Everyone is looking to make an extra buck these days. We all want more clients, a better job offer, a promotion. Nothing wrong with that of course, but why is one of the best strategies to give it away? Well, I’ll give you four good reasons. You make connections Let’s say you…

Next Thursday, soup kitchens, homeless shelters, and other charities across the US will be fully staffed with smiling-faced, happy volunteers eagerly doling out food and other assistance to those whose need is greatest. Families across the country will come together in the spirit of giving, and will return home beaming with pride and contentment, knowing…

she You should become an outrageous giver. An outrageous giver is someone who gives beyond expectations. If you are going to give more than others expect, you should also raise your own personal expectations. Lift your expectations about how much you are going to give both now and into the future. Set your goal to become…

According to virtually every religious and ethical tradition, meaningful charity does not draw attention to the giver, and dignified charity does not draw attention to the recipient.  Here I will offer an economist’s perspective on the Biblical injunction to “let not the right hand know what the left is doing” in charitable giving and will…

It was Monday, December 29 and I wasn’t happy.  I had spent part of the morning at home working on odds and ends and another part of the morning at the office working on a book review and a few other things.  I was in a funk because I’d forgotten to answer an email from…

  How do you do that?  You give away what you got. It’s not that complicated, really. Short on time? Some people are always running out of time – like it was cash or something.  They run out of time and they’re always in a panic to get things done. If you’re always out of time, then do the…

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…

The time has come when we cannot just rely on others to make the world a better place – each one of us has to do our bit. It is therefore time for people to be more and more aware about their Personal Social Responsibility (PSR). PSR is all about doing to others what you would like…

Releasing this a day late. Monday was a holiday in Hong Kong, where our head office is, so there was nobody around to upload the podcast file. My apologies! This week I talked with Arvind Devalia, author of Get the Life You Love and Live It, about finding your life’s purpose and pursuing…

Join me live for today’s recording of Lifehack Live at 10am PST. Visit the site and listen to the live stream, and call in during the show with your own questions and comments. Today, I’ll be speaking with Arvind Devalia, author of Get the Life You Love and Live It about finding…

Last week I asked for your best last-miute Christmas gift suggestion and once again you came through. Usually I give my response to the question first, but I’ve already done that with my Lifehack Last-Minute Gift List for Productive (and Potentially Productive) People last Wednesday. There’s not a lot of time left…

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…