Salary Negotiations: Don't be Tough, be Honest [Salary Negotiations] via Lifehacker by Jeff Northrop on 2/13/12 Unless you were born with a peculiar penchant for arguing over your livelihood, salary negotiations are stressful and difficult. We’re often told that these negotiations require an iron constitution and a willingness to play the “game”, but if that [...]

The 5-Step Plan to Success After Failure via Nerd Fitness by Steve on 2/1/12 You failed at something. Maybe  you’ve already given up on your New Year’s Resolution.  Hell, maybe you don’t even remember what your New Year’s Resolution WAS.  Or maybe something else happened in your life that would be considered a fail. Long [...]

Have You Found Your Calling in Life? via Dumb Little Man – Tips for Life by DLM Writers on 2/10/12 One of the questions I tend to get asked frequently by people who start reading my blog is “How do I find my passion?” or some variation of that question. It’s a tough question to [...]

Can Money Buy Freedom? via Get Rich Slowly – Personal Finance That Makes Sense. by J.D. Roth on 2/6/12 On Saturday, my friend Tyler hosted a blog meetup. I first met Tyler several years ago. He was a GRS reader who dropped me a line to see if I’d meet him for dinner. I said [...]

How to Be the Bearer of Bad News [Social Gps] via Lifehacker by Adam Dachis on 2/2/12 Nobody likes bad news, and delivering it is an uncomfortable job that comes with the very real possibility of ruining someone else’s day. Unfortunately, it’s often necessary. We have a tendency to be a little selfish and prolong [...]

Pay Yourself Now to Make Sure You Stick to Your Goals Later [Motivation] via Lifehacker by Alan Henry on 1/30/12 We’re all busy people, and there’s no doubt that it’s difficult to stick to our goals, especially when it comes to things that demand willpower to work towards, like going to the gym every day, [...]

Finding the Courage to Stay the Course via Dumb Little Man – Tips for Life by DLM Writers on 1/30/12 Anytime you decide on the pursuit of an important goal, you’ll be faced with a series of challenges. Peaks, valleys and plateaus are par for the the course. But the thing that separates the people [...]

10 Weekly Ten Minute Practices to Boost Work Productivity via Stepcase Lifehack by Marissa Brassfield on 1/31/12 Let’s face it: You can’t overhaul your personal efficiency overnight. You can, however, boost work productivity over time by adopting one or more of these weekly 10-minute practices. If you’re feeling especially ambitious, try at least one each [...]

9 Rules of Human Nature that Apply to Work via Stepcase Lifehack by Alexandra Levit on 1/31/12 It’s no secret that career success often depends on the quality of the relationships you develop with your managers and co-workers. Although office personalities vary considerably, there are certain rules that always apply because we are all human. [...]

How to Deal with Difficult People and Have Constructive Conflict via Dumb Little Man – Tips for Life by DLM Writers on 1/28/12 Life and relationships aren’t always perfect. Take a minute to think of some difficult people you have to deal with in your life? These may be people you work with, the in-laws [...]

Update Your Resume and Get a (Better) Job This Weekend [Weekendhacker] via Lifehacker by Adam Dachis on 1/27/12 You’ve probably heard too many times to count that “in this economy, you should be happy to have any job at all.” Perhaps that’s true, but that doesn’t mean you can’t try to find something better if [...]

Splurge-worthy: How to make the final decision on a big purchase via The Effortless Gent by Barron on 1/25/12 In all honesty, I’m not a big spender. I definitely don’t splurge very often, either (not on clothes, anyway). I always see things I want and like, but I’ve conditioned myself for so long to hold [...]

Get Your Ideas Out of Your Head and On Paper to Actually Make Progress Towards Your Goals [Productivity] via Lifehacker by Alan Henry on 1/27/12 It may seem like common sense that you need to get your ideas out of your head to act on them, but how many of us walk around with an [...]

How to Wake Up Like a Dog via Stepcase Lifehack by Clint Cora on 1/26/12 Before I get started, some of you must be thinking that I’ve gone completely mad suggesting that we should be waking up like a dog — or any other animal for that matter. Let me explain. Each morning here at [...]

9 Healthy Habits to Help You Manage Email Overload via Stepcase Lifehack by Ciara Conlon on 1/26/12 Today, having an email address has become as normal as having a surname. My seven year old son and my seventy six year old mother have email addresses. We can safely say that the email overload phenomenon is [...]