What makes you happy? I find directly pursuing happiness is difficult to do. Many times the things we think will make us happy fail to do so. Instead I like to focus on growth and developing a strong life philosophy that can guide you through tough times and help you enjoy successes. But what about […]
Friday Links for 07-05-04
From the Web Free Audio Books – SimplyAudiobooks has a number of free audio books you can download. I just finished hearing Sun Tzu’s classic “The Art of War” which is well done. Achieve Flow by Hacking Your Tasks – I recently did another guest spot at lifehack.org about task engagement. HELLO, my name is […]
Want to Wake Up Earlier? Remember DIPS
I definitely wasn’t born an early riser. A few years ago it would have been a struggle to move me out of bed before eight and I often slept well into noon on weekends. After looking at the potential benefits that waking up earlier could create, I decided to train myself to wake up earlier. […]
Seven Rules for Enhanced E-Mail Communication
I don’t profess to be an e-mail expert, but I get a few dozen e-mails a day and often several e-mails a day from people I haven’t met before. I also maintain connections with some people entirely through e-mail. Given how important e-mail is in today’s world, it is amazing how bad some people are […]
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