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10 Productivity Myths That Hold You Back

What are the myths and mistaken beliefs that are preventing you from being more productive in both your work life and your personal life? How are you actively undermining your efforts to pull it all together?

Yeah, I mean you.

The sad fact is that the beliefs that we hold about productivity and organization often prevent us from doing and being everything we want to do and be in our lives. While… » Continue

July 28 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: failure, gtd, myth, Productivity, success, system | 30 comments»

Back to Basics: Your Task List

Everyone makes a task list (or “todo list”) at least now and again. Usually, we wait until we’re overwhelmed with stuff to do, and then we’ll sit down and list everything we need to get done in the next day or two. Then, one by one, we go through the items on our list, do them, and cross them off.

We do this because it feels better when we do. One… » Continue

July 18 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: back-to-basics, gtd, list, task, todo | 32 comments»

80 How-To Sites Worth Bookmarking

Sitting on my dining room table, I currently have half a dozen projects in various states of doneness. Some involve vivisected computer parts, others will eventually be wearable and a few are just cool things I’ve ran across on the internet. I like doing things myself — I think the DIY bug is one of the best communicable diseases in the lifehack community.

These eighty sites are the places I… » Continue

July 3 2008 | By Thursday | Tagged: how-to, instruction, recipe, tutorial | 49 comments»

Lifehack Digest for May 21

How to read a business bookSeth Godin nails it! Step 1: “Decide, before you start, that you’re going to change three things about what you do all day at work. Then, as you’re reading, find the three things and do it.” The rest is as good.Tags: business reading self-development productivity career

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May 22 2008 | By Lifehack | Tagged: links | no comments»

Lifehack Digest for May 15

Presdo | Make Time to…“.. takes the hassle out of trying to find the best time to get together with people. Use Presdo to minimize the annoying ping pong of email, texting, and voicemail when organizing the next team lunch or trying to grab coffee with a friend.”Tags: meeting schedule
TimeBridge - Free Scheduling SoftwareFree Meeting Scheduler with great timezone and calendar supportTags: tool meeting scheduling

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May 16 2008 | By Lifehack | Tagged: links | no comments»

Lifehack Digest for May 14

How to Pack Everything You Own in One BagThe Art and Science of Traveling LightTags: travel packing
The Art of SavingSpending money is easy, but saving is tough. This article provides you 12 tips on learning the art of saving.Tags: money finance saving
20 Types of Freelance Work Identified and Explained“Where does the job you’re (supposed to be) working on now fit in? Have you done

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May 15 2008 | By Lifehack | Tagged: links | no comments»

Lifehack Digest for May 9

The Alternative Productivity ManifestoClay at the Growing Life rants about the emergence of productivity as a hobby — and the increasing demands placed on workers to be productive.Tags: gtd productivity hacks anti-hacks
Six Career TipsJeremiah Owyang shares his advices which could help you grow and achieve the career goal you want.Tags: career planning
So Much to Do, Not Enough Time!Mark Evans’ take on how to deal

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May 10 2008 | By Lifehack | Tagged: links | 1 comment»

Lifehack Digest for May 1

Common Cooking Mistakes | Food : RealSimple.com“An innocent error can easily lead to a disappointing dish — here, how to prevent overcrowded pans, recipe missteps, and more”Tags: food cooking
Men’s health downloadable workout videosFour free workout videos by Men’s health. Need to register in their site in order to download though.Tags: exercise workout video
Streamline Your Financial Life | Reader’s Digest“To help you spend less time managing

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May 2 2008 | By Lifehack | Tagged: links | no comments»

Lifehack Digest for April 30

How I Outsourced my Apartment HuntingIs apartment hunting too time consuming? Try to outsource it like Noah.Tags: outsource apartment hunting

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May 1 2008 | By Lifehack | Tagged: links | no comments»

Lifehack Digest for April 29

6 Ways For Maintaining High Energy Levels - Practical advice on personal development, productivity and GTD
Experimented ways to stabilize our energy levels to maintain our productivity, happiness and motivation.
Tags: productivity energy
Time Budget: An Easy Way to Avoid Prioritization Dilemmas and Keep Your Life Balanced
“The time budget is a practical method you can use every day to keep your life always in balance. It closes the gap between

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April 30 2008 | By Lifehack | Tagged: links | 1 comment»

Lifehack Digest for April 14

Forget the Elevator Speech!Chad at ProFreelancing says “ditch the elevator pitch” — your 90 second sound-bite saying just what it is, exactly, that you do — and focus on being real, instead. People want to do business with those they trust and like; give them a reason to trust anTags: business, marketing, networking, elevator-pitch

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April 15 2008 | By Lifehack | Tagged: links | no comments»

Lifehack Digest for April 10

Unofficial Google Translate Firefox ExtensionUseful firefox extension to get machine translations.Tags: firefox translation
How to Become a Relaxation Ninja: 36 Stress Relief Tips“If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn’t ask me, I’d still have to say it.”Tags: relaxation stress
Not productive enough? Turn off the InternetBlogger

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April 11 2008 | By Lifehack | Tagged: links | no comments»

Lifehack Digest for April 2

When is Good“An a easy online tool that can help you choose the time for your next meeting or event. Just click the grid for all the times that a good for you - we send you a link to circulate to your participants. They see your proposed times and click on when theyTags: software web meeting

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April 3 2008 | By Lifehack | Tagged: links | 1 comment»

Lifehack Digest for March 31

ProBlogger Launches PayPerTweetMonetize your Twitter stream with ProBlogger’s new PayPerTweet service. “Write about web sites, products, services, and companies and earn cash for providing your opinion and valuable feedback to advertisers. Disclosure not required.”Tags: none
FruitfulTime’s TaskManager Electro: Get Things Done — Or Else!From the site: “TaskManager Electro actively monitors running programs. If it finds programs or user behaviour that hinders productivity it will automatically start giving small electric

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April 1 2008 | By Lifehack | Tagged: links | 2 comments»

Lifehack Digest for March 14

Develop Perfect Memory With the Memory Palace Technique“The Memory Palace is one of the most powerful memory techniques I know. It’s not only effective, but also fun to use — and not hard to learn at all.”Tags: memory learning
36 Beautiful Resume Ideas That Work“Make your resume stand out by using a beautiful design that most people have never seen before. Here are some terrific resume ideas to

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March 15 2008 | By Lifehack | Tagged: links | 2 comments»

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