Archives for June 2008
Hitting the Pause Button: Tips for a Great Vacation [The Daily Saint]
I consider vacation to be as important as showing up on time for work- without it, you’ll be in trouble. It’s sabbath keeping at its finest. As I’ll be away this week, here are some excellent pointers for making the most out of your vacation time:
10 money saving tips for vacation
Tips for renting a vacation [...]
9 Steps to Achieving Flow (and Happiness) in Your Work [Zen Habits]
“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” - Buddha
Have your ever lost yourself in your work, so much so that you lost track of time? Being consumed by a task like that, while it can be rare for most people, is a state [...]
Personal Development Links - June 29 [Ian's Messy Desk]
Your Guide to Getting Productive with Gmail: Managing the Flow - part of Joel Falconer’s series of posts on using Gmail as a productivity tool. This article looks at managing the messages flowing into your inbox so that you can act on it quickly and/or find it easily in the future.
Gootodo - Gootodo is a [...]
EffTD Tool Of The Day: The iPhone [effingthedog.com]
There was a time in American history, not too long ago, where individuals scrambled from one device to another in order to EffTD more effectively. Between their cellphone chatter, their TV watching and their Internets-surfing people were getting exhausted juggling all of these devices. Then, one day, Steve Jobs invented the iPhone. [...]
Organize IT Recap: 80/20 Rule And Dieting, Positive Thinking [Organize IT]
Organize IT recap for 27th June 2008.
Thinking positively is a big deal but as with many things there is always a catch. Even with positive thinking there is always that destructive side to it that you can slip into, such as confusing positivity with trying to please everyone. Positivity Blog cover three of those such [...]
50 images débordantes de créativité [C'éclair!]
Dans certains métiers comme la publicité ou l’art de rue, le but principal est de marquer les esprits. Et la tâche est d’autant plus difficile qu’on a généralement peu de temps pour attirer l’attention du client et que la concurrence est rude. Ainsi doit-on déployer des trésors d’imagination pour interpeler les gens.
Les oeuvres les plus [...]
(2-Minute Productivity) Episode No.3 - How To EMPTY your INBOX [Getting Things Done with Nozbe Blog]
Welcome to the third episode of the 2-Minute Productivity series:
If you enjoy this video, please let me know in the comments – how is your “Inbox” doing?
Original post here: Argancel
Top 20 Ways to Tell if You’re Canadian [Ian's Messy Desk]
Posted in Friday Funny
Tuesday, July 1 is Canada Day. Here are the principle ways to determine if you are a Canadian.
You understand the phrase “Could you pass me a serviette, I just dropped my poutine on the chesterfield.”
You eat chocolate bars, not candy bars.
You drink Pop, not Soda.
You know that a Mickey and 2-4’s mean, [...]
A Year ago on The Daily Saint: Free Download [The Daily Saint]
Devoted readers of TDS will remember that I used to provide weekly downloads. Since it’s Friday, I dug into the vault and retrieved this post from a year ago. (ok, not exactly a year ago but it works just as well)
Read Surefire Ways to Live Out Your Mission Statement
Original post here: [...]
Do Nice Guys Finish Last? [7P Productions]
Source: kk+
As I was walking into a building, I tried to be nice and opened the door to let a woman behind me go first. Before I knew it, a group of guys just quickly and carelessly walked out through the door I was holding open for the woman. It was a glass door [...]