Posts Tagged ‘tips’

What’s Missing in Productivity Today?

This month, we asked Lifehack.org contributors — and you, our readers — to think about the things that are missing in today’s productivity systems. Not only the areas where the "Big Name" systems fall short, but the gaps in our own systems, the places where we as individuals fall down.

The Lifehack.org community rose to the challenge, offering a variety of thought-provoking posts and comments that… » Continue

March 28 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: advice, contact-management, failure, gtd, information management, perfectionism, Productivity, software, time-management, tips | 7 comments»

10 Simple Tips for Using Email

We all use email, but, sometimes we use it too much or use it inappropriately. To get the most out of email we need to use it carefully and judiciously. These are 10 tips to get the most out of emailing.

1. Use different email accounts for different purposes.

It is is good to have separate email accounts for separate purposes. For example, you may have one for business and… » Continue

September 26 2007 | By Tejvan | Tagged: Communication, email, internet, tips | 20 comments»

Eccentric Tips for Becoming Productive

From the way it’s talked about on sites like this, you’d think productivity was a long-lost secret of the ages. Really, though, there’s quite literally nothing to productivity: for the most part, it’s just a matter of staying on task and working hard. The problems tend to arise more when self-motivation is required: when there are no deadlines, working consistently isn’t easy.

This guide won’t make you productive: only you… » Continue

September 21 2007 | By Rory | Tagged: effort, Productivity, task, tips | 13 comments»

Diet Tips & More for a Healthy and Trim Body

Last week The Secret to a Healthy Body talked about the physical things you should do to have a healthy body. This week, this article discusses the diet tips and more for keeping healthy and trim.

1. Timing. Try to eat every 3-4 hours so that you never get so hungry that you’re tempted to overeat at mealtime. Have breakfast, lunch… » Continue

August 24 2007 | By K. | Tagged: body, diet, healthy, tips, weight-loss | 56 comments»

Eight Tips to Find Your Information Oasis

The Internet Age allows you to get whatever information you want, as much as you want it. This, however, may do you more harm than good. The reason is simple: there is usually far too much noise in the information we consume. It becomes increasingly difficult to get the gems out of it, and it takes a lot of time and energy to deal with. Besides, increasing noise means… » Continue

August 22 2007 | By Donald | Tagged: effectiveness, information, prioritization, Productivity, reading, tips | 19 comments»

Design Better with CRAP

The power and ease-of-use of today’s computer applications has raised the bar drastically on the quality of design expected in the documents we produce. As recently as ten years ago, it was typical to produce business letters, memos, and other documents using a courier-like, monospaced typeface, often with only underlining available for emphasis of key passages or section headings. The only options for correcting typos and other mistakes… » Continue

July 30 2007 | By Dustin | Tagged: design, documents, layout, software, tips, writing | 56 comments»

10 Travel Tips from a Seasoned Traveler

Recently I’ve just completed a trip outside of United States. I am not a world traveler and I learned a few hard lessons that I would like to share with you. Here are the top ten suggestions I’d like offer to make your overseas travel a more smooth experience than mine was.

I have written them from my perspective which is that of an American traveling to other countries… » Continue

July 6 2007 | By Reginald | Tagged: tips, travel | 28 comments»

Cool Things You Can Do With Google

No one would argue the fact that Google is one of the most useful sites on the Internet. Unfortunately, most people only use about 3% of its power.

Smart Google users, on the other hand, know how to turn Google into a quick calculator, translate foreign sites, create their own customized search engine, and search for movie reviews and stock quotes with special search queries. In this article, we’ll show… » Continue

May 21 2007 | By Kim | Tagged: google, search, tips | 69 comments»

How To Study

The brain is a tangled web of information. We don’t remember single facts, but instead we interlink everything by association. Anytime we experience a new event, our brains tie the sights, smells, sounds and our own impressions together into a new relationship.

Our brain remembers things by repetition, association, visual imagery, and all five senses. By knowing a bit about how the brain works, we can become better learners, absorbing… » Continue

May 14 2007 | By Kim | Tagged: brain, education, knowledge, learning, Lifehack, memory, mind, studying, tips | 21 comments»

How to Make Life Offline Easier?

While you’re getting your online life easy, organized and productive, try a few of these tips to keep offline life the same. No use in having an immaculate online presence when you keep getting tripped up by things away from the computer.

Hoard stamps. It’s true that snail mail is becoming less and less important, but every once in a while, you do need a stamp.
Outsource your chores. Your time

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April 18 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: offline, online, tips | no comments»

Burn The Business Plan: Write a Book Instead

Writing is a process that distills thought. Corporate innovators are often asked to prepare detailed plans. Companies employ a variety of planning tools and they can be tremendous aids in working through the necessary thought processes. Every lone inventor seeking funding who has approached professional finance people to get a project financed is aware that he or she is expected to come with a written business… » Continue

April 13 2007 | By Tatsuya | Tagged: businessplans, Management, Productivity, tips, writing | 3 comments»

10 Vista tips and tutorials

If you’ve recently upgraded to Vista, or if you are thinking about upgrading to Vista, Vista Rewired has ten tutorials that will surely get you going in no time. The following are the topics covered:

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March 16 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: Technology, tips, vista, windows | 6 comments»

Find hints, tips, and information with Tipstrs

Tipstrs is a site that allows users to share hints, tips, and various information. Tipstrs is a knowledge repository mixed with a touch of social bookmarking. The tips listed at Tipstrs are organized according to topic. The topics range from art and resumes to children, computers, and woodworking. The following is the vision for Tipstrs:

The intention is that tipstrs be used as a hybrid… » Continue

March 6 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: information, Technology, tips | 1 comment»

20 Minute Guide to PC Security

IT Security posted a guide covering the basics of computer security. Some of the tips I would consider common sense, but it would be a good article to pass along to an inexperienced user. The tips are broken down into the following categories:

The Basics: Spotting and Eliminating Threats
As the saying goes, before you can run, you must learn how to walk. And you can consider your first baby… » Continue

February 13 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: computer, security, Technology, tips | 2 comments»

Wake up feeling great

The Riran Project gives 22 tips to wake up feeling great. Previously, I posted about how to get yourself out of bed at 5:00 AM. The Riran Project takes it a step further and gives some insight about how to wake up with a great attitude. The Riran Project’s tips focus on improved happiness due to higher levels of self-esteem:

Get involved in work and activities you… » Continue

February 12 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: attitude, Lifestyle, sleep, tips | no comments»

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