A big learning point for me over the last few months has been rejecting the common online wisdom of “passive” income. “You want to earn money while you sleep,” goes the rhetoric, “if you need to be there to earn a dollar, that work can’t scale!” My rejection isn’t based on passive income being bad, […]
Learning on Steroids Sells Out in 36 Minutes!
If you’re a casual reader of the website, you probably noticed small announcements the last two months about a program I was working on. The program is Learning on Steroids, and the idea behind it is to implement rapid learning tactics that will make you a more effective learner. I had been collecting emails of […]
Too Much Work? Here’s How to Handle It
What can you do if the work volume is simply too high? Discover how to omit, organize and optimize your work schedule.
Want Better Results for 2010? Commit to Fewer Things
My new motto for 2010, inspired by Cal’s similar suggestion, is to work hard, but commit to less. To be fair, it isn’t a new motto. I’ve been running with this one for the latter half of 2009, so it isn’t exactly a resolution, but an affirmation of what I’ve already been doing. However, even […]
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