Face Adversity with a Smile
I told my friend Graham that I often cycle the two miles from my house to the town centre but unfortunately there is a big hill on the route. He replied, ‘You mean fortunately.’ He explained that I should be glad of the
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12 Tips for Better Business Writing
Today’s business world is almost entirely information-driven. Whether you run a small business or occupy a small corner of the org-chart at a massive multinational corporation, chances are that the bulk of your job consi
Back to School: Keep an Academic Reading Journal
Aside from partying, the thing you're probably going to do most in college is read. Assuming you're at all serious about your education, you'll read so much that words will come out your ears. Unfortunately, much of what
7 Steps to Start Lucid Dreaming
Lucid Dreaming is consciously being aware within your dream. When you are dreaming and you become conscious that you are dreaming you can start to control your dreams and the direction they go in. Lucid dreaming can help
How to Be Lucky
Let me give you what might seem a strange piece of advice – be lucky. Sometimes you have good luck and sometimes you have bad luck. But do you have a choice? Can you make your own luck? Dr. Richard Wiseman has studied wh
10 Powerful Success Strategies
If you’re serious about creating lasting and significant change in your world – as opposed to merely thinking and talking about it for another year – there are a few things you might want to do in order to help make thos
Linux for Children
I recently took possession of a pair of older PCs – the natural consequence of nagging one’s older relatives to get something a little more “post-Columbian” – and of course my first instinct is to refurbish one as a Linu
Scrum for One
That’s a funny word, isn’t it? “Scrum.” Scrum is a project management strategy for software development teams. The name comes from rugby (I guess) where it refers to the start of a new play. In the programming world, it’
Managing Your Social Network Addiction
Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, Twitter, Digg, StumbleUpon, Friendster, Tumblr, Xanga... the list goes on and on. And if you are any sort of tech savy, there is good chance you are a member of multiple social networks. Even
Choices and Consequences
Consider this: In three weeks time, you have a big presentation to a long-hoped-for new client. Three weeks is plenty of time, though, so each day you sit down at your computer and, instead of working on your presentatio
10 Great Notebooks Productive People Love
Although I'm going on 10 years as a PDA/Smartphone user (Palm IIIe - Handspring Visor Neo - Treo 180g - Zire 72 - Treo 680 - Blackberry 8310), I love notebooks. A good pen on nice paper makes me much happier than the fee
5 Reasons to Pay Good Money for a Moleskine
After posting twice last week about Moleskine notebooks, I got several comments complaining about the high price of the notebooks and their perceived pretentiousness, with one person even asking somewhat accusingly if we
Receipts: Which to Keep and Which to Pitch
A shoebox full of receipts seem to be the norm for most of us, whether or not we manage our money online. Every time we make a purchase, we shove receipts in wallets, pockets or purses. We bring them home, sometimes sort
10 Great Moleskine Hacks
In honor of Lifehack’s partnership with Moleskine, I’ve decided to post all Moleskine-related posts this week. Today, I’ll describe 10 cool ways to get a little more out of your Moleskine. While most of these hacks are a
Six Great Ways to Vent Your Frustrations
We all have ups and downs to life. How do you deal with the downs? Do you numb yourself and avoid them? Or do you find the hidden gift held within them? Each time a painful emotion is felt, it provides an opportunity. Pain gives us the gift of growth in a hidden package. Something is shouting out for a change. If we pause and open this gift, a great secret of freedom and love can be revealed. Sometimes when the pain is large enough, we have no choice but to look at it anyway. My largest pains have helped to open the greatest growths in my life. Hey, it’s worth a shot, right? Check out these six ways to vent and clear out that frustration.