Archive for January, 2008

Come Join Us for Lifehack Live This Morning at 10am PST!

We’ll be recording our podcast Lifehack Live this morning at 10am Pacific Standard Time. This week, I’ll be chatting with author, teacher, hypnotherapist, and creativity expert Jurgen Wolff about writing, being creative, and brainstorming. You can be part of the show by calling in at (347) 838-8244 with your questions and comments (note: normal long distance charges may apply). Or join the chat room while listening… » Continue

January 31 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: Podcast, recording, reminder | no comments»

Lifehack.org db clay Giveaway Grand Finale!

This is the last week of our db clay giveaway — very special thanks to db clay for offering such fun and beautiful prizes! To take things out with a bang, they offered to kick it up a notch for the last week, so this week’s prize is something <even more special: a limited-edition, one-of-a-kind wallet from their “Puzzle” line.

db clay’s Puzzle wallets are… » Continue

January 31 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: context, creativity, wallet | 151 comments»

Dealing with Information Overload

In a world full of information we seem to be constantly toggling between managing all the new impressions we get on a daily basis and feeling totally overwhelmed by information overload. With the arrival of the Internet we were told that things would become easier - less paper clutter to worry about and more time to enjoy life.

But this isn’t so, as we’ve all found out in recent years… » Continue

January 31 2008 | By Monika | Tagged: information, Management, mind, organization, Productivity | 15 comments»

How to Free Yourself from Paper Clutter

I frequently chase the dream of being paperless. But I have come to the brink of acceptance: for me, it will never be wholly achievable. You will always need some papers to actually exist in physical form. Even with the theory of a paperless office, clutter still manages to amass somewhere. Whether it’s on your desk or on your hard drive, you know if you… » Continue

January 31 2008 | By AJ | Tagged: business, finance, paperless, paperwork, taxes | 10 comments»

10 Tips For A Good Night’s Sleep Without Pills

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A few months ago, I had a terrible time sleeping and getting up. After a party one night, I slept late and for the next 20 days, couldn’t get my sleeping pattern back on track. I fell asleep very late every night at around 3 AM and wasn’t able to get up till at least 11 AM each day. For someone like me who… » Continue

January 30 2008 | By Kavit | Tagged: alcohol, caffeine, exercise, habit, health, sleep, wellness | 36 comments»

How to Make Yourself INSANELY Useful

All of us want to be useful to others in some way. We want to feel needed, competent — like we’re making a difference, in some small way.

Some people, though, are insanely useful. They are the go-to people whenever someone needs help. They’re the people that make us feel useful because we know them — when someone needs something done, we can say “Oh, I know… » Continue

January 30 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: helping, leadership, usefulness | 24 comments»

12 Ways to Upgrade Your Weekly Review

Fans of GTD will already be familiar with the weekly review. Weekly reviews are designed to give you uninterrupted thinking time each week. Instead of tackling the big questions of your life between coffee breaks and morning commutes, you can set aside time to do a review.

Weekly reviews are a great concept and I’ve used them faithfully for the past few years. But I’ve found… » Continue

January 29 2008 | By Scott H | Tagged: brainstorm, gtd, journal, Productivity, review, think, to-do, weekly review | 28 comments»

10 Morning Rituals For The Healthy Entrepreneur

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Most personal development and productivity experts suggest mornings as the best time for clear and focused results-driven work. I’ve experienced the same and form my days around just a few hours of work in the morning between 10am and 1pm. I also believe that different people work best at different times, but no matter when you’re productive hours are, it’s important you set up your… » Continue

January 29 2008 | By Kavit | Tagged: emtrepreneur, health, morning, ritual | 51 comments»

Lifehack Digest for January 28

Stop Procrastination NowUseful free e-book from FruitfulTime, who sell a task management program. The book is full of useful tips to help prevent you from putting off important tasks. It downloads with a copy of the software, but there’s no obligation to buy or even try it.Tags: procrastination, ebook, productivity

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January 29 2008 | By Lifehack | Tagged: links | 3 comments»

How to Break-Up With a Friend

Friendships make up a huge chunk of our support system. They are the glue that holds it all together. If one friendship disappears, a gaping hole is left in the support web. But sometimes in life, it is necessary to let go of people that no longer serve as a support, but instead lead to stress and to problematic situations commonly referred to as “drama”… » Continue

January 28 2008 | By AJ | Tagged: Communication, friendship, support | 15 comments»

We Ask, You Answer: Web-App Predictions for 2008

Every Monday, we pose a question for the lifehack.org community to answer. The following week, I post my answer along with a selection (depending on how many there are) of your responses. The idea is to give you a chance to share your knowledge with the rest of the lifehack.org community — and to give you the opportunity to see what your fellow lifehack.org readers are doing!

This… » Continue

January 28 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: prediction, question, web-app | 14 comments»

The Use and Abuse of Regret

Two weeks ago, I asked Lifehack.org readers what advice you’d offer to your younger self, knowing what you know today. The responses were a little overwhelming — powerful, powerful stuff. More and better responses than I had hoped for, to be honest.

I’m not sure what advice I’d offer my younger self. I’ve messed up a lot, taken a lot of wrong turns, but even the wrong… » Continue

January 28 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: development, learning, mistake, past, regret | 11 comments»

Lifehack Live for January 28, 2008

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This week on Lifehack Live I talked with Liz Strauss of Successful (and Outstanding) Blog. Liz and I talked about the importance of relationships, both online and off, and how to create and maintain the relationships that nurture and provide meaning to our work, our lives, and our selves. (Note:Liz’ voice is a little muffled at the beginning, but gets better a few minutes in… » Continue

January 28 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: Communication, creativity, Podcast, relationship | no comments»

Lifehack Digest for January 25

TaskoA new online task manager with an interesting concept — lists are kept in plain text for swapping back and forth from your desktop.Tags: gtd apps webapp tasks productivity
5 Challenges of Working From Anywhere And How To Overcome ThemGeared at freelancers, these tips should apply to anyone — students abroad, travelers, mobile businesspeople — who needs (or wants) to travel. Covers how to stay connected and stay

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January 26 2008 | By Lifehack | Tagged: links | 3 comments»

Getting Past Done: What to Do After You’ve Finished a Big Project

There’s no feeling in the world quite like the mixture of triumph and sadness that comes after finishing a project you’ve been working on for months or even years. On one hand, you’re done and can finally release your finished product, whatever it is, into the world. On the other hand, though, completing a big goal leaves a little emptiness in your life, like sending your kids off… » Continue

January 25 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: completion, goal, mission, project, self_development, vision | 13 comments»