With the year winding down, many people are turning their eyes towards the future. January 1 st looms, and the new year always holds the promise of a fresh start, another go-round and another try at the golden ring. It’s
It’s that time of year again. No, not “the holiday season”. I mean, it is holiday time, but for professors it doesn’t start feeling like holiday time until final grades are in and the books are closed on another semester
“Oh no! Not another boring PowerPoint presentation! My eyes, my eyes…!!!” How much does it suck to be in the audience for yet another drawn-out, boring, lifeless slideshow? Worse yet, how much does it such to be the one
When are you at your creative peak? That is, what time of day do ideas flow most easily for you? What activities bring your best ideas to the surface where you can most easily gather them up? A recent survey by the Crown
“I apologize that this letter is so long. I did not have the time to make it short” — BLAISE PASCAL Good writers know that lean, vibrant language is almost always preferable to verbose, rambling writing. There is virtual
In romantic relationships, as with so much else, it's the little things that count. Just as a mis-spoken word or odd look can throw a couple into a weeks-long feud, small and seemingly insignificant gestures can help kee
A long-time standby in the productivity realm, a tickler file is a reminder system intended to act as an adjunct to your regular calendaring and scheduling system . Although there are several different kinds of tickler f
Why are reminders important to productivity? Here's why you need reminders and how to make a reminder effectively for boosted productivity.
In my last post, I talked about how to get the most out of social media sites and services like Digg, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Entirely coincidentally, Thursday Bram write a post about marketing yourself shortly after. Unf
My partner is taking a class in psychology and one assignment asks her to write a paper answering the question “What makes life worth living?” For the past few days, she’s been asking the people around her – kids, friend
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 look at the “big pic
What does it take to succeed? A positive attitude? Well, sure, but that’s hardly enough. The Law of Attraction? The Secret? These ideas might act as spurs to action, but without the action itself, they don’t do much. Suc
One of the first things people do when they make the decision to “get organized” is buy some kind of calendar. It might be a dayplanner, a desktop “blotter-pad” calendar, a Palm or Blackberry, or some other kind of devic
Is setting priorities are great challenge for you? Here're 3 effective techniques to help you set priorities and boost your productivity.
Which job should you take? What car should you buy? Should you ask him to marry you? Are you ready for another baby? Is this house right for you, or should you keep looking before you make an offer? Life is full of hard
