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Messing with Other People’s Time Management
November 19, 2009 · 9 Comments
Thanks for visiting. Please consider joining over 15,000 other readers in subscribing to our RSS feed or following us on Twitter. I write a lot about how to be more productive, but what if that really isn’t your thing? What if you don’t like productivity? What if your goal in life is to ruin productivity for other people? In an effort to expand our readership to people striving for unproductivity, here are six things you can do to guarantee that your co-workers get as little done as possible. Productivity501... [Read the full story]
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11 Steps in Becoming Educated for Your Dream Job
November 16, 2009 · 8 Comments
I had quite a few comments about taking classes online in my post “17 Things You Should Stop Doing“. When LifeHacker linked to the article, they had even more comments from their readers. Many of the comments were negative, saying that you shouldn’t take classes online. So, I wanted to take some time to talk about the best way for college to fit into your career. First, here is a little background about my education to give you an idea of where I’m coming from. I have a bachelor’s and master’s... [Read the full story]
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International Travel Tips
November 18, 2009 · 3 Comments
I’ve done a lot of traveling in the past, so I wanted to share some of things I’ve learned (many times the hard way) that make international travel easier. You should try to get as much information as possible about the country you are visiting, but this list of tips should give you some good starting points that are relevant for most any destination. A couple great sources for safety information on foreign countries are the CIA World Factbook and the US Travel Advisory site. Take Copies - Having a copy of... [Read the full story]
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Working with Your Spouse Financially
November 2, 2009 · 4 Comments
In the book The Millionaire Mind and The Millionaire Next Door, the authors point out that millionaires tend to marry people who support them financially. One of the easiest ways to wreck your financial plan is for there to be competition between a husband and wife, financially. If you have ever heard a couple say things like, “well, you bought a new dvd player, so I can go buy a new dress” or “you spent $300 at the mall, so I decided to go buy a new television.” You know what I’m talking... [Read the full story]
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Text and Image Documents
November 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment
There are two basic types of documents you can use in a paperless office. The first type of document is text based. These are formats like .TXT .RTF .DOC, etc. These store text as editable information. You can go in and change the document, fix spelling, copy sentences, etc. The second type of document is an image based document. This includes formats like .TIF, .JPG, .PNG, .GIF, etc. These documents just represent a bunch of pixels. The computer can’t edit the words themselves other than by deleting... [Read the full story]
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Interview: Productivity Tool
November 4, 2009 · 8 Comments
In our interview series we asked a number of people the following: What do you feel is your most important productivity tool?(1532) The metaphorical axe – no bit of software or technology would help me if I didn’t know how to constantly remove anything from my life that is getting in the way of living in a balanced and productive manner. Joel Falconer (rss) The word “No”. I am getting really good at establishing boundaries and saying “No”. “No” is probably THE most difficult... [Read the full story]
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Messing with Other People’s Time Management
November 19, 2009 · 9 Comments
I write a lot about how to be more productive, but what if that really isn’t your thing? What if you don’t like productivity? What if your goal in life is to ruin productivity for other people? In an effort to expand our readership to people striving for unproductivity, here are six things you can do to guarantee that your co-workers get as little done as possible. Productivity501 takes no responsibility for the results of actually implementing any of these ideas. Randomly put entries on their calendar like:... [Read the full story]
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Working with Your Spouse Financially
In the book The Millionaire Mind and The Millionaire Next Door, the authors point out that millionaires tend to marry people who support them financially. One of the easiest... [Read more]
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International Travel Tips
I’ve done a lot of traveling in the past, so I wanted to share some of things I’ve learned (many times the hard way) that make international... [Read more]
Tuesday’s Tip: Removing Superglue
Have you ever gotten superglue all over your fingers and had to live with it for two weeks as it wore off? There is a simple way to take it off, but first,... [Read more]
11 Steps in Becoming Educated for Your Dream Job
I had quite a few comments about taking classes online in my post “17 Things You Should Stop Doing“. When LifeHacker linked to the article,... [Read more]
5 Tips for an Organized Computer
1. Use Your My Documents Folder The My Documents folder is there for a reason. If you don’t have a My Document’s folder, create one. The... [Read more]