Note: This is a guest post by Leo Babauta, a fellow PBN member, who blogs at Zen Habits about setting goals, creating habits, productivity, GTD, motivation, exercise and more. If you enjoy this post, I recommend you head to his site for more inspirational writing. Many articles on productivity will teach you how to do […]
Social Energy
Thinking of energy, most people think towards physical or emotional energy. Either in the guy that can run a marathon at the drop of a hat or the gal that just exudes enthusiasm and positivity, these forms of energy are the most obvious. But there is an often neglected form of energy that is every […]
Managing Stress with Daily Goals
I recently wrote a guest post over at lifehack.org about managing stress by setting daily goals instead of traditional to-do lists. Daily goal-setting means chunking to-do items into a group you will tackle tomorrow. This process helps you schedule your next day between a light and a hard day. Ultimately this will reduce guilt when […]
Empty Calories
Sweet, greasy and delicious, empty calories are filler food that keep you feeling full while offering little nutritional value. In the short term, these empty calories are great. They let you feel good and are easy to swallow. But their glory is short lived when they leave you with disease and obesity. Empty calories aren’t […]
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