Years ago I was working a retail job and realized that a philosophy degree was probably NOT going to get me into a position with a decent salary. So, I went to the library (pre-internet days!) and researched career paths. I looked at the growing fields at the time - two standouts were (and [...]

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As I have researched material around the web, I “stumbled upon” many of the “Life Hacks” sites.
Danny O’Brien coined the phrase and this interview gives a good history of this buzz word (from Lifehacker.com).
Wikipedia says “The term life hack refers to productivity tricks that programmers devise and employ to cut through information overload and [...]

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“School night…” “Early meeting tomorrow…” “Got to get to work…” “Wish I had one more day this weekend”….
Since 70%+ of working folks are not happy with their jobs, the dawn of Monday morning might be Monday “mourning”….
If YOU are not happy with your job or business, make the decision now to make the changes needed [...]

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Marc Andreessen’s post on June 4 on his version of “Getting Things Done” is WAY outside the box and quite entertaining.
Highlights include “Don’t Keep a Schedule”, “Structured Procrastination” and “Don’t Answer the Phone”. I strongly suggest you click over and read the entire post.
The section on checking email only twice a day seems to be [...]

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