I hate folding laundry. So, when I recently had to fold some laundry, I was feeling impatient and irritated. The laundry wasn’t going to fold itself, and I was running out of clothes. Despite my internal protests, it would have to get done. I figured it would only take a few minutes and then I […]
Archives for June 2007
Budget Your Time: How to Use Deadlines
I have forty minutes to write this article. Do I need to limit my time? Probably not, but I’d like to illustrate a point: Deadlines are useful tools. Deadlines are a budget for your time. It makes sense that budgeting your money would be more efficient than spending whatever you feel like. A budget forces […]
Call to Lifehackers
My friend Cal Newport is writing a piece on the lifehacker movement for a major publication. He would like your help. He’s looking to talk to people under 30 who are interested in personal development, productivity, lifehack interests. To put it in his words: My basic goal is to talk to as many young people […]
10 Must-Have Steps to Getting Honest Feedback
People are too nice. You’re worried about rejection and criticism? I think it is more important to worry about the opposite, that people aren’t giving you the honest feedback you need. Even when most people do give criticism, it is usually worded to be as unoffending as possible, often omitting true feelings. I’ve delivered speeches […]
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