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What’s Your Workout Routine?

Keeping on top of your game both at work and in life is a real challenge; you can’t stay super-productive if you’re super-exhausted. It just won’t happen.

This is where having a workout routine comes into play.

It’s called a “workout” for a reason – it’s work. You have to treat it as such. If you didn’t show up for work when you were scheduled, you’d have to face the consequences. Same goes with working out. Both set of consequences could spell long-term trouble for you.

Freelancers may have an easier time consistently working out – they generally have a strong sense of self-discipline to call on and keep them honest. That said, they may be “too busy” to do a regular workout. Those who work at the office 9 to 5 will use the same excuse – or bring up plenty of others that fit the bill.

A site I like to check out for fitness tips is NerdFitness – and it’s fitting that the creator of the site, Steve Kamb, took the plunge this week by quitting his “safe” job to focus solely on the site. He’s got the goods to make it all work, too.

So, what’s your workout routine? What are your favorite sites to get fitness tips? Let us know in the comments. Click Here to Read Article …

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Awesome Links #2: Balanced Living, Productivity Apps

Mike Vardy 20th June General Leave a Comment

Today’s dads seek better work-life balance

In honor of Father’s Day, this article takes a look at how the new fathers of the day are meeting the responsibilities of the role both at home and at work.

App demo: Round the Clock

The Unofficial Apple Weblog gives us a sneak peek at an app called Round the Clock. What this productivity app for all of Apple’s line of mobile devices (iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch) does is present all of your calendar information as a pie chart – and that’s just for starters. It’s kind of like having a digital Muji Chronotebook at the ready. It may not be for everyone, but the video is worth a look.

Freelancer’s Wishlist – Father’s Day Edition

Dads aren’t the easiest to shop for – I know, I’m one of them. But sister site FreelanceSwitch has thoughts on what could be a solid (or solid-state) gift for the “freelance father” in your life!

Manymoon: Free Social Productivity, Project Management & Task Management

Fan of Google’s web apps? Then Manymoon has a productivity solution that could be what you’ve been looking for…and it’s free. Definitely something to check out if you (and your team) rely on having stuff in the “cloud.”

Lemonade: The Movie

This movie touches on what we’ve talked about in terms of “dream jobs” here at WorkAwesome, but it also takes it a step further. What if you were given a chance for a clean slate because you found yourself without a job altogether? A pretty inspirng film – and fairly short as it clocks in at just over half an hour. Click Here to Read Article …

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Productivity Web Apps Bundle on the Cheap

Mike Vardy 17th June Productivity Leave a Comment

The popular lifehacking site, the aptly-named Lifehacker, delivered some fantastic news today that we just had to share!

The website AppSumo is offering a bundle of the professional level of web-based productivity apps such as Evernote, Remember The Milk and RescueTime (the last of which was used to calculate the lost time during Google’s Pac-Man logo day) The package is just $55, which is pretty much the most awesome savings I’ve ever seen on a bundle of pure productivity apps. The best part: they’re not platform-dependent so they’ll work on any OS of your choosing. The not-so-best part: they’re only available at this price for a limited time and also for a limited duration (ranging from 2 months to 1 year before you have to pony up more dough).

Even with that caveat, the value of this package is well over $300 – a great deal no matter how you look at it. So if you’re wanting to upgrade to the premium version from the “freemium” version of any of these apps – or just want to give something new a try, this bundle is the perfect excuse/reason to do so.

Grab Premium Versions of Your Favorite Productivity Webapps for Cheap with AppSumo (via Lifehacker) Click Here to Read Article …

What Browser Are You Using?

Mike Vardy 16th June Productivity Leave a Comment

How you surf the web can directly impact how productive you are at work – or in general. We talked about Safari’s latest iteration recently, but there are plenty of options out there to choose from.

An example of this would be the latest release of Flock, which went into beta testing this past Tuesday. One of the great aspects of Flock is that you can integrate your social networking profiles from Facebook and Twitter into your browser rather than go to each website or external application. It now becomes your “one stop shop” to make status updates or check out your latest “tweets” – among other nifty little features. Its newest version (now built on the open-source Chromium code than previous versions) is only available for Windows right now, but you can sign up at their beta site to find out when it’s going be ready for Mac users.

While Flock may not be everyone’s cup of tea, everyone does have a browser (or browsers) they prefer to use. What do you use? Why? Let us know in the comments. Click Here to Read Article …

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Which OS Do You Use?

Mike Vardy 16th June Productivity Leave a Comment

With Microsoft closing in on its Windows XP support end date (and the fallout from the recent Help Centre flaw being broadcast all over the web), PC users are either looking to Windows 7 or sticking with XP “support free” as this transition takes place. Because we know no one is using Vista, right?

Macintosh OS (also known as OS X and OS 10) users have been “treated” to a new operating system approximately every two years now. Linux users are having new “distros” developed at a breakneck pace as it gains popularity – but it is still has the smallest market share out there. (I’m unaware of any standalone productivity applications developed for the OS – web applications seem to be the only option. If any of our readers know of any, please enlighten me!)

With support ending for what was likely the most widely-used operating system, it brings to the forefront the following:

What OS do you use and why?

Let us know in the comments. Click Here to Read Article …

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Why You Shouldn’t Underpromise and Overdeliver

Peter North 15th June Communication Leave a Comment

“Underpromise and overdeliver.”

Have you ever heard this brief bit of business philosophy at work? It has to do with consciously managing the expectations of your clients and customers. The idea is that you set a comfortable scope and timeline for your service, and then “wow” them by delivering the results ahead of time and under budget.

The question is: Is it a good way to build relationships with your customers?

While the short-term results of “underpromising and overdelivering” look great, your clients might come to always expect super-fast, super-cheap work from you. Suddenly, the whole “managing expectations” idea backfires completely; your client has learned to set them very high, and raise them each time you exceed your own self-set expectations. You’re caught up in a mess that you created.

It’s not such a good idea to underpromise, overpromise, or – perhaps – make promises at all. To use another common work expression; maybe “honesty is the best policy.”

What do you think? Click Here to Read Article …

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Musical Motivation

Mike Vardy 15th June Productivity Leave a Comment

“I love rock ‘n roll” – Joan Jett

I hear you, Joan.

Not everyone loves rock ‘n roll, but I do. Actually, my musical tastes range from jazz to rock to classical and several genres in between. It all depends on the mood. If I’m driving down the highway, I’ll pull out a great rock tune and if I’m curled up with a good book I’ll throw on some light jazz or classical. My tastes seem to have me covered.

When I’m trying to get stuff done, I need the same kind of motivational kickstart. Rock will do it sometimes, classical another. Sometimes silence is my muse’s best friend. Music can play an integral part in how my day goes.

What about you? Does music get you moving? What kind of music? What artists? Let us know in the comments. Click Here to Read Article …

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Put the Sleeper Hold on Boring Meetings

Joe Taylor Jr. 15th June General Leave a Comment

Productivity gurus love to pick on lame meetings.

But let’s be realistic…even top creative professionals have to endure meetings with clients or with project teams. Taking ownership of your work means taking responsibility for the quality of your meetings. Click Here to Read Article …

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