ProBlogger Launches PayPerTweetMonetize your Twitter stream with ProBlogger’s new PayPerTweet service. “Write about web sites, products, services, and companies and earn cash for providing your opinion and valuable feedback to advertisers. Disclosure not required.”Tags: none FruitfulTime’s TaskManager Electro: Get Things Done — Or Else!From the site: “TaskManager Electro actively monitors running programs. If it finds programs or user behaviour that hinders productivity it will automatically start giving small electric shocks of increasing intensity through the keyboard and mouse. “Tags: none USBWine: Wine as a Service“After years of development, we present USBWine, the... More »
Develop Perfect Memory With the Memory Palace Technique“The Memory Palace is one of the most powerful memory techniques I know. It’s not only effective, but also fun to use — and not hard to learn at all.”Tags: memory learning 36 Beautiful Resume Ideas That Work“Make your resume stand out by using a beautiful design that most people have never seen before. Here are some terrific resume ideas to inspire you.”Tags: resume example design The Top 100 Productivity and Lifehack Blogs – College Degree.com“To give you a little boost, we’ve generated a list... More »
9 Reasons Why Getting Things Done Sucks!Organize IT takes on the GTD system with relish. Some of the points are weak — like the impossibility of emptying your head, which is a bit too literalist — but some are spot on — like “It’s David Allen’s system”, not *yours*.Tags: gtd productivity systems
Ebook – The Connection Culture: A New Source of Competitive AdvantageMichael Lee Stallard, whose book “Fired Up or Burned Out” I reviewed positively a couple weeks back, has an ebook entitled “The Connection Culture: A New Source of Competitive Advantage” for free download. Check it out!Tags: connection relationships ebook
Feeling Stuck? 100 Ways to Change your LifeCan you change our life in 20 minutes? Wise Bread thinks so. Set a timer for 20 minutes, sit down, and write a list of 100 goals — careers you want, places to see, people to meet, whatever. Tap into desires you didn’t know you had, so you can act on themTags: life creativity brainstorming Time Management: The Pickle Jar TheoryJeremy Wright at A List Apart expands on the idea of “Big Rocks”. The pickle jar is your time; if you fill it up with... More »
10 Ways to Teach Yourself to Be OrganizedSmart advice on getting organized, ranging from scheduling time to declutter to getting your papers in order.Tags: organization, productivity, schedule
Inbox Heaven: The Ultimate Email SetupNick Cernis at Put Things Off details a complete productivity system built around the advanced features of Gmail.Tags: productivity, email. web-app, g-mail, inbox
Eight Secrets of Effective Online NetworkingWritten for non-profits, Tech Soup offers pretty comprehensive information for organizations looking to add social networking to their marketing strategies.Tags: business communication networking online community socialnetworking
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
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 focused just about anywhere in the world.Tags: freelance work mobility travel John Rambo’s Solutions to 5 Everyday Office ProblemsHow would Regional Account Executive John... More »
Note taking made easyHack Your Day gives a pretty thorough review of Übernote, a new online note-taking service. I’ve been meaning to have a closer look at this one for you, but now I don’t have to — Hack Your Da has doe a good job of explaining the finer points.Tags: web-apps notes Spiritual Development for 9 to 5′ersA new-ish blog for “Everyday people” with a yearning to add a little spirituaity to their lives. Not for everyone, but fyou’re looking for some deeper meaning in your life, this might be a... More »
The Four Laws of Simplicity, and How to Apply Them to LifeLeo of Zen Habits gives us the 4 Laws of SImplicity: collect, choose, eliminate, organize. He goes on to explain how to apply these rules to various contexts, like cleaning your closets or keeping your worklife manageable.Tags: advice productivity organization simplicity
How do I hack the information overload of shopping?Over in our forums, gpg poses an interesting question: Now that the Internet has put so much product information within easy reach, how do we handle it all and still find time to buy and use stuff? Pop over and give us all a hand with your advice!Tags: shopping information internet Don’t Play Office, Just PlayDavid Moldawer of LifeClever describes some of the pleasures of “fiddling” with our productivity systems when we should be getting work done so we can play. He offers a... More »
How to Write a Fascinating Thesis StatementGreat advice from studenthacks.org for students looking forward to another semester of paper-writing. Your thesis sets the tone for the whole essay. The keys to a great thesis are passion about your topic and focus, focus, focus.Tags: research student writing termpaper David Allen gives the keys to GTD on YouTubeThis has been floating around for a little while, but if you haven’t seen it yet, check out this video of David Allen’s presentation at Google on the basics of GTD. Allen’s a great, energetic presenter, very... More »
10 Golden Lessons from Albert EinsteinIf you find inspiration from quotes by especially smart people, new blog LifeTweak has a collection from the smartest: Albert Einstein. Like: “The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.”Tags: quotes einstein inspiration
