127 Shares Kirsten Simmons suggests why you struggle to maintain traditional productivity systems in the first instalment of our new series, Rethinking Productivity.
As we near the end of another month, we’re going to shine a bit of a spotlight on our Lifehack Deals page. You’ve still got some time to act on these great deals we’re offering, so check out some of the highlights and save yourself some hard-earned dollars — and some time as well! Microsoft Office Bundle for Mac Wrapping your head around Microsoft Office for Mac isn’t going to get any easier than this. In this bundle, you’ll get 4 separate video courses for all your Microsoft Office 2011 needs for... More »
428 Shares Over the years here at Lifehack, we’ve discussed plenty of apps that you can use to improve your overall productivity. There are certain ones that many of our contributors and editors (past and present) have adopted over the long-term — there are always the stalwarts that stick around. But there are also new apps that crop up every day, adding more and more depth to the app category. Some of the apps are incredibly plain and simple, while others are more robust and offer more features than you can shake a stick... More »
75 Shares July has come to a close, and now it’s time to present the best of the month gone by with the latest edition of our Best of Lifehack series. This month we covered a wide range of topics here at Lifehack (as we do), as well as launched a couple of new initiatives in Lifehack Lessons and Lifehack Quotes. It’s been a busy month here and as we head into the latter half of the year we’ll keep bringing you the great content you expect from Lifehack. Now, let’s check out The... More »
My heart is heavy today. I just learned of the death of one of the most influential individuals in my life, a man who changed the way I think about the world and who guided me toward my current career as a workplace author, speaker, and consultant. That man is Stephen Covey. I first came across his most famous work, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, when I was researching my first book and was still struggling to succeed as a driven twenty-something in a complex business world. Several years later, I... More »
45 Shares Some of the greatest deals you can find for Mac apps are from StackSocial and their killer Mac app bundles. Today is no different with StackSocial releasing their newest deal, the iStack Mac Bundle featuring 9 essential Mac apps for $49.99. The entire bundle has a total retail value of $953 (with the included iOS App Development tutorial course), in fact, 5 of the apps actually retail over the sale price. I haven’t used all of the apps in the bundle, although I have heard of at least all of them. There... More »
67 Shares Well, we’re finally into the summer months. June was another stellar month here at Lifehack, with the launch of our new Lifehack Lessons branch and the addition of more great writers, including videos by well-known Canadian technology personality Steve Dotto of DottoTech. Now it’s time to look at the best of what June had to offer in the latest edition of our Best of Lifehack series. 11 Essential Habits for Success David Loker offers a list of some habits to help you set goals and achieve them. The idea is that not... More »
Today we’re launching the latest addition to the Lifehack family: Lifehack Lessons, a premium resource for your life hacks. Lifehack Lessons is a library of hacks we’ve assembled that are made in a easy-to-follow format. Essentially, Lifehack Lessons enable you to add useful tips on a variety of topics that we cover over at Lifehack – such as: Communication Lifestyle Management Money Productivity Technology All of these tips are designed and delivered to help you manage or change your life as a whole for the better. You can scroll through our growing... More »
117 Shares With Father’s Day fast approaching, I know you’ve got your gift all set for dear ol’ Dad…right? Right? As a father myself, I know we can be tough to shop for. Gone are the days where a necktie would do the trick. With the advent of better and better technology — and more affordable technology at that — fathers of the 21st century have more toys that they’d like to have in their toybox than ever before. But we’re not all about play. We’ve got work to do as well. But if... More »
87 Shares As we jump into June, it’s time to look at the month we left behind here at Lifehack. Our Best of Lifehack series showcases articles from the month just gone by, so that you don’t miss some of the best we had to offer at Lifehack. Over the past month we featured articles on to-do lists, perfection, hacking you life, fitness routines and how to recognize what type (or types) of motivation work for you. As usual, we have a wide variety of articles that made the list this month — and... More »
64 Shares Lifehack has been expanding its number of posts per week over the past few months, and we’re looking to add more and more to the site to enhance the overall reader experience. Today marks another of these enhancements — the first being Lifehack Deals — as we are pleased to announce the launch of Lifehack Apps, a destination where you can discover apps that fall into what we talk about here at Lifehack. What is Lifehack Apps? Powered by Appstores, Lifehack Apps features apps from all of the major platforms sorted into... More »
159 Shares (Editor’s Note: The following is a guest post by Francine Shapiro, PhD, author of Getting Past Your Past: Take Control of Your Life with Self-Help Techniques from EMDR Therapy. Shapiro is a senior research fellow at the Mental Research Institute in Palo Alto, California, director of the EMDR Institute, and founder of the non-profit EMDR-Humanitarian Assistance Programs. As the originator of EMDR, she is a recipient of the International Sigmund Freud Award for Psychotherapy of the City of Vienna, the American Psychological Association Trauma Psychology Division Award for Outstanding Contributions to Practice... More »
81 Shares April has come and gone, and so it’s time for another installment in our Best of Lifehack series. This series showcases articles from the month just gone by, just in case you missed some of what we offer each and each every day at Lifehack. This month we delivered posts on a wide variety of topics, focusing on fitness, nutrition, communication and overall productivity. You may have also noticed a lot of new contributors have joined the fold, largely as a result of our “How to Write for Lifehack” post that was... More »
46 Shares Looking to power up your Mac — and to do it for free? Well, Lifehack Deals has another great giveaway lined up for you — as in we’re giving 1 lucky winner The Mac SuperBundle! The apps in this bundle can help you in a wide variety of activities, from converting and managing digital media with Roxio Toast to searching for files more efficiently and effectively with Houdah Tembo to keeping track of your home inventory easily with Compartments. All 9 apps would normally retail for $453 on their own! Here’s what’s... More »
94 Shares (Editor’s Note: The following article is an excerpt from the book Knowing Your Value: Women, Money, and Getting What You’re Worth by Mika Brzezinski. Brzezinski is a co-host of Morning Joe, an MSNBC anchor and author of All Things at Once. She is also co-host of The Joe Scarborough Show on Citadel Media. She is the mother of two daughters, Emilie and Carlie, and has been married for fifteen years to an investigative journalist at ABC. For more information on the author, visit her website or follow her on Twitter.) Many of us need... More »
