A Typical Life? I gotta be honest, I really like my life. Of course I have my moments (being human and all), but for the most part, it rocks. Not a day goes by where I am not thankful for, or totally aware of, what I have and what I’ve been given. Of course it’s not always a normal, conventional or typical life by any means (but who has that?) –… Continue reading
October 23 2009 | By Craig | Tagged: attitude, learning, lifelong-learning, personal growth | 14 comments»
What motivates you? While there are thousands, millions, maybe billions of answers to that question, a growing body of research, some of it dating back 50 years, shows two things that don’t motivate us very well – the promise of rewards and the threat of punishment.It seems counter-intuitive, since after all we take it for granted that we need incentives to do work. It’s the basis of our whole economic system… Continue reading
October 22 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: goal, growth, learning, mission, motivation, personal growth, reward | 22 comments»
Aside from partying, the thing you're probably going to do most in college is read. Assuming you're at all serious about your education, you'll read so much that words will come out your ears. Unfortunately, much of what you read will also go pouring out your ears, or so it will seem looking back.One of the best habits you can develop in college -- or even in high school, if… Continue reading
August 27 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: college, journal, learning, reading, student, university | 14 comments»
For university students around the US it’s time to go back to school, or go for the first time for freshmen. European and other students might have a while before the next school year starts up, but this advice is for them, too.Talk to your professors!In one of my earliest posts here at Lifehack, I explained how to talk to a professor – today, I want to talk about… Continue reading
August 26 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: back-to-school, college, conversation, education, learning, student | 10 comments»
Imagine this: you are the pilot of a Navy fighter jet. You’re flying in formation when you come under attack from ground-based rockets. The plane nearest you takes a hit and spins into your path, while another rocket screams toward you. And out of the corner of your eye, you see enemy planes approaching. Suddenly, an alarm goes off – something bad just went wrong in your… Continue reading
July 24 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: expertise, learning, luck, malcolm_gladwell, opportunity, training | 24 comments»
I teach things that many find offensive. Whether it's articles containing racist language in my "Gender, Race, and Class" course or descriptions of oral insemination as part of the Sembia male's coming-of-age rituals in my anthropology course, I know that some students are going to be offended, sometimes deeply.
Over the years, I've come to view offense as a particularly useful state of being – but only when the offense one… Continue reading
May 11 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: conflict, learning, offense, personal growth | 25 comments»
It’s that time of year again. No, not “the holiday season”. I mean, it is holiday time, but for professors it doesn’t start feeling like holiday time until final grades are in and the books are closed on another semester. No, for me, it’s paper-grading time, the time of year when I’m reminded over and over of the importance of good writing skills – and of their rarity.The ability to… Continue reading
December 8 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: learning, student, style, talent, thinking, writing | 25 comments»
"Been there, done that" has become synonymous with boredom or lack of challenge for some people. For others it is a mini retirement statement. We think it can represent a great place to look for new opportunities.Maybe you or someone you know has made money in one area then gone on to try something a new area and ended up with lousy results. A bit like Michael Jordan once… Continue reading
October 7 2008 | By Tatsuya | Tagged: learning, past, Productivity, reflection, repretition, success | 2 comments»
Do you have a dream? Is there a business that you’re dying to launch, a story in your head demanding to be told, or an idea you’re frantic to see made a reality?If you’re like most people, the answer is “yes.” Or, more likely, “yes, but…” Just about everyone has a crazy dream they’d love to pursue – but they just don’t know how.What you need is a little expert… Continue reading
September 29 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: dream, expert, expertise, friendship, goal, learning, skill | 8 comments»
Chances are, within the next few months, you’ll be asked at least once to acquire a new skill or body of knowledge. If you’re in high-tech, you can count on your entire skill-set becoming obsolete every few years, but even people in less accelerated fields have to keep learning just to stay even these days.For example, whether you’re in marketing and PR, corporate communications, human resources, or political campaigning, you’ve… Continue reading
September 26 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: learning, skill, study | 16 comments»
What does it take to succeed? A positive attitude? Well, sure, but that’s hardly enough. The Law of Attraction? The Secret? These ideas might act as spurs to action, but without the action itself, they don’t do much.Success, however it’s defined, takes action, and taking good and appropriate action takes skills. Some of these skills (not enough, though) are taught in school (not well enough, either), others are taught on… Continue reading
July 30 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: learning, networking, skill, speaking, success, thinking, writing | 218 comments»
OK, you screwed up. Something's gone horribly, horribly wrong, and it's all your fault. And now, it's time to pay the piper.
Maybe you lost your company's big client. Maybe you forgot to do a critical part of that big project. Maybe you weren't there for someone when they needed you, even when you said you would be. Whatever the situation, someone trusted you to do a job and you… Continue reading
June 2 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: apologizing, failure, learning, mistake, responsibility, self-development | 11 comments»
I know you can read. You're reading this, aren't you? (If you're not reading this, never mind.)
But are you productively literate? That is, when you read, do you learn anything that you can apply immediately to your life, or do the words and ideas just bounce around your brain's pleasure areas for a while before disappearing like so many wisps of morning fog?
Not that there's anything wrong with… Continue reading
May 23 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: book, growth, learning, personal-development, reading | 14 comments»
Why you can trust poor leaders to be sound teachers
Macho, insensitive bosses share certain characteristics. Their behavior is arrogant, quick-tempered and controlling. Their motives are typically selfish and manipulative. They show little concern for others and few signs of understanding why others don't trust them. Most of all, they are quite unaware of their failings and the impact they have on their subordinates. No only do they see no… Continue readingMay 23 2008 | By Adrian | Tagged: leadership, learning, Management, personal-development | 6 comments»
I just received my copy of Lifehack contributor Pamela Skilling's new book Escape from Corporate America: A Practical Guide to Creating the Career of Your Dreams. Pamela's book is a guide for people fed up with the corporate lifestyle -- the lack of creative expression, the lack of spiritual reward, and ultimately the lack of control over the conditions of your own employment -- who are looking… Continue reading
May 19 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: book, leadership, learning, Management, organization, Productivity, reading, thinking | 2 comments»
Loading ...
business career Communication creativity gtd health howto learning life Lifehack Lifestyle Management Money motivation organization Productivity software tips work writing
achievement advice attitude balance blog blogging book brain business career change Communication conversation creativity development diet DIY education email energy entrepreneur entrepreneurship exercise finance firefox fitness focus food gmail goal goals google gtd habit hack hacks happiness health home howto idea information internet interview job leadership learning life Lifehack Lifestyle links list Management marketing meeting mind Money motivation networking news office online organization paper performance personal-development planning Podcast presentation procrastination Productivity project reading relationship review rss self-help self-improvement social software stress student studying success task Technology thinking time time-management timemanagement tips todo tool travel web web2.0 work work-life workplace writing
