Nearly all great minds have one thing in common; they had great mentors.I’ve learned that if you don’t have any great teachers in your life, that doesn’t mean you should sit around and wait for one to...Full Article
Being more productive is essential to improve your life. It enables you to produce more value out of your life so that you can give more and in turn receive more. It makes your life more fulfilling.Of...Full Article
Let me ask you a question: could you disappear? If you didn’t show up at work tomorrow, if you weren’t home at 6:00 for dinner, if nobody ever heard from or saw you again, would it matter?OK, these ar...Full Article
Different hiking styles produce different outlooks and philosophies. Some hikers stride along the trail, aiming for the maximum mileage per hour, day, or week. Others dash up and down the peaks, baggi...Full Article
“First we make our habits, then our habits make us.” - Charles C. NobleIt’s such a simple concept, yet it’s something we don’t always do. It’s not exceedingly difficult to do, and y...Full Article
OK, you screwed up. Something’s gone horribly, horribly wrong, and it’s all your fault. And now, it’s time to pay the piper.Maybe you lost your company’s big client. Maybe you forgot to do a critical ...Full Article
Bad habits are among the worst enemies of living life to the fullest. Why? Because habit is something we do over and over again. While we do other kinds of mistakes occasionally, bad habit is somethin...Full Article
Last week, Lifehack founder Leon Ho introduced me to the beta note taking application Evernote. Evernote boasts a variety of features that make it an excellent application, including automatic synchro...Full Article
I grew up traveling. My dad was a manufacturer’s representative in home furnishings, which meant he did a tour of all the furniture stores in the Midwest every few months. In the summers, we went with...Full Article
Stop me if you’ve heard this before… it’s a good idea to differentiate your luggage by tying a brightly-colored object to the handle… oh, you’ve heard that one? Here are some tips that may not be as c...Full Article
As you might already know, I’ve got a big family — the wife and I plus six rugrats. Plus a cat and a dog. We can go through an awful lot of food. Groceries (along with the rent and car and gas) are on...Full Article
I started podcasting four months ago when I launched the first episode of as part of Lifehack.org’s podcast series. Although I’d been listening to podcasts for a couple of years already, and had some ...Full Article
Do you have trouble falling or staying asleep? If so, you are one of over 100 million Americans who experience some sort of tossing and turning though the night, making insomnia a national health conc...Full Article
Our memory is one of the integral parts of day-to-day human life. We’re using it every moment, consciously or not, as we perceive the world and interpret it based on our memories and experiences, or a...Full Article
Xue Jie, making her own environment-friendly bags.Folded bags with bowties, as small as wallets.Starting from June 1 this year, supermarkets in China will be required by Chinese Government to charge p...Full Article
“Reading fiction is a waste of time.”Have you ever heard someone spout this line of complete and utter bollocks? I’ve rarely heard anything so ridiculous said in my life. Fiction, like all the arts, i...Full Article
“To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.” — W. Somerset MaughamSomewhere after “lose weight”, “stop procrastinating”, and “fall in l...Full Article
A remarkable person makes a big difference to the environment, the business bottom line, and other people. People recognize you. People see your work has great positive impact and significant to the b...Full Article
Faffing - The art of doing something without achieving anything”Faffing affects all of us, in all areas of life and it means doing something without achieving an outcome. It affects business, personal...Full Article
Finding the best in us is important, and I recently read a thought-provoking article related to it entitled Hitting High Notes by Joel Spolsky. There is a lot of wisdom in it to help us find our best ...Full Article
