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Supercharge Your Mac with the StackSocial Mac Superbundle [Software Bundle]

StackSocial has been offering some pretty amazing deals, and their latest is no exception: The StackSocial Mac Superbundle. The amount of apps that they’re serving up that will aid you in getting work done faster and better is pretty astounding — there’s 10 amazing Mac apps worth $471 that they are offering…

GTD Leaders: A Lifehack Exclusive Interview with David Allen and Mike Williams

Editor’s Note: Lifehack was granted an exclusive opportunity to speak with both David Allen, founder of the David Allen Company, and the company’s new CEO, Mike Williams. As the new year begins, this is a great opportunity to learn about GTD from the man who created it and the men who plan to move it…

The 100 Best Lifehacks of 2011: The Year in Review

Another year is coming to a close this weekend, and it’s been a banner one here at Lifehack. As you’ll see below, one of our most popular posts of 2011 was our 100 Best Lifehacks of 2010 article, which flows nicely into this post which will outline the 100 Best Lifehack of 2011. Unlike last…

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30 Days With: Siri

Editor’s note: This is a featured post in our ongoing series “30 Days With” which outlines the use of a productivity tool, service, or product that we have used for the past 30 days. We want to provide our readers with an in depth view of tools and products that they are interested in…

Asana: A Modern Way to Improve Teamwork

Working as part of a team and staying connected while doing so is a challenge, and there have been few (if any) easy and reasonably-priced software solutions that handle it well. Until today. Asana has left beta and is now available to the general public. And it has a lot to offer. This web application…

3 Reasons Why Shame is Your Friend

  Previously we discussed how Fear is your friend, because can guide you towards what’s important for you, motivate you to take action to improve your odds, and you give you a rush. We also discussed how Sadness can be your friend, because Sadness  shows you what you care about, Sadness…

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Got Goals? 4 Tips from Real People That Achieved Real Goals

As an alternative to posting the hackneyed advice of self-proclaimed life coaches and storytellers (e.g. Tony Robbins, Tim Ferriss, etc…), I thought I’d collect and share advice from real people in the mySomeday community that achieved real goals.  In the past, they admitted to having issues with finishing what they started…

Twelve Steps to Get Things Done

No Frills Personal Development It’s become apparent that not everyone connects with, relates to or gains value from the traditional personal development language or paradigm. Or words like paradigm (for that matter). Many of my readers have shared with me that their partner (sister, brother, mother, father, boss) needs to hear these (types of) messages…

10 Things To Stop Doing in Your Relationships

Want to build positive relationships? Then make sure not to commit the following 10 things that disrupt relationships: Giving hurtful comments. Are you hurting others by your lack of tact? You might think that you’re being helpful, but your intentions might have hurt the other party instead. Put yourself in others’ shoes first. If it’s not…

The 100 Best Lifehacks of 2010: The Year in Review

Happy New Year everyone! It’s the first week of 2011 and many of us are getting ready to kick off the brand new year with a big bang. As we start off 2011 with our new resolutions and goals, let us now look back at the best posts at Lifehack in the past year. In…

11 Things to avoid in 2011

While millions head to the gym for the next two weeks, there’s cause to consider some things to avoid in the coming year. Here are 11 things you might do well to avoid in the coming year and beyond! 1. Withholding forgiveness If the person who wronged you really cares about you they’ll have beaten themselves up…

Top 10 Resolutions To Set For The New Year

Resolution, n – A commitment that an individual makes that brings positive benefits to his/her life In just a week’s time, we’ll be stepping into 2011. Are you ready to rock 2011 ahead? I love the new year, because it’s the time when we start everything on a fresh note. It’s when we set new resolutions, positive…

12 Free holiday gifts they’ll never forget

It’s the holiday season – the time of year we imagine as full of so many possibilities for joy and gift giving. All too often, though, the holidays aren’t a wonderful experience. When families come together, or there’s no family and friends to be with, the holidays can become a time of anxiety and dread…

GiftGaff relaunches social gift registry in time for holiday sanity

Why should we only use registries for weddings and baby showers? What about all the other holidays with presents flying ’round that always seem to end with Uncle Bobby getting 15 blue ties with little goldfish on them? GiftGaff has relaunched its holiday registry for everything from Christmas to made-up birthdays. GiftGaff is…

5 Things to beg your boss for this week

Unless you’re one of the nomads who has broken free of every attachment to the office but an internet connection, this short talk from 37 Signals’ Jason Fried will resonate with you. It’s great for managers to hear that they should minimize meetings, hire people they really trust to do great work, and work to…