How to Keep Your iTunes Video Library Organized

Sometimes, I think I’m way too anal about some things. According to some of the comments on my previous posts, you agree. But nothing beats how much of a Nazi I am when it comes to my iTunes library.

Sure, I know the clamor is coming; iTunes sucks, use (insert alternative software here) instead. I’m on a Mac as I write this, I own an iPhone and an Apple TV… » Continue

October 8 | By Joel | Tagged: | 10 comments»

5 Suggestions for Leaving With Style

October 7 By Thursday | 5 comments»

There’s something to be said for leaving a former employer with style. We’re in the middle of a time when more than a few employers are having to downsize and plenty of people who would otherwise be assured of a job are getting the axe. Just because a former employer may have directed you to the door, however, you can still walk out with your pride intact. The same… » Continue

Deirdre McCloskey on Writing

One of the best books for writers in the social sciences is Deirdre McCloskey’s Economical Writing, a very short, very small book that offers a number of important principles for writing. McCloskey is an economist by training, but she has written across a wide variety of fields. Economical Writing is a must-have and a must-read for any serious writer. Here are five of her points from… » Continue

October 10 | By Art | Tagged: college, efficiency, persuasion, social-science, student, university, writing | 5 comments»

Politics: 7 Ways to Get Involved Now

If you have, by some miracle, managed to avoid all manner of news lately, you might be surprised to know that there’s a U.S. presidential election in less than a month. Even if you are aware of it, you may be reluctant to get involved or just not sure where to start. I wouldn’t dream of suggesting that you vote for one candidate over the other, but I would… » Continue

October 9 | By Thursday | Tagged: candidate, politics, vote | 2 comments»

Are You Sabotaging Your Plan to Exercise More?

You know exercise is good for you, right? But regular exercise is like pushing water uphill. You do it for a couple of days - and then try and forget about it, because it’s just too hard. Sounds familiar?

People who exercise regularly swear by it. They enjoy it. They can’t stop talking about it. But how did they manage to build a habit that sticks? Wouldn’t you like to… » Continue

October 9 | By Mary | Tagged: exercise, fitness, health, motivation, plan | 12 comments»

How to Keep Your iTunes Video Library Organized

Sure, I know the clamor is coming; iTunes sucks, use (insert alternative software here) instead. I’m on a Mac as I write this, I own an iPhone and an Apple TV… » Continue

October 8 | By Joel | Tagged: | 10 comments»

Marriage… and Other Stuff I’m Meant to Do

Poor Delusional Me
Being a single bloke in his forties draws all kinds of comments, suggestions, inferences and questions from a broad cross-section of people, with responses ranging from pity to surprise, through to outright jealousy. Apparently the most interesting thing about me (for some people) is my wife-less-ness (Craigism). Clearly there’s something weird, dark and dysfunctional about me that needs to be explored and explained.

Or… I could just be a… » Continue

October 8 | By Craig | Tagged: conformity, marriage, normality, relationships, rule-breaking, society | 21 comments»

5 Suggestions for Leaving With Style

October 7 | By Thursday | Tagged: career, network, resignation | 5 comments»

Finding Diamonds in Your Past

“Been there, done that” has become synonymous with boredom or lack of challenge for some people. For others it is a mini retirement statement. We think it can represent a great place to look for new opportunities.

Maybe you or someone you know has made money in one area then gone on to try something a new area and ended up with lousy results. A bit like Michael Jordan once… » Continue

October 7 | By Tatsuya | Tagged: learning, past, Productivity, reflection, repretition, success | 1 comment»

How to Hack Your Morning

I don’t know about you, but if I’ve got somewhere to be early in the morning (though my definition of early is probably different than yours), there’s usually a manic rush as I try and get everything done on time before I head out.

That rush is easy to avoid, even if you get up not long before you need to leave. It just takes a bit of planning. Here’s… » Continue

October 6 | By Joel | Tagged: | 36 comments»

Six Great Ways to Lose Weight

With a modern, sedentary lifestyle it is very easy to put on weight. Here are some practical tips to fight the flab and get your weight down. It took you a long time to put on weight so you need to take a long view about losing it. Quick diets tend not to work. You need a change in lifestyle. This is the regime that worked for me.… » Continue

October 3 | By Paul | Tagged: diet, eat, exercise, food, healthy, partner, weightloss | 18 comments»

7 Actions That Can Help Your Wallet in a Troubled Economy

While the economic sky is falling, it’s still possible to make sure that your financial status is steady. In the past couple of weeks, I’ve been even more focused on the steps I’m taking to improve my personal finances. I’ve found a few actions that probably won’t make you a millionaire — but they will ensure that a rocky economy doesn’t have too much of an effect on your… » Continue

October 2 | By Thursday | Tagged: debt, personal finance, resumer | 20 comments»

What’s It Going to Take to Make You Happy?

I’ve been thinking about this question a lot lately. What does it take to be a happy person? Obviously the answer is going to be different for each person, but what worries me is that, as far as I can tell, most people don’t even ask – and those that do don’t have a very good answer.

Ask someone what would make them happy, and their answer is likely to be… » Continue

October 1 | By Dustin | Tagged: goal, happiness, life | 35 comments»

5 Effective Ways to Improve Your Sleep

It’s almost funny that in such a supposedly advanced age, we’ve gotten worse at mastering the art of sleep. More and more people have difficulty switching off at night and there are a million and one things to blame: the always-on techno-society we live in, or the always-busy capitalist society we live in, or… the list goes on, growing longer with each and every person you ask—because, of course… » Continue

October 1 | By Joel | Tagged: | 13 comments»

Just Keep Writing!

I get to write a lot. Fortunately, I like it because it is an important part of my job. I also find that writing helps me organize jumbled messes of thought. Here are notes on writing, which you should do daily no matter your occupation.

1. “Writing is research” (James Buchanan). This is the wisdom of 1986 Nobel Laureate James Buchanan, one of the most prolific

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October 1 | By Art | Tagged: language, motivation, research, student, writing | 6 comments»

Break Through Writer’s Block

It’s a simple fact of life if you put enough words on paper: the day will come when you can’t think of any sentence worth the effort to write down. You’ll have the dreaded writer’s block. Symptoms can vary, but the disease itself is simple. You won’t be able to think of anything to write — and anything that you do think of won’t meet your standards. It can… » Continue

September 30 | By Thursday | Tagged: writers block, writing | 12 comments»

4 Useful Tools No Inspirational Blogger Should Be Without

Photo by Steph L.

Tools. We all have ‘em. We all use ‘em — or at least try to. It’s one thing to read a glossy list of “44 hot WordPress plugins!” or “25 ways to look for stock photos”, another thing to actually try them all. The best tools are delved into very deeply, and like Thor and his hammer, can at times be… » Continue

September 30 | By Torley | Tagged: blogger, compfight, inspiration, popurls, quotation, tool, useful, utility, windows-live-writer | 14 comments»