The Infinite Ideas blog

We write on a variety of subjects and often post exclusive ideas by our bestselling authors. We publish a diverse list and our blog reflects this so if you don’t find a post that interests you today check back later in the week and you’ll probably find something that takes your fancy. Happy reading.

Five ways your computer can make you smarter

25 April 2014 by in Lifestyle

by Darren Bridger, author of Boost your memory Depending on how we use them, computers can make us smarter or dumber. The explosion of information available to us online can leave us feeling overwhelmed, distracted and unable to concentrate deeply. Also, ever since a super-computer beat world chess champion Gary Kasparov in a game in …
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Break your bad habits: Letting go of defence mechanisms

25 April 2014 by in Lifestyle

by Jackee Holder, author Be your own best life coach Coaching yourself requires drawing on huge amounts of self-honesty, openness and confidence. A friend of mine was surprised by my recent comment about not always feeling confident. It got me thinking. Confidence is something I’ve learnt to do. It’s also a way I’ve defended myself …
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Three revolutionary questions: A model for everyday performance improvement

22 April 2014 by in Lifestyle

by Jan Gillett, author of Making your work work It’s easy to come up with complicated ways to change an organisation, but sometimes the simplest of models can be the most powerful. This Three Question Model for everyday performance improvement was developed over twenty years ago by Tom Nolan, Lloyd Provost and colleagues, and has stood …
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Spritz speed-reading app: A blessing for modern readers?

16 April 2014 by in Book publishing

In today’s information society the amount of text we receive on a daily basis is vast; newspapers, magazines and books now compete for our attention with blogs, emails, texts and social media discussions. But traditional reading can seem time consuming; for many, the need to be able to read more text and faster is a …
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Basil Bunting on Creative Writing

16 April 2014 by in Basil Bunting and A strong song tows us, Entertainment

by Richard Burton, author of A strong song tows us Hanif Kureishi isn’t the first author to cause outrage with off the cuff remarks about creative writing (see this Guardian article). Over 40 years ago Basil Bunting (probably deliberately) blew up the English department at the University of Victoria over the same issue. At that …
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Infinite Easter Ideas

8 April 2014 by in Lifestyle

To help you enjoy a stress-free Easter celebration, Infinite Ideas would like to share with you five inspiring recipes from Desert Island Dishes. Choose between a classic lamb dish with a French twist, a savoury sea bass with Asian spices and a lovely Italian treat for vegetarians. For dessert we suggest either a mouth-watering Bramley …
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