Multi-tasking; it seems that people are going to have big debates about this topic until the end of time.Recently, a book came out that claimed to “bust” the multi-tasking myth - as many authors have ...Full Article
If you’re a creative type like me — or if you simply have a soul — at some point in your life the thought of day plans and organizers has made you want to hurt someone. (Unless you’re the natura...Full Article
Studying for exams, freelance contracts or working on bigger projects can mean freedom with your schedule. But it can also mean procrastination, stress from deadlines and an organizing nightmare. Work...Full Article
No matter how organized you are, how together your system is, how careful you are about processing your inbox, making a task list, and working your calendar, if you don’t stop every now and again to l...Full Article
If you think about it, your decisions are the only things you are truly accountable for in your life. Everything you say or do is a result of a decision you have made.In order to improve the quality a...Full Article
I first became interested in what is now known as lifehacking because of a simple problem: I wanted to be able to get through all of my emails in 15 minutes, rather than the 15 hours it seemed to take...Full Article
Do you try to keep too many balls in the air? I do. I try to stuff at least two lives into one. I’ve tried various ways to accomplish this without stress, but it’s only now that I’ve found the answer:...Full Article
What would you do if you lost power for a day? What about a nasty storm knocking out transport to your area for a week? What if you had to evacuate your home because of a wild fire?A little emergency ...Full Article
Are you guilty of failing at your goals time and time again, only to ask “what’s wrong with the world?” and keep on trying to succeed with the same strategies and tactics? It may be time for an intros...Full Article
Are you satisfied with your current level of productivity? I’m not. I’m always looking for ways to increase my productivity. The challenge, of course, is to get the most results within a certain perio...Full Article
Where do you want to be in 5 years? This question is one of the lynchpins of the personal development field. It’s usually followed by instructions to visualize yourself having achieved those goals, an...Full Article
Do you know when to stop?With thousands of articles about combating procrastination, I’ve seen few that deal with the reciprocal problem: not knowing when to stop working. Surprisingly I believe both ...Full Article
A friend of mine who owns his own The E-Myth , so I had to check it out. I’m not quite through it yet, but already it’s changed the way I think about business and taught me many things I’ll be c...Full Article
The financial freedom of a modest, early retirement is actually achievable for many smart and motivated people in college or their early 20s. If you make early retirement your highest priority in life...Full Article
Attaining true productivity can be an elusive process, and often when I look around at the methods people are using I see two distinct approaches: tactics, like motivation hacks, or overarching strate...Full Article
There’s no feeling in the world quite like the mixture of triumph and sadness that comes after finishing a project you’ve been working on for months or even years. On one hand, you’re done and can fin...Full Article
If you’re like most people, you have a lot of projects on your back burner that you hope to get to someday but aren’t quite ready for. Writers call this a “one-day novel” — as in “one day I’m going to...Full Article
Too often people go through life with a tunnel vision approach of how they plan to go about their daily activities, long term goals and work related endeavors. Any well thought-out strategy is success...Full Article
About 10 days ago, I accidentally posted a question I had meant to schedule for later this month, and as I’m coming to expect, your responses really got me thinking. The question was simple: What one ...Full Article
This is part one of a two post series by guest writer Michelle Martin.It’s been my experience that most people look for a new career by thinking about jobs that already exist. They think “I always wan...Full Article
