Although it’s very related to the previous post, I couldn’t help but comment on this great interview of the creators of Rockmade by Behance. Here’s the takeaway quote from the article: “Having so many different kinds of projects and ideas in the works at one time makes it difficult to prioritize, but it also means ...
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I’ve written before that becoming more productive sometimes means taking more breaks. Unfortunately, real productivity-zealots can’t seem to wrap their minds around this. “Wait… if I’m doing less, how can I do more?” I can just see the smoke coming out of their ears as their mind tries to process this contradicting statement. So, to ...
I just publicly launched PopDeal today, a tech deals aggregator. In layman’s terms, it collects all of the latest technology deals from around the web onto one page. I had previously launched PopDeal in another form before, but it turns out that it had a fatal flaw. It was crap. Yep, I built a crappy ...
As I’ve been trying to stick with my convictions on only allowing the absolute-smallest amounts of time to finish tasks, I’ve learned that the more you make of the time before each task, the more efficient you’ll be. Instead of finishing a task, taking your well deserved break, and coming back to a completely new ...
Mark at Productivity501 has a great post outlining how to convince your boss to let you work from home. Here’s some of the statistics he uses to back up his hefty proposal. According to the 2003 Census report, the average commute time is 38 minutes each way for some parts of the country. That is ...
I’m trying a new thing. I’ll be blogging one post per week as a paid review of a service related to LifeDev’s readers. This is a way for me to earn a little to advance the website, and at the same time introduce you to new products/sites. I’ll never review something unrelated to this audience, ...
MSNBC has an interesting article titled “Meetings make us dumber, study shows“. Here’s the point that really drove it home for me: “The researchers speculate that when a group of people receives information, the inclination is to discuss it. The more times one option is said aloud, the harder it is for individuals to recall ...
