photo credit: Irina Souiki This week I’ve been trying something new. Instead of making a todo list for the day and hammering out as many items as I can before the 5 ‘o clock whistle, I’m participating in what I like to call “Binge Productivity”. In a nutshell, Binge Productivity is working productively on whatever ...
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photo credit: misterbisson Just wanted to share a little food for thought this Sunday evening. A very important article has been written by the New York Times showing the hazards of being a web worker. Without boundaries and carefult attention to our Internet usage, we can quickly find our health declining. Prolific blogger Om Malik, who suffered ...
“If hard work were such a wonderful thing, surely the rich would have kept it all to themselves.”- Lane Kirkland Everyone knows the business norms: work from 9-5, sit in a cubicle, drink bad coffee, and complain about the boss. Fortunately, as freelancers we don’t have to deal with these any more. But unfortunately, we’ve ...
While perusing everyone’s favorite bookmarking site, I came across this incredible photo of the Grand Tetons at night. While the picture alone is pretty impressive, the amazing part is how many planets you can actually see: The Milky Way, Jupiter, a kickin’ star named Arcturus, and the Big Dipper. That’s a pretty stellar cast. And ...
That little blog network I co-started last week has another collaborative post on the topic of “How to Work Like the Masters“. In short, there are 24 tips that help you work more efficiently. My favorite aspect about this post is that there are tips from many different aspects of life that affect work, like: ...
There is a post on Found | Read that chronicles an entrepreneur who is so busy he doesn’t even make time for lunch. His idea of a vacation is to do a round-the-world conference circuit so he can actually get out of the office. This guy sounds like a go-getter on steroids. It’s this “work ...
I was reading a seemingly harmless post by Tim Ferriss about his latest TV appearances (remember that guy?), and at the end of the post he asks a very hard question. What’s the worst thing that could happen if you arranged to take Thursday and/or Friday off? Typically, most people’s Fridays aren’t that productive (mine ...
Bren over at SlackerManager has some killer rules that every “slacker” should follow. Essentially the rules boil down to this: do your job, and use your free time to develop other areas of life. But why should we follow said rules? Well, in a nutshell… There’s more to life than work! Sure, work puts food ...
