From the Web I’ve written several articles for lifehack.org over the past week: 10 Tips for Razor Sharp Concentration – This one did very well, garnering a fair chunk of traffic from Digg. Why Your Free Time is Boring Insomniac’s Guide of Things to Do When Failing to Sleep Study Hacks – Cal Newport, a […]
Ten Steps to Cultivate the Now Habit
I believe that cultivating the now habit is a happy way to live. Discover the ten steps needed to cultivate a now habit.
5 Methods For Cutting Needless Worry From Your Life
There are two ways you can handle a problem. Either do something about it, or accept it and move on. Neither of these is always wrong. But most people wind up in a middle state where they aren’t really doing anything but still nag themselves about a problem. This is needless worrying that will only […]
Better Conversations: Collecting Life Stories
Storytelling is a big part of having interesting conversations. It’s always nice to have a healthy background of personal anecdotes and interesting quips to keep any interaction flowing. Collecting life stories also makes you a more interesting person. Interesting people often aren’t unusual in their lives, but they have unusual stories to tell. Some people […]
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