Post Suggestions for 2008? I’ve just got back from a week-long internet hiatus and I’m ready to start another year writing about self-improvement. I’ve received a few comments from readers who like the direction the blog has been taking, and others who feel I’ve emphasized some topics too much and other topics too little. Now […]
Friday Links 07-12-28
From the Web Here are a few articles I’ve done recently on other websites: 11 Tips for Nuking Laziness Without Becoming a Workaholic Triple Your Productivity Tomorrow The Cheapskate’s Guide to Educating Yourself 7 Lesser Known Ways to Increase Productivity From the Archives 10 Ways to Improve Your Energy – “Although our ability to organize […]
Help Me Find Self-Education Resources
I’ve received a number of e-mails from fellow students frustrated with the formal education process. Frankly, I agree with them. Universities are expensive, inefficient and often waste time teaching topics that students don’t need to learn. Self-education is a useful alternative, but I’ve found it isn’t always as easy as it should be. Finding where […]
What Aren’t You Going to Do Next Year?
What are your anti-goals for the next year? If a goal is a decision to achieve something in the future, an anti-goal would be a decision not to achieve something else. While you may not give a lot of thought to what your anti-goals are, they are something you need to have. A goal is […]
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