. So the next time you’re tempted to text, tweet, e-mail, or otherwise type while driving, either ignore the urge or pull over. We don’t want you rear-ending us.Indeed, one poor guy has been rear-ended three times by drivers who were texting.
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