Posts Tagged ‘gift’

How You’re Ruining Christmas – And What You Can Do to Save It

You’re ruining Christmas.Not for me – how could you ruin it for me? No, you’re ruining it for yourself, for your family and friends, for everyone who loves you and who you love in return.You started in August, when you saw the first little corner of the Mega-Mart decked out with Christmas bows and dancing Santas. It was just a few little grumbles then, but by Halloween it had… Continue reading

December 18 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: christmas, consumption, family, gift, holiday, materialism | 28 comments»

The Lifehack Last-Minute Gift-Giving Guide

Christmas is just over a week away, and no matter how organized you are, I bet there are a few people on your list that you just can’t figure out a gift for. In the spirit of giving, then, I offer these suggestion – each of which is, as of 12/16, available to ship in time for Christmas. (All prices are in US dollars.)Kindle It’s no secret that we’re… Continue reading

December 17 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: christmas, gift, holiday, present, Technology | 10 comments»

How to Stay Productive During the Winter Holidays

It’s December and one side of my brain is already thinking about presents, imagining the warmth of home, and preparing a list of "must-buys" for Christmas entertaining . The other side ois stuck with the reality of my daily life: me, at the office, dealing with day-to-day tasks. My attention has been divided and this can be seen in my results. It’s not the best situation you want… Continue reading

December 15 2009 | By Elisabeta | Tagged: attention, christmas, focus, gift, holiday, shopping, work, work-life balance | 10 comments»

10 Best Productivity Books of 2009

Granted, the year’s not done yet, but publishers start to slow down new releases right about now, so it’s not likely we’ll see another contender for “best of 2009” until January. Plus, Christmas is coming up, and I wanted to give you plenty of time to read some of these books before you give copies to your friends and relatives.But really? It’s never the wrong time to recommend a list… Continue reading

November 18 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: book, book review, chance, gift, gtd, luck, motivation | 24 comments»

Holiday Windfalls: 7 Tips on Using Them

The holidays often come with a windfall or two: a monetary gift from a relative or a bonus from an employer. We don't necessarily expect these gifts — that's why they're called windfalls — so deciding what to do with them can be a little complicated. Perhaps you have a pressing need for cash to pay an important bill. If so, that kind of practical application may make your decision… Continue reading

December 25 2008 | By Thursday | Tagged: bonus, gift, holiday, windfall | 7 comments»

The Lifehack 2008 Gift Guide

It’s that time of year again – time to sally forth in search of the perfect gift for the special and not-so-special-but-they’re-family people in your life. Given the economic situation this year, I made up a list with a few criteria in mind:

Nothing crazy expensive. Everything on this list is under $400, and most is way under. Sure, a 48-foot LCD TV would

December 1 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: christmas, gadget, gift, giving, guide, Hannuka, Productivity, Technology | 13 comments»

211 Shopping Days Until Christmas: Are You Ready?

We haven’t even crossed the six month mark for Christmas this year, but here I am, talking about gift-giving. I haven’t lost it, though: along with Christmas, I’ve already got my gift giving for Father’s Day, various birthdays and a few weddings planned for. How many hours each year do you spend shuffling around for birthday presents or holiday gifts? What about cards? Or even trying to remember to… Continue reading

May 29 2008 | By Thursday | Tagged: budget, gift, present, time | 5 comments»

6 Mother’s Day Gift Tips for the Productive Lady in Your Life

The problem with picking a gift based purely on productivity is that most people like gifts that they won’t buy for themselves: people want something fun, something special — and your mother is no exception. And Mother’s Day is almost here: it falls on the on the second Sunday of May, which just happens to be this weekend. We each have only a few days to make sure that… Continue reading

May 8 2008 | By Thursday | Tagged: family, gift, mother, mother's day, present | 3 comments»

The Lifehack Last-Minute Gift List for Productive (and Potentially Productive) People

With less than a week left before Christmas, I thought it would be a good idea to list some of lifehack.org's favorite gift ideas. Everything on this list would get a hearty smile from the productive person on your gift list. Most of the items shown here are available through Amazon, for fast delivery by Christmas if you hurry. Links here lead to Amazon.com and prices are given in… Continue reading

December 19 2007 | By Dustin | Tagged: book, gift, gtd, holiday, Productivity, recommendation, tool | 26 comments»

How to Choose the Perfect Gift

It is almost Christmas and many of us are still scrambling around trying to choose the perfect gift for a friend or relative. What do they want? What do they need? What can we buy? We can spend hours in shops asking ourselves these questions. There is another way to select the perfect gift but it involves changing our perception of… Continue reading

December 18 2007 | By Tom | Tagged: christmas, Communication, gift, giving, relationship | 9 comments»

We Ask, You Answer: Last-Minute Christmas Suggestions

Every Monday, we pose a question for the lifehack.org community to answer. The following Monday, 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 reading

December 17 2007 | By Dustin | Tagged: christmas, gift, shopping | 16 comments»

Cut Your Clutter Calories!

As Professional Organizers, we talk often with our clients about how getting organized is a lot like losing weight, since they both require a program of prevention, reduction, and maintenance. Preventing clutter from being created is the first step toward reducing your organizational “weight gain.” Here are a few tips to help you cut those clutter calories:Control your “clutter cravings.” People often seem to have an appetite for… Continue reading

March 6 2007 | By Lorie | Tagged: clutter, gift, organization, prevention, selfimprovement, shopping | 5 comments»

Rose pricing online

Buying online can usually save you a decent amount of money. The hardest part of purchasing anything online for me is that I rarely have the patience to wait for it to be mailed. Flowers are no different and can also be purchased online. However, it has been my experience that purchasing flowers online does not save any money. In fact, I have found that… Continue reading

February 9 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: gift, holiday, online, purchase | 3 comments»

Birthday Gift Hack: Give them Info!

I'm sure there are variations on this site, but I like Paul's nifty little application. Plop in birthday month, day, and year, and get back heaps of information about your birthday. Here's some facts about mine:

You are 1,140,004,018 seconds old.
The date of Rosh Hashanah in the year of your birth was Thursday, 1 October 1970.
You were born in the Chinese year of the Dog.
The date of Mardi Gras on

May 23 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: birthday, gift, hacks, life, software, web | no comments»