I just finished reading The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss. Between several readers of this site nagging me to buy the book and what is probably one of the best PR jobs I’ve seen in the blogging world, it was hard to miss this book. It seems like everyone has been talking about it. And […]
The Laziest Solution Possible
Whenever there is a hard job to be done I assign it to a lazy man. He is sure to find an easy way of doing it. -Walter Chrysler Laziness is a fairly underrated virtue. It’s synonym made the short list of deadly sins (sloth) and it is often seen as the major culprit behind […]
Three Strategies for Enhancing Your Day
Over the last few years I’ve really been engaged in the process of enhancing my daily routine so I can get more done and have more fun while I’m at it. Even small optimizations can yield huge dividends in long-term results and have a noticeable impact on short-term quality. In trying to make optimizations I’ve […]
When Everything You Try Doesn’t Work, Break Cycles
Where do you go when you feel you’ve been doing everything right and you still aren’t getting the results you want? When this happens it is important to understand there is a cycle of improvement. If you recognize the cycle you can break away from stagnant results. Whether your problem is a lack of meaningful […]
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