As I write this post, my internet access is intermittent at best. The wireless router that I’m supposed to have access to seems to work in spurts, and not very big ones. And as someone who depends on the internet to do my work, this is not a good thing. And because I’m on the road, my internet options are a bit more limited than they would otherwise be… » Continue
May 13 | By Thursday | Tagged: | 1 comment»
May 12 By Dustin | 6 comments»
The world, it seems, is going downhill fast. Everyone has a take on what’s wrong: liberals over-regulating everything, conservatives decimating the principles of governance, immigrants refusing to blend in, racists bashing immigrants, poor parenting, non-family-friendly policies, corporations bound to short-term profits instead of long-term social responsibilities, activists hampering corporate innovation, and of course the Jews, always the Jews. You name it, someone’s upset by it and the negative effect it… » Continue
May 12 By Joel | 1 comment»
Do these lines from job applications sound familiar to you?
“I want to develop my skills in interpersonal communication…”
“My objective is to gain experience in the industry…”
“I have a strong work ethic and I enjoy teamwork…”
This is how the typical applicant goes about presenting themselves to prospective employers, both in their letters and during the interview - if they get that far. Most applicants make the mistake of thinking that it’s… » Continue
As I write this post, my internet access is intermittent at best. The wireless router that I’m supposed to have access to seems to work in spurts, and not very big ones. And as someone who depends on the internet to do my work, this is not a good thing. And because I’m on the road, my internet options are a bit more limited than they would otherwise be… » Continue
May 13 | By Thursday | Tagged: hotspot, internet, wireless | 1 comment»
Famous families are all around us, from the Clinton dynasty to Mylie and Billy Ray Cyrus. They evoke in us so many things because we can relate, on some small level, to them. Not that many of our daughters are famous pop singers or that many of our parents are presidents. Sometimes we hate the very mention of family and at other times the thought warms our… » Continue
May 13 | By Mike | Tagged: Productivity, website | 1 comment»
Releasing this a day late. Monday was a holiday in Hong Kong, where our head office is, so there was nobody around to upload the podcast file. My apologies!
This week I talked with Arvind Devalia, author of Get the Life You Love and Live It, about finding your life’s purpose and pursuing it. His new book, Personal Social Responsibility, is due out soon!
Thanks for… » Continue
May 13 | By Dustin | Tagged: givng, Podcast, purpose | no comments»
The world, it seems, is going downhill fast. Everyone has a take on what’s wrong: liberals over-regulating everything, conservatives decimating the principles of governance, immigrants refusing to blend in, racists bashing immigrants, poor parenting, non-family-friendly policies, corporations bound to short-term profits instead of long-term social responsibilities, activists hampering corporate innovation, and of course the Jews, always the Jews. You name it, someone’s upset by it and the negative effect it… » Continue
May 12 | By Dustin | Tagged: action, activism, change, green, living, value | 6 comments»
Do these lines from job applications sound familiar to you?
“I want to develop my skills in interpersonal communication…”
“My objective is to gain experience in the industry…”
“I have a strong work ethic and I enjoy teamwork…”
This is how the typical applicant goes about presenting themselves to prospective employers, both in their letters and during the interview - if they get that far. Most applicants make the mistake of thinking that it’s… » Continue
May 12 | By Joel | Tagged: employers, interviews, jobs, marketing | 1 comment»
So I thought that I might write a quick review of every self-help book ever written all right here in this one little article. Simple enough. I love the easy jobs. Surely it couldn’t be that hard, could it? I figured that maybe I could take the important lessons from every self-help book I’ve read and every life experience I’ve endured, condense all that into fifty key points and… » Continue
May 12 | By Craig | Tagged: habit, personal-development, self-help, self-improvement, success | 14 comments»
May 10 | By Lifehack | Tagged: links | 1 comment»
A couple of days ago I listed 10 of the tools I find essential whenever I travel, along with a bunch of related tips. Today, I have more tips, this time disconnected from any particular tool or gadget.
Because most of the traveling I’ve done as an adult has consisted of longish trips overseas, these tips are going to tend to be more useful for Americans traveling abroad… » Continue
May 9 | By Dustin | Tagged: connecting, culture, currency, custom, tip, transportation, travel | 36 comments»
Join me live for today’s recording of Lifehack Live at 10am PST. Visit the site and listen to the live stream, and call in during the show with your own questions and comments.
Today, I’ll be speaking with Arvind Devalia, author of Get the Life You Love and Live It about finding and pursuing your dreams, giving back to the world, and personal and corporate social responsibility. … » Continue
May 8 | By Dustin | Tagged: dream, giving, goal, Podcast | 1 comment»
The problem with picking a gift based purely on productivity is that most people like gifts that they won’t buy for themselves: people want something fun, something special — and your mother is no exception. And Mother’s Day is almost here: it falls on the on the second Sunday of May, which just happens to be this weekend. We each have only a few days to make sure that… » Continue
May 8 | By Thursday | Tagged: family, gift, mother, mother's day, present | 3 comments»
I grew up traveling. My dad was a manufacturer’s representative in home furnishings, which meant he did a tour of all the furniture stores in the Midwest every few months. In the summers, we went with him, exploring the tiniest of Midwestern towns while he showed the fall line in some Main Street furniture store.
After college, I headed to London. When my 6-month work visa expired, I traveled Europe… » Continue
May 7 | By Dustin | Tagged: backpack, cheap, clothing, gear, tip, tool, travel | 33 comments»
It’s time to weed out the limiting beliefs that you discovered in part one. This is a hell of a lot harder to do than simply discovering them, but on the bright side, the instructions are simpler—this one really just requires willpower and discipline. So, it’s technically easier, but practically harder.
When you ask yourself why you’re putting so much time and energy and discipline into this, remember the benefit… » Continue
May 7 | By Joel | Tagged: beliefs, introspection, personal-development | 2 comments»
A world painted only in black and white is a hard place to live or work
In our time-starved, action-obsessed approach to work and life, we easily drop into the habit of seeing every choice or decision in terms of simple opposites: good versus bad, right versus wrong, success versus failure, winners versus losers. Every choice must be one or the other, with no options in between. Macho management thinking… » Continue
May 7 | By Adrian | Tagged: choices, Desision-making, efficiency, reality | 7 comments»
Ever had a conversation with your brother about how he feels like he never seems to get anything done beyond checking his email? Or talked to your mother about her difficulties finishing a project?
Have you ever tried to help them set up a system — make their lives a little simpler or a little more productive? And had that attempt blow up in your face?
My experiences with helping my family… » Continue
May 6 | By Thursday | Tagged: family, help, Productivity | 11 comments»
Stop me if you’ve heard this before… it’s a good idea to differentiate your luggage by tying a brightly-colored object to the handle… oh, you’ve heard that one? Here are some tips that may not be as common, based on experience and mistakes I have personally made or have learned about from my frequent flier clients and colleagues.
Don’t travel with gel pens. One time I fell asleep on a plane… » Continue
May 6 | By Lorie | Tagged: advice, airline, luggage, marker, tip, travel | 6 comments»
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