7 Little Things That Make Life Effortless via zenhabits by Leo on 10/10/11 Post written by Leo Babauta. Life can be a huge struggle, most of the time, and for years it was a struggle for me. I’ve gradually been learning what causes that struggle, and what works in making life easier, better, smoother. Life [...]

What I Learned From Steve Jobs via How to Change the World by GuyKawasaki on 10/8/11 Many people have explained what one can learn from Steve Jobs. But few, if any, of these people have been inside the tent and experienced first hand what it was like to work with him. I don’t want any [...]

How Steve Jobs Changed My Productivity via Stepcase Lifehack by Mike Vardy on 10/6/11 Photo credit: Minifig One of the world’s most recent innovators passed away yesterday, far too soon and yet achieving so much in the time he had on this planet. Whether you admired, revered or thought little of him (in terms of [...]

The Benefits of Simple Productivity via Stepcase Lifehack by Lou Macabasco – Yanuaria on 10/6/11 Simplicity is often perceived as boring, unattractive and unremarkable.  Majority of people want something striking and complicated. But as Leonardo da Vinci has said, Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Different to the common belief, simplicity is not boring, unattractive or [...]

Embarrassing Yourself Will Gain More Trust with People [Psychology] via Lifehacker by Jason Chen on 10/4/11 Researchers at UC Berkeley have discovered that being embarrassed—or even just acting embarrassed—convince others that you're more trustworthy. In both videotapes and photographs, observers who witnessed a person act embarrassed possibly underwent an empathy response, "creating their own contexts" [...]

Why Pursuing Happiness May Be Pretty Stupid [Mind Hacks] via Lifehacker by Adam Dachis on 10/4/11 Sometimes we’re happy and sometimes we’re not, but it’s generally something we all want and try to achieve. But Melissa Kirk, writing for Psychology Today, suggests that the pursuit of happiness might be missing the point entirely. Here’s why. [...]

The Upside of Quitting (and Why You Should Do It More Often) [Quitting] via Lifehacker by Adam Pash on 10/4/11 There’s bound to be something going on in your life right now that’s worth quitting, and the commonly recited maxim that “quitters never win and winners never quit” notwithstanding, sometimes quitting really is the best [...]

How to Deal With a Job You Hate via Dumb Little Man – Tips for Life by Ali on 10/3/11 Do you dread Monday mornings? It’d be great if we all had creative, fulfilling jobs with fantastic bosses and brilliant colleagues. The truth is, though, that an awful lot of people – some figures suggesting [...]

What To Do When You Have Too Many Ideas via Stepcase Lifehack by Mike Vardy on 10/3/11 Too many ideas, so little time… Every day I’m struck with new ideas, whether they’re for a new writing project, an article I know that would resonate with a wide audience or something that would help keep my [...]

9 Ways to be Innovative When Your Boss Isn’t via Stepcase Lifehack by Paul Sloane on 9/30/11 From thinkpanama on flickr A common complaint that I hear when I run innovation workshops is this, ‘I have plenty of really creative ideas but my boss just isn’t interested in trying anything new. What can I do?’ [...]