In Search of a Better Chopping Board
Researching chopping board designs... ..in the search for a better one.
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In Search or a Better Chair
Researching chair designs... ..in the search for a better one.
The Gap between Good Intentions and Impact
The gap between good intentions and impact of the resulting action (or choice) has been an area of interest to me. A decade ago, a Brad Pitt linked non-profit messed up an affordable homes project…
What’s the Worst that could Happen with Poorly Worded Menu Options?
Choices on mobile apps (also on any app) need to be worded appropriately so as not to cause any confusion in the user. This menu option on a sleep tracking app seemed to be a…
Feature Suggestion for Todoist
In my last post, I recommended reading the book, To-do List Formula. I also shared my own key takeaways from the book. The book highly recommended the Todoist app to create and track tasks. I…
Struggling with To-Do Lists and Staying Productive?
A lot of us struggle with staying productive. Especially so in these times of lockdown and uncertainties. And also when you are focusing on larger goals that don't really offer much daily satisfaction of accomplishment.…
What if the Comments Section on Social Media had a Search Feature?
Image: source Say you create a post on social media, and friends or acquaintances comment on it over the next few days or weeks. Now, sometimes it gets tricky if the comments function is basic.…
Reading and Writing Smarter
While looking up an old blogging account of mine, I stumbled upon a RattL 'em idea from many years ago. I had made a suggestion to Google, sometime in Feb., 2013 regarding composing of emails.…
Sample Size of One: Towards a Possible Solution
This post explores an alternative to fix the replication crisis (particularly in the behavioural science and economics fields, and if relevant, in other fields too). This post is in continuation to an earlier post titled…
The Behaviour Triangle
A humorous take on the paradox that exists between the views or tendencies of us common humans, versus that of therapists, who seem to take the more empathetic approach, versus some behavioural science practitioners…
Wonder Why so many Americans are wary of Vaccines
Photo by Maksim Goncharenok from Pexels In the past, US Anti-vaxxer protests have not gone unnoticed by the world. And while it was surprising then, anyone who was curious enough to dig a bit…
What if We could Mute Serial-Forwarders on WhatsApp Groups
A recent ‘RattL ’em‘ idea was for Will Cathcart and Matthew Idema at WhatsApp. Through the lockdown, a lot of people began spending considerable time on WhatsApp. And some, let's call them 'serial forwarders', dump…
Idea for a Review Mode for Note-taking and Planner Apps
A recent 'RattL 'em' idea was for Note or Planner apps like Evernote, Google Keep and others. Such apps could include a 'Review Mode' for existing entries. In this mode, users could be given a…
Elevators and Nosocomial infections
Nosocomial infections are infections that patients contract inside of a hospital, due to contamination or germs present there. A patient undergoing treatment at a hospital is almost always has a weak immune system, which is…
An Idea for Food Delivery Services
How most food ordering/ delivery service apps work is, you make your selection, pay (or CoD), and confirm the order. However, there are occasions (or lack of them) where you might want to order something,…