78 Shares Have you wanted to keep a journal but didn’t know where to start or what to do to make the habit stick? Have you wanted to gain all of the benefits of journaling like understanding yourself and others better, learning about yourself, connecting cause and effects in your life, and passing on your legacy to loved ones, but couldn’t keep with a daily writing regimen? We’ve discussed how journaling can help you become a better person, but you need to be consistent with it. You can’t be sporadic with it. You must... More »
There is nothing better than being able to know that all of the inputs and the things nagging at you in your life are taken care of in and in their proper place. But, it can be a daunting task to get to this state of being, Inbox Zero, without a little planning and some advice. Inbox Zero isn’t just about emptying your email inbox, it’s about taking stock of all of the inputs in your life and managing them, which in turn gives you a good foundation to make better decisions... More »
181 Shares The elusive Inbox Zero. It’s the moment when you have all of your “inputs” somewhat dealt with and the the slate is clear for you to concentrate on what is truly important. Some people think that it’s simply getting your entire email inbox to no emails. If that is the case, I could do that pretty easily by selecting all email and trashing it. That’s not necessarily the point. Inbox Zero is a state where we have our decks cleared, have the right things in the right places, and we can start to work... More »
44 Shares Another day, another Lifehack Lesson! This time, instead of teaching you how to be creative, how to develop your own apps, how to get more productive, or how to stop become mindful with a meditation practice, we are jumping into your finances. Well, you will be the one jumping into your finances by creating a simple budget and learning some powerful rules to make you more financially independent. Not to mention, you will gain a peace of mind knowing that your money is in order and accounted for. This Lesson will be available... More »
64 Shares To say that you support HTML5 may seem like a marketing gimmick nowadays and a way to put the little HTML5 banner on your site, but HTML5 is a great technology that allows developers deliver rich and powerful web applications. These applications can be so powerful inside of the browser that they can look and feel like native desktop applications. When I got the email about the new Todoist being rebuilt using HTML5 technologies, I was nothing but excited. There are some apps online that can get away with taking time and... More »
Today, we are offering up a new Lifehack Lesson on How to Build a Creative Habit in 30 Days. This Lesson will join our growing library of guides that can help you do things like plan your first application, become a meditator, and even set up a basic productivity system. Today’s lesson gives you an in depth plan and approach to working towards creating and maintaining a creative habit in your life. This Lesson will be available for a limited time and after that period you can purchase a subscription to Lifehack... More »
91 Shares So, you were looking for a great alternative to Apple’s Mail.app on OS X and iOS and stumbled upon Sparrow. It was fast, handled mail in a comfortable and familiar Gmail fashion, and was full featured. It was all good until you heard that there will be no more new features coming to it because of Google buying out the company. And, if the past is any indication (it is), Sparrow will eventually be discontinued. So, rather than sink with the ship, try one of these 8 Sparrow alternatives to ensure that... More »
Just because you read Lifehack and other sites that encourage you to start your own businesses and be out on your own as a entrepreneur, doesn’t mean that working for a small, medium, or large company is a bad thing. In fact, what if you actually like working for a corporation other than your own? There are definitely some benefits to working for a large company like access to more resources, often better benefits, and even access to smart individuals that have a ton of experience you can learn from. So, rather... More »
86 Shares Today we are adding another lesson to our new Lifehack Lessons site. We have covered a range of topics including guides for meditation, app creation, exercise, and building your own personal productivity system. Today, in Lifehack fashion, we are giving you the ultimate guide to a GTD Weekly Review. You are only as good as your GTD system In the Getting Things Done system, without a solid weekly review, your productivity will not be at an optimum level. The weekly review is one of the most overlooked aspect of GTD, mostly because... More »
45 Shares Some of the greatest deals you can find for Mac apps are from StackSocial and their killer Mac app bundles. Today is no different with StackSocial releasing their newest deal, the iStack Mac Bundle featuring 9 essential Mac apps for $49.99. The entire bundle has a total retail value of $953 (with the included iOS App Development tutorial course), in fact, 5 of the apps actually retail over the sale price. I haven’t used all of the apps in the bundle, although I have heard of at least all of them. There... More »
57 Shares With the release of Launch Center Pro (LCP) a few weekends ago, there has been a storm of excitement of what the app offers and opens up in your iPhone. Because of the restrictions in iOS 5, you can’t use the cool settings hacks that we talked about before, but with the new prompt tag and some creativity in creating new actions, LCP is one of the best apps to become more productive with your iPhone. Here are a few actions you can add to Launch Center Pro. Maps Rather than simply... More »
233 Shares Why are you collecting potential actions day-in and day-out in your collection tool of choice? Why are you processing the things you have collected and identifying potential outcomes of the stuff that has just come into your life? Why are you reviewing these things as much as you need to keep them active in your life? Why are you getting things done? Sounds like a funny question, especially for a topic on Lifehack, whose sole purpose is to show you how to get things done faster and better. But, the question remains.... More »
Disclaimer: This ScanSnap S1500 was sent to me free of charge to review. Also, I’m coming at this review from a Mac-centric angle as that is the platform I used while testing. Enjoy. If you want to get your act together and get closer to a paperless lifestyle, you are going to need a good scanner. I’m not talking about one of those flatbed $99 jobs. I’m talking a full fledge, duplex, sheet-fed scanner. Fujitsu makes some of the best scanners in the industry and when I had the chance to review... More »
35 Shares It’s that time of the week again. This is the time where we, the Lifehack editors weigh in to show you just how many inches and pounds that we have lost during the last 7 days and what our experience was during that time. We have gone a full 4 weeks since the beginning of the Lifehack Editors’ Fitness Challenge and we all know what that means; if we stuck to the plan for a full 30 days, the chances of us making this a habit is greatly increased. So, how did... More »
60 Shares Keeping track of your time and the things that you do with it is one of the foundations of being productive. It’s always good to take a look back at your day, week, month, or year and see exactly where your time went to make sure that you are giving your attention to the right things. aTimeLogger is a free application for the iPhone “for tracking your everyday activities.” Let’s take a look at what aTimeLogger has to offer for time tracking your life. Design aTimeLogger has a decent design setup with... More »
