Archive for May, 2007

How to Avoid Email Bankruptcy: 5 Rules That Work

The Washington Post recently had an article on email bankruptcy that discussed a number of people who are giving up on email (or just deleting all their old messages) after being buried under the pile of messages. Merlin Mann responded by saying that even bankruptcy isn’t enough to save him:
A one-time erasure of communication debt would give temporary relief, but the basic challenge remains; the net number… » Continue

May 31 2007 | By Leo | Tagged: email, gmail, Productivity, software | 20 comments»

Interview with Tim Ferriss of The 4-Hour Workweek - Part 1

If you heard of a new book called The 4-Hour Workweek, you know who is Timothy Ferriss. Tim speaks six languages, runs a multinational firm from wireless locations worldwide, a national champion in Chinese kickboxing, and has been a popular guest lecturer at Princeton University since 2003. Recently his book caught my attention. The title itself is very attractive to me who work at least 40 hours per… » Continue

May 31 2007 | By Leon | Tagged: book, interview | 8 comments»

Learning Entrepreneurship from Albert Einstein

eSoup has written about 5 Einstein quotes that could help entrepreneurs, or anyone in a problem-solving or creative field.

They draw upon Einstein’s years of battling scientific opposition and critical genius. Wise words you can use as inspiration or guidance.

1) “Imagination is more important than knowledge.”
2) “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”
3) “Great spirits have often encountered violent opposition from weak… » Continue

May 31 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, inspiration | 7 comments»

Eliminate Negative Payoffs

Most people have negative habits they are holding on to. Smoking, procrastination, Freddy Prinze Jnr movies; how do we quit?

Dr. Sharon House indicates the problem isn’t battling your, maybe, weak will, but rather that you’re not identifying the habit’s payoffs.

These negative payoffs are really what keep you involved in the habit. The key, explains House, is knowing what the payoffs are and why you still want them… » Continue

May 31 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: break, habit, habits | no comments»

Google Gears powers Reader with Offline Function

Google has released a new extension called Google Gears for both Firefox 1.5+ and Internet Explorer 6.0+. The extension itself won’t do you any good. But with application like Google Reader, which already utilizes Gears’ API, will let you to take your data offline - in case of Google Reader, it means you can read your latest feeds (2000 items) without any Internet connection. This is such a great… » Continue

May 31 2007 | By Leon | Tagged: google, offline, software, web | 4 comments»

Stress And You

Are you addicted to stress? Do you thrive under tight deadlines and adrenaline fueled situations? Do you take on more than you can handle or create bigger problems out of small issues? Here’s some information from About.com that might help define a few things.

1. You can begin to keep things exciting, but take the ‘crisis edge’ off, paring down unnecessarily stressful activities and distinguishing the subtle difference between a… » Continue

May 31 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: stress | 2 comments»

Make Voicemail a Production

This is the first in a series I’ll be posting. The goal: equip you to be a superhero.

You probably don’t think of it this way, but voicemail is a production. It’s a little radio show. It’s meant to convey information, and you must keep the audience (of one) in mind. Here are some thoughts on hacking voicemail into something useful that will improve the effectiveness of your messages.

Jot it… » Continue

May 30 2007 | By Chris | Tagged: Communication, hacks, howto, Lifehack, voicemail | 12 comments»

What’s Your Intelligence Type?

About twenty-five years ago, Dr. Howard Gardner came up with a new theory about intelligence. He proposed that people were much more complex than what could be revealed in an IQ test or any other standardized testing model. He argued that different people have different strengths (i.e. intelligence types).

Before this time, it was generally believed that intelligence was a single entity that was inherited. Today, most researchers believe the… » Continue

May 30 2007 | By Kim | Tagged: education, intelligence, learning | 22 comments»

How To Stay Motivated

It is hardly a secret that the key to successfully accomplishing one goal after another is staying motivated. There are, of course, tasks which you may not like at all, yet you find motivation to complete even them because you recognize how each particular task serves a greater goal.

How exactly do some of us manage to stay motivated most of the time? Here are just a few ideas you… » Continue

May 30 2007 | By Gleb | Tagged: howto, motivation, Productivity, task | 14 comments»

$50 Paint Job For Your Car

Not exactly the kind of thing we cover at Lifehack, but it’s fitting. Automobile painting usually budgets into the thousands, but this method does a decent job, with a little work, to do it under $50.

This personal account is a good indication of how well the $50 method works. It isn’t perfect, but is damn affordable. Any thoughts?

50 Dollar Paint Job - [RickWrench]… » Continue

May 30 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: automobile | 6 comments»

10+ Powerful Sales Concepts For Blogging Success

Selling Subscriptions to Your Blog

If you’re giving away subscriptions for free, why is it so hard to get subscribers? Well, because there is a cost to subscribing, and the cost is in the form of people’s most valuable currency, time. If you want more RSS subscribers to your blog, then you will need to sell those subscriptions. How do you do that? Simple. You use the same sales… » Continue

May 30 2007 | By K. | Tagged: blogging, branding, feed, rss, sales, subscription | 10 comments»

What Makes A Good Blog Post

We’ve mentioned quite a few ideas on how to write a good blog post and maintain a readable blog. It’s not the most apparent information to new bloggers, particularly when it comes to writing styles.

Generally you can lead off the blogs you read and take inspiration from, but if you are looking for some idea to what works when writing blog posts, this list is a good start.

1. Your

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May 30 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: blogging, writing | 2 comments»

50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer

Generally, I think this many tips on writing strategies is too much. However, I like lists like this because, depending on what kind of writing you actually do, you can choose the tips that suit your work and adapt.

Two years ago, we have covered Fifty Tools which can help you in Writing by Poynter Online and it is still the most popular post at lifehack.org. Now Poynter… » Continue

May 30 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: writer, writers, writing | 3 comments»

20 Ways to Use Gmail Filters

One of the coolest things about Gmail is its filters — set up properly, filters can add loads of functionality to your already-powerful Gmail account. Save time and space, rid your inbox of unwanted emails, and turn your Gmail into a multi-functional tool with simple filters.

There are some limitations to Gmail’s filters that I’d like to see improved in the future, including:

the inability to mark a post as read
the

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May 29 2007 | By Leo | Tagged: gmail, google, gtd | 105 comments»

Top 20 Free Applications to Increase Your Productivity

The Internet is loaded with free software, making it hard to know which one’s you really need. This article will act as your guide to the top 20 free applications (Web and Windows) for increased productivity.

These programs will make your PC faster, stronger, and more productive.

1. Launchy

Launchy is the best free program launcher. It allows you to launch your documents, files, folders, and bookmarks with just a few… » Continue

May 29 2007 | By Kim | Tagged: download, Productivity, software | 105 comments»

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