Archive for February, 2007

52 Proven Stress Reducers

The counseling center at Texas Woman’s University published a list of 52 activities you can do to reduce stress. None of the activities cost any money and they are really easy to do. This link is definitely getting bookmarked:

Get up fifteen minutes earlier in the morning. The inevitable morning mishaps will be less stressful.
Prepare for the morning the evening before. Set the breakfast table

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February 28 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: Lifestyle, Management, stress | 2 comments»

“I’m too tired to cook.”

How many times a week do you find yourself saying that exact phrase? The Simple Dollar offers home dining solutions for the family that is overworked, overtired, and impatient. Previously we covered how much money you can save by bringing your lunch to work. There’s got to be a similar cost savings if you stay in and eat on those days that you’re just… » Continue

February 28 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: dining, lifesytle, planning | 1 comment»

Stop thinking about money at work

“The constant hunt for more money, eternally chasing the next raise, measuring yourself against the number on your pay check is no way to run a career, and no way to live a work life.” Money isn’t that important, right? Only if you want to have shelter, food, and water. However, Alexander Kjerulf gives an enticing argument why money shouldn’t be your primary motivation at work:

1: More… » Continue

February 28 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: Money, motivation, workplace | 5 comments»

GTD + Your Emotional Life

It’s a theory of mine that the way you manage your emotions is critical to managing the rest of your life. If you are confused and/or distracted by something emotional - ie. not tangible and in your head - it will negatively affect your work and the people around you.

So why not apply GTD methods of organization to your feelings and everything icky? It may sound stupid to some of… » Continue

February 28 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: emotion, gtd | 44 comments»

Productivity & Organizing Myth #6 – I can find anything in my piles.

Myth: Piles of papers or things are organized and people can find anything quickly in those piles. They say, “Believe it or not I know where everything is.”
Reality: It takes a lot of time for people to find specific papers within piles and often they don’t find the papers until they’re no longer needed. This leafing through piles often causes a lot of stress that the user is accustomed to… » Continue

February 28 2007 | By Susan | Tagged: clutter, paper, Productivity | 3 comments»

Find Stability in Life by Changing Jobs… A Lot

Boston Globe columnist, Penelope Trunk, delves into the myth of stability in a longterm job. She’s saying that most adults are now switching jobs every two years, finding work that really suits them personally and not looking for that one job that will carry them to retirement.

Scary for some, the truth is there isn’t as much stability in those kind of jobs anymore. Penelope goes through how things have… » Continue

February 28 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: employee, jobs | 7 comments»

Resume: You’ve Got 30 Seconds

An insightful look at employers and their resume reading process comes from RandsInRepose. You’ve got 30 seconds, as an applicant, to impress. This may not be the case with many employers, but I’m sure it’s almost spot on for most.
Your Name. It’s simple. Do I know you? Whether I do or not, I’m going to immediately Google you to see if I should. Oh, you a have a weblog. Excellent.

Skills… » Continue

February 28 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: resume | 1 comment»

Get Out Of Bed With Clocky

Continuing in line with things that help you get out of bed, comes a product that enforces one of the more cruel waking tactics - relocating your alarm clock away from your bedside.

Clocky is an alarm clock made by Nanda. What sets this little guy apart is it’s ability to go for a walk if you sleep through your snooze. If you haven’t got out of bed… » Continue

February 28 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: alarm, morning | 4 comments»

How to study with a full-time job

When you first start a job and the paychecks start rolling in, it can become very easy to stop thinking about career development. Living for the now is very acceptable in the short-run, especially after you get financially comfortable. However, at one point or another, career development thoughts will probably start sneaking into your mind. One of the best ways to advance your career is… » Continue

February 28 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: career, Management, Productivity, school | 14 comments»

Priorities and Posteriorities

Priorities. While our lives get more chaotic and demanding, we’re constantly trying to remember what our priorities are, and to prioritize time spent on our priorities.

But it’s hard.

Our calendars are jammed with commitments (many of which we wish we had said “no” to up front), our to-do lists are ever-growing and could fill a spiral notebook, and people keep asking us to do more. And because we aim… » Continue

February 27 2007 | By Rob | Tagged: effectiveness, priorities, timemangement | 2 comments»

Organizing Paper and Information: 7 Mistakes that Sabotage Your Productivity

As Professional Organizers helping people organize their home offices and workspaces, here are the 7 biggest information-organizing mistakes we see in our work with clients– are you making these mistakes too?

1. Not knowing the difference between “Action” & “Reference”

This concept is very important for beginning to get through your piles. You need to separate out paper and information that requires action from information that simply needs to… » Continue

February 27 2007 | By Lorie | Tagged: backup, file, information, organization, paper, Productivity | 11 comments»

How to Track Airline Miles or Points with Quicken 2007

Flexo at Consumerism Commentary blog migrate his financial software from Microsoft Money to Quicken and found out there is a missing feature in Quicken which is to track airline mile points. He finds a way to do that with Quicken’s normal account tracking facility:

One of the features I liked when I used Microsoft Money was the ability to track airline miles or points. I didn’t accumulate many, but it… » Continue

February 27 2007 | By Leon | Tagged: airline, Money, software | 1 comment»

GTD Workflow Desktop Wallpaper

Similar to the Layered Desktop Wallpaper we showed you, this wallpaper provides a clear reminder of the GTD Workflow.

What I’d like to see is something similar to a desktop workflow diagram, where each area has an access point, or a folder. ie. Stuff is a folder, Projects is a folder or links, the recycle bin is Trash, the calendar box has a link to your… » Continue

February 27 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: desktop, gtd, workflow | 6 comments»

Top Ten Sneaky Retail Sales Tricks

The retail market is competitive and, at times, deceptive. I’ve worked as a salesperson, and this list of tricks that are used to get you, the customer, to buy are pretty spot on. Generally these are only retail helpers to make it easier to sell, since people hate being sold to. However, many salespeople are quite vindictive in their approach, so don’t fall for the tricks!
10. The “Turn Over” Maneuver… » Continue

February 27 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: sales | 2 comments»

Review Your Goals Weekly

In order to keep yourself focused and motivated, Zen Habits recommends reviewing your goals frequently. Most people tend to only review their goals yearly (right before the end of the year). Zen habits outlines the importance of a more frequent review process:

1. Once a year (New Year is convenient, but really any time is good) you should review what you’ve done this year, and set… » Continue

February 27 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: goals, motivation, Productivity | 3 comments»

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