Interesting Links for 12-8-2011

• Why sequences of words picked at random make better, memorable passwords
  (tags: passwords technology computers)
• The rich are different - and not in a good way.
  (tags: Money psychology emotion society)
• Research reveals genetic link to human intelligence
  (tags: genetics psychology brain intelligence)
• Using an EEG To find out how computer games really change the way you feel.
  (tags: computer_games psychology brain)
• The moral decay of our society is as bad at the top as the bottom
  (tags: uk politics riots)
• Misattribution of Arousal - You do not know yourself as well as you think you do.
  (tags: psychology anxiety brain arousal relationships emotions)
• Scientists Trace Heat Wave To Massive Star At Center Of Solar System
  I foresee the plot if next year's disaster movie.
  (tags: Funny onion the_onion science solar astronomy)
• Jeremy Irons on sexual harassment
  (tags: sex harrassment)
• Ticket to Ride for four-year-olds
  (tags: games children trains)
• Nokia N9 will not launch in UK. No Meego for us!
  (tags: nokia linux mobile_phones)

*sigh*

I think I'm burned out.

I've been trying to get myself worked up to the point where I can take part in more political stuff, and I just can't generate any enthusiasm. The idea of putting lots of effort into something that isn't going to have a pay-off fills me with exhaustion.

And I'm fairly sure this has rubbed off on work as well. Where I'm still getting things done, but my energy and enthusiasm has dropped to a low level. So if someone has a question or short task then I'm on it without a problem, but I'm just not getting through things at the speed I used ti.

I'm not sleeping badly, but I'm tired all the time.

You may even have noticed that I'm not actually posting much at the moment. The link posts are carrying the journal along, but I haven't felt like posting any content in a while.

It's my birthday in a week, and if you asked me what I wanted, I'd tell you a month off from _everything_.

Not sure what to do about this.