Every year, Americans spend $250 billion–$100 billion during the holiday season, alone–buying presents for one another. “Imagine, for one delirious moment, what we could accomplish if even a small percentage of that gift money were redirected to nonprofits working to make the world a better place.” I love the idea for ChangingThePresent.com. Instead of an ...
From the monthly archives:
December 2006
Brian at Copyblogger has a very creative post basically asking the question WWMTD? (Or ‘What Would Mark Twain Do?’.) While this doesn’t have much to do with productivity on the surface, there are some great nuggets to take away this holiday season. “The universal brotherhood of man is our most precious possession.†Twain would have ...
Lisa Peake has got some sweet tips to managing your inbox this holiday season (as in GTD inbox, not just your email). My favorite: Make processing time enjoyable. Yes, it can be done! Listen to your favorite piece of music, brew a fresh cup of coffee, choose a time of day that you simply love. ...
BestBuy has officially rocked the socks off of the business world. Instead of measuring workers’ productivity by hours, they now use output as the basis for their metrics (called a Results-Oriented Work Environment). So, instead of having to work an 8 hour day, workers can now work as long as needed to fill their quota. ...
Google Operating System reports that a feature has been added that lets you read feeds in a chronilogical order first.  Niice. A lot of times I feel like I’m constantly reading condensed spoilers to good stories when I can’t read stuff in chronological order. I like reading my news from first to last, to watch ...
Do you have the holiday blues because you’ll never see a white Christmas? Tired of seeing sandy beaches and 75 degree temperatures on December the 25th? Don’t get depressed, get Insta Snow! You too can have a snowy Christmas, just by adding water! XCiDcJ9fqdo
