“He who has a why to live for can endure almost any how.” -Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche Meaning doesn’t have to come from a job. I think it’s safe to say everyone wants their dream job: good pay, free time and purposeful work. But even if you can’t get your dream job right now, you can […]
Quit Procrastinating! 20 Ways to Energize Out of Your Slump
Is the caffeine wearing off? Don’t let a temporary slump ruin your day. Energizing yourself means physically, mentally and emotionally refocusing your efforts back to work. Here’s twenty ways to kill that slump and get your work done: Stop! – Either continue working fully or stop working entirely, nothing in-between. Don’t pull up your e-mail, […]
10 Steps to Developing a Meaningful Life Philosophy
I believe there are few things more valuable than building a meaningful philosophy on life. Although this may sound like a question best reserved for theologians and great thinkers, at the heart it is a practical question: What is your strategy for living? Your criteria may differ, but I believe all good life philosophies have […]
Maximize Brainpower: Program a Function Library for Your Mind
Your brain is like a computer. Most computer languages use functions or methods to simplify common problems. Rewriting the same code every time you want to process how a button is clicked or a data is written would take forever. Functions simplify the code by having a template process that is flexible enough to handle […]
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