Sent to you via Google Reader Give Yourself a Break – and Become More Productive It sounds paradoxical, doesn’t it: by taking a break, you can get more useful work done. But it really works. You can struggle along for days, weeks or even years, working hard but without really producing anything good. With so [...]
10 Mistakes You’ll Make When Starting a Business via Quick Sprout by Neil Patel on 7/26/10 Are you thinking about starting a business? Well if you are, make sure you avoid these mistakes or else your business is probably going to fail. 1. Slow and steady doesn’t win the race Most new business fail because [...]
Questions You Should Ask Before You Quit Your Day Job [Jobs] via Lifehacker by Adam Pash on 7/23/10 “Don’t quit your day job” may be a running joke for folks who enjoy but can’t necessarily make money from their passion, but how do you decide when quitting your day job is actually a viable option? [...]
Write Your First Email Line Like a Tweet to Grab Interest [Email] via Lifehacker by Kevin Purdy on 7/21/10 You notice it when you’re reading email, but not so much writing it. Most email clients show just the first 50-75 characters of a message in the inbox view. Write your first line to that limit, [...]
Keep the Dream Alive While Staying Debt Free via LifeDev by glen on 7/22/10 Annabel Candy has a great mind for helping people do what they love through their work, and the topic of money is a major factor whether we want to admit it or not. I love this post. I’ve also got a [...]
7 Reasons Why You Are Time Poor via Dumb Little Man – Tips for Life by DLM Writers on 7/21/10 It is a common complaint, “I don’t have enough time.” In fact, I’d bet that you said these exact words in the last 48 hours. “I don’t have enough time to… …finish my work,…get in [...]
Manage Your Life One Domain at a Time via Dumb Little Man – Tips for Life by DLM Writers on 7/20/10 Whether it’s ourselves, family, friends, or a child, there’s nothing more frustrating than watching someone we care about compromise their potential because of a lack of self-control. Whether it’s a matter of not enough [...]
How To Search Microsoft Outlook PST Files within Windows 7 via The Road to Know Where on 7/10/10 Windows 7 does not search within Microsoft Outlook PST files by default — but this can easily be enabled: From the Start Menu type "Indexing Options" (the program will be found before you finish typing) <Click> [...]
How to Get Things Done When You’re Feeling Overwhelmed via ProBlogger Blog Tips by Darren Rowse on 7/14/10 Have you ever felt completely overwhelmed by some element of your online business? Image by Stephan Poff I’ve felt that way many times, both in the early days and even now. For me it usually comes when [...]
Top 10 Tips for Surviving Office Life [Lifehacker Top 10] via Lifehacker by Kevin Purdy on 7/17/10 The modern office isn’t quite a wretched hive of scum and villainy, but it’s not always pleasant, either. If your workspace, your co-workers, or your sinking feeling of not getting anything done needs fixing, here are ten possible [...]
5 Key Steps That Will Improve Your Decision Making via Dumb Little Man – Tips for Life by DLM Writers on 7/16/10 Have you ever made a stupid decision? Of course you have – we all have! There is no shame in making the occasional stupid decision; that’s part of being human. But if you [...]
Make a Remote Sleeve for Technologically-Challenged Visitors or Family Members [Clever Uses] via Lifehacker by Whitson Gordon on 7/15/10 We’ve done a lot of work helping you perfect your media center, but your friends may not think it’s as cool as you do once they actually try to use it. For their sake, consider a [...]
USB 3.0: Everything You Need To Know [Technology Explained] via MakeUseOf.com by Tina on 7/15/10 Within the past 14 years, the Universal Serial Bus (USB) has become the standard interface to connect devices to a computer. Whether it’s an external hard drive, a camera, the mouse, a printer, or a scanner, the physical connection to [...]
Use an Informational Interview to Overcome Mental Barriers via Get Rich Slowly by April Dykman on 7/13/10 This post is from GRS staff writer April Dykman. Less than a year ago, I was stuck. I knew I wanted to start a side business that had potential to grow, but I had no idea what to [...]