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10 iPhone Apps for Improving Productivity
If you browse through the iPhone App Store, you’ll find thousands of applications in all kinds of categories. That includes a huge number of apps made with the personal productivity of an iPhone user in mind. Here are 10 such apps to consider using to get things done quickly andRead More
How to Practice the 2-Item To-Do List
Are there any other type-A personalities out there who read with disdain blog posts about eliminating the to-do list? Do you roll your eyes like I do when you read things like, “do less and you’ll get more done.” Or, “just choose the one most important thing to focus onRead More
Rational Plan: A Project Management Software Review
Rational Plan is project management software that focuses on project planning. There’s a trial version that includes all features of the paid version except it limits the number of tasks to 20. The many options and features available in the program show that the developers put a lot of thoughtRead More
Room To Breathe: Tips to Get More Done with Less Stress
I like to swim. The rhythm of the stroke, the silence of the water, the regularity of breathing: they bring peace to an overactive mind that otherwise gets overwhelmed by things to do, while getting little done. Recently, I expressed a desire to increase my lung capacity underwater. If IRead More
How to Find the Work You Love
Finding work we enjoy is vital for our well being. After all most of us spend a fair portion of our week engaged in work. So how do we find work that we love? Here are some practical tips that I have found useful in my own life and whenRead More
“On Second Thought” Takes a Second Look at Our Thinking Process
Regardless of industry, experience or pay-grade, all of our work ultimately consists of a long series of decisions. The thinking process behind them involves either careful, deliberate calculation or the use of instincts, impulses, and “following your gut.” In the workplace, terms like “Jack-of-all-trades,” “wearing many hats” and “thinking onRead More
Blindwriting: A Freer Approach to Freewriting
Writing is hard when you try to create and criticize at the same time. But while composing that first draft, it’s difficult to resist the urge to edit too early. You reread the previous sentence and notice something – a dangling modifier, a weak verb, a careless typo – thenRead More
Personal Branding Tips from Dan Schawbel: A WorkAwesome Interview
In the constant quest that we undertake to showcase our work in a truly awesome way, personal branding is a topic that becomes more relevant daily. Who you are online is becoming less distinguishable from who you are in the real world. One of the best examples of personal brandRead More