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Making Ideas Happen with Scott Belsky: Book Review and Interview
Creativity is a commendable quality. Good ideas are very valuable, and a person with repeated sparks of genius is priceless. But, even the most creative ideas amount to nothing if they’re not organized, established and executed. That’s where Scott Belsky, author of Making Ideas Happen can empower you with theRead More
Data Backup and Sync Strategies #2: Top Backup and Sync Tools
In my first article in this series, I discussed the importance of data backup and sync, and what data you should consider backing up. It ranged from files to browser preferences, credit cards to business data, and emails to your tweets. So, now that you know the things you needRead More
Why I Stick to Pen and Paper for Goals and Tasks
Technology is great…but I sure do like pen and paper – as I mentioned to one of our readers who asked me what I use to keep track of things. For one thing, I remember things better when I write them down by hand; it’s as if my hand keepsRead More
How to Beat Procrastination Permanently
It’s no surprise that we’ve touched on beating procrastination several times at WorkAwesome – it is productivity’s sworn enemy. On our path to progress, we’re constantly kicking procrastination to the curb, and often it just reappears a few steps farther along the road. Some of us fare better than othersRead More
The Digital Nomad’s Guide to Using Paper Stationery
I’m a digital nomad. I love using computers. I worked as online editor for newspapers. I am so online that my filing cabinets are practically empty. So going paperless should be a no brainer. Although I don’t hug trees, I don’t mind saving a few. But after looking through myRead More
Internet Etiquette for Vacationers
I learned more than I expected on my recent family vacation, including a lesson in Internet etiquette.
7 Reasons to Switch to the Dvorak Keyboard Layout
“Something’s wrong with your keyboard,” a friend borrowing my laptop would say. “When I type, all that comes out is gibberish!” “Nothing’s wrong with my keyboard,” I would reply with a grin. “It’s the layout on your keyboard that’s wrong!”