The majority of your life is habitual. What you eat, how you work, when you wake up and the people you see may seem like conscious choices. But usually that ‘conscious’ choice has been selected in advance by what you decided yesterday. Even if you are making a decision, the options are often constrained by […]
17 Tricks to Reclaim Your Stolen Attention
“I’m so poor I can’t even pay attention.” Time is not money. Attention is money. Not just money, attention is life itself. Where you pay attention doesn’t just impact your bank account but the quality of life itself. With the colorful buzz of television, downpour of e-mail messages and endless stresses it is time to […]
Slim Your Reader, Go on an RSS Diet
Information is addictive. RSS feeds are a great tool for getting the latest news and information quickly. But like all tools, they can become a hazard if you let your feed reader bloat, draining your time and dividing your attention. I only subscribe to sixteen feeds and I never let it get beyond twenty. Keeping […]
14 Tips for a Less Materialistic Lifestyle
“The things you own end up owning you.” – Tyler Durden in Fight Club Beyond a minimum threshold of poverty, having more things doesn’t make people happier. But in a society driven by consumption, it can be hard to realize this truth. Living a less materialistic lifestyle doesn’t mean becoming a monk and abstaining from […]
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