The Nintendo 3DS came out today and features dual cameras on the outside cover for taking 3D pictures. I snapped a few shots and thought I would share.

The absolute best way to view these is to copy the original MPO files to your 3DS SD card and view them using its 3D screen. Otherwise, you can use Red/Blue anaglyph glasses, but they really don’t do the pictures justice, especially with Optimus Prime’s red-blue color scheme.

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As good as I may be at doing multiple things at once, multitasking a primary focus with distractions (Facebook, Chat, Twitter) does not make my productivity more than the sum of its foci. For such situations, it really does make sense to mono-task.

On the flip side, there’s really no point in focusing so hard on one task that you start waiting for it to finish itself. If the printer is taking awhile or the computer wants you to stare at a fancy loading bar, start up the multitasking again. Keep moving.

Just finished reading about organizational development (OD) as a method of managing changes in business. The culture-relevant concerns caught my attention. Apparently different cultures view the existence and management of change with different assumptions. In practice, I seem to manage people and my external environment using Western methodologies (Lewinian/OD, below), while internally I confront personal change using Eastern techniques (Confucian/Taoist). I found it interesting that I’ve been doing both without previously being familiar with the distinction. Maybe there is value in mixing things up a little?

Lewinian/OD Assumptions: Change is…

• Linear (movement from past to present to future)
• Progressive (new state more desirable)
• Goal oriented (specific end state in mind)
• Based on creating disequilibrium (by altering current field of forces)
• Planned and managed by people separate from the change itself (application of techniques to achieve desired ends)
• Unusual (assumption of static of semi-static state outside of a change process)

Confucian/Taoist Assumptions: Change is…

• Cyclical (constant ebb and flow)
• Processional (harmonious movement from one state to another)
• Journey oriented (cyclical change, therefore, no end state)
• Based on maintaining equilibrium (achieve natural harmony)
• Observed and followed by involved people (who constantly seek harmony with their universe)
• Usual (assumption of constant change as, in the  yin-yang philosophy, each new order contains its own negation)