From the Web How to Get a Book Deal – For anyone interested in getting a book published, Cal Newport provides an excellent guide. He includes some great insider tips like, “Don’t write the book first” and “If your idea is simply interesting (e.g., a book about some new youth phenomenon) then you’re violating rule […]
How to Keep Productivity from Making You a Robot
Every once in awhile I’ll get an email from someone who feels productivity turns you into a robot. If you spend so much time focusing on productivity, the argument goes, you miss out on having fun, relaxing and doing all the “unproductive” things that make life worth living. I might get more done, they claim, […]
20 Tips to Survive When You’ve Overloaded Your Schedule
It isn’t hard to accidentally overload your schedule. It starts by making a few commitments, months in advance. Those commitments get pushed back and rescheduled until you need to face all of them at the same time. Working through an overloaded schedule without burning yourself out isn’t easy. I’m currently going through my own mini-overload […]
Don’t Use Email for Conversations
Email wasn’t meant for chatting, so don’t use it for conversations. Discover how to use Email effectively and alternatives for conversational tools.
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