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7 Habits of Great Writers (12)
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If you’re a writer or blogger, you might be interested in my latest post at Write To Done: Learn from the Greats: 7 Writing Habits of Amazing Writers If you like it, I’d appreciate you sharing it on delicious, Digg or StumbleUpon!Shared by arboltsef (40) blakeneven (27) Coop (25) Eliacin (39) Pat (59) Paul Helmick (44) plu (23) Raphael (20) shawnmor (36) Shevonne Polastre (18) smdahlen (12) Will (16)Contribute comment -
5 Amazing Mac Apps for Getting Things Done (Plus a Custom-Rigged Setup) | Zen Habits (2)
onThe ideal for anyone interested in Getting Things Done (more on GTD, and more)– or just being productive and organized, for that matter — is to be able to quickly add things to your to-do lists without interrupting your work; to be able to see what you need to do right now, without worrying about everything else; to be able to organize stuff without too much work. And of course, GTD fans like tools that ...Shared by d the p (3) Mike Fullerton (6)Contribute comment
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7 Little Habits That Can Change Your Life (103)
on“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.” - Aristotle If you could just pick one or two (or seven) habits to create in the next few months — habits that will have the most impact on your life — what would they be? I often get asked this question, because people are overwhelmed when it comes to starting positive life changes. They ask me: what one or ...Shared by 晓 (14) Alan (17) Andreas Climent (2) Andrei (18) Andrew (47) Andrew Randazzo (2) Ansaar Modack (24) atul (95) Benjamin (1148) Brian Junyor (39) Broadbandito (2) Cai Chen (1047) capt bro (19) Carlos (14) Carmen Leilani (20) Chris Bennett (7) Christelle (11) clementi (18) Corris (6) craig (63) D.J. (6) d0t (8) Daniel (24) David (1) Dimitar D (37) Duane (45) Duncan (82) edythe (42) Eliacin (39) emersunn (8) Eric (7) fabiano (24) ferhmo (13) Galtenbergs (19) Geo (17) Gina (0) Ginger (20) Gus (17) hatza (9) Hokey (12) IanMcKenzie (4) Inti (0) isoeasy (14) J. Phil (27) Jay (58) John Kowalski (0) John Tomlinson (2) johnmarkos (21) Jonas (0) jose (20) Joseph Rodgers (24) Kajivar (49) Keener (4) Kerry (31) khoyot3 (4) kieraine (4) Krazy (146) LdsNana-AskMormon (143) Leena (1120) lezer (5) lezionidistile (8) LisaSabin-Wilson (2) Lyman Reed (1) Mark Bacas (0) Mark Interrante (21) Marque (0) Mattias Winther (2) Michael (5) Michael Greene (1) Miguel Guinalíu (0) Mike F (465) mkrisher (3) Mr. BabyMan (366) Neil (8) Novica (15) oblonski (2) oheresy (12) Paul (6) Paulo (10) philayres (7) plu (23) Rachel (4) Ratcatcher (5) Robert (5) Robin (6) Roger Carr (3) RyneNelson (283) Sam (9) scottpenton (0) Shankar Ganesh (66) Shevonne Polastre (18) ShuTian (78) Simon Pang (6) Taufiq (2) terrym (9) timmyt (14) Tina Su (71) Todd Lohenry (11) Travis Cannon (9) Ullash (23) webtime (501) WH (26)Explore read five notes
- Ginger said: I love this site. Such excellent advice!
- d0t said: Leo is constantly writing posts that make me think. This one really hit the spot for me today.
- Andrew Randazzo said: Some great tips to kick off the school year.
- Keener said: Another really top-notch article from Leo.
- edythe said: 1. Develop positive thinking. I put this first because I think it’s the keystone habit that will help you form the other important habits. Sure, positive thinking by itself won’t lead to success, but it certainly goes a long way to motivate you to do the other things required.I learned this when I quit smoking — when I allowed myself to think negative thoughts, I would end up failing. But when I learned how to squash negative thoughts and think positive ones instead, I succeeded. This discovery lead to me practicing this over and over, until I was able to form just about any habit I needed. It’s been invaluable to me, and I think it could be to most people.Focus on this habit first, and you’ll have a much easier time with any of the others. Start by becoming more aware of your negative self-talk — do a little tally sheet throughout the day, marking a tally each time you notice a negative thought. Soon you’ll recognize them, and you can squash them.
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The Dirty Little Secrets of Productivity Bloggers (36)
on“I trust so few that it is much easier to simply keep no secrets.” - Nathaniel Summers Psst … hey, over here … I have a secret to tell you. Don’t tell anyone! What I’m about to tell you is top secret. Please don’t let on that I told you, or I’ll be ostracized in the productivity blogging world. Promise? I’ve been a productivity blogger for more than a year and a half now (related ...Shared by ~C4Chaos (85) Badger Gravling (56) Bjorn (35) D-Arb (18) Deanna (7) Dennis Bjørn Petersen (12) Derek Ralston (8) Digital Biographer (11) Dimitar D (37) Eliacin (39) Ernst-Jan (7) frenzy (5) Gman68 (8) J. Phil (27) James Fridley (4) John Rust (4) Joseph Rodgers (24) Josh (27) Keener (4) Marcos Rezende (17) Muhammad Saleem (246) Nikke (1) Ozgur Alaz, Marketallica (20) Patri Friedman (7) Paulo (10) Peppermint (7) PlanningQueen (6) RossW (2) smdahlen (12) Stephan M (42) Stephen Baugh (22) The Daniel Richard (6) theCan (8) Tina Su (71) tornsuits (2) Wyctim (33)
- James Fridley said: Great post. The secret is out....
- Keener said: This is the pathetic truth
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12 New Rules of Working You Should Embrace Today (210)
onThe workplace, more and more, is changing, and with this change comes a whole new set of rules. The traditional office work environment and tools are still around, but at a very rapid pace, they’re being supplanted by newer and better tools, newer and better ways of working. The old rules are being broken, and new ones are emerging. You could call this the Workplace of the Future, as not all businesses have adopted these ...Shared by _dot_ (0) Aaron (2) adamkcarson (10) Alan Dean (55) Alegrya (2) Anand L (6) Andrew (2) Andrew Eberlin (1) andrewcsfan (15) Andy (1) arsalan (21) Athar (7) atsushi tsunoda (2) Avital (3) b (45) Babychen Mathew (359) Ben Shoemate (23) Bhavesh (36) bhc3 (54) Bill Blaney (0) BluesForPablo (18) Brad Garland (6) Brent Nims (2) Brian (4) Brian Auer (30) Bronson (34) btvillarin (13) cannedtuna (2) Ch (121) chezsmithy (9) Chris Makarsky (22) Chris Messina (21) Chris Ryall (19) Christopher (65) Christopher (6) claudine (22) Cody (7) Coop (25) Dan Kearns (29) Daniel Hoang (7) Darius (0) Dave Dash (4) David (8) David (14) David (6) David B (8) Dawn Foster (9) Debra (3) Derik Badman (0) Don (15) double d (9) Doug (2) Doug (26) Eamonn Vincent (2) eco2oh (10) Eduardo (2) Edwin Khodabakchian (20) Edwinek (14) Eric (4) Evaristo (12) Evo (7) Fernando Costa de Sousa (1) Firethorn (11) Fred Schechter (75) Gee Why (1) Geoff (4) George (8) Glen Horton (4) Greg Lowe (10) hasamba (36) hatza (9) Henri Bergius (2) hikbi (109) hnouwens (6) Howard (2) Htwo (16) Ian Crossland (0) Ihar Mahaniok (5) imma (4) Jaime (10) Jared (10) Jason (5) Jason (0) Jason (21) Jason Nielubowicz (17) jean-françois (15) Jean-Yves Huwart (1) Jeff Rivers (7) Jeffrey Vanneste (5) Jérôme Flipo (2) jezarnold (12) Joel Christy D'Alessandro (5) Johannes (11) John Paul Mitchell (10) Jonas (0) Joseph Rodgers (24) Josh (2) Josh Lawton (0) Juha Autero (3) Julius (13) Justin (12) Justin (1) Karl Staib (31) Kerry (31) Kevin Rossen (2) Kiddokay (11) Kris (3) Leena (1120) Len Damico (1) Leo (13) Levanah (4) lezionidistile (8) LinuxBox (9) lizunlong (10) lkratz (21) Loic Le Meur (15) Lou (1) Luiz Lopes (23) macaia (4) Manas Tungare (5) Marco (9) Mark (12) Mark Dykeman (28) Marque (0) Marsadie (10) Mason (6) menesis (12) Meryn Stol (3) mh (7) mhking (57) Michael Mior (62) Mitch (1) mjays (6) MrMatt57 (20) Nkululeko Masondo (0) Nunya (5) Ole Begemann (12) Pat (59) Paul (6) Paul Giacherio (2) Paul Helmick (44) Paul Spoerry (68) pearl (82) peggy (15) philco (2) PlanningQueen (6) Pratomo Ardianto (1) Pyros (3) RacefanPat (16) Radek Pilich (22) Ralph Poole (20) Raphael (20) Ravi Karandeekar (27) rene (50) rexy (23) rib (14) Ricardo M. (25) rick gordon (6) Rishi Talreja (4) Ritu (686) River Song (30) RLivsey (7) Robert Scoble (73) Roel (18) rsgalloway (12) Ruman (0) rutawa (24) Ryan (1) rzklkng (136) Sam (56) sampsa (29) Saravanan (7) Scott (3) shayanlinux (4) Shlomit Kotek (2) shwibbs (4) SMC (204) sohin (0) Sonya Smith (5) spurfer (65) Stephen Baugh (22) Steve (7) Steve Ireland (4) Sue (33) Summer (10) tadhgk (6) Tartarochos (13) Tibor (7) Tim (8) Tim (19) Timuche (20) Tino (9) Toby (0) Tom Maszerowski (1) TonNet (37) Tony (9) Tony (14) Travis Cannon (9) Trey (4) tzt (5) Ullash (23) Vegard (11) Vidar Gundersen (2) Vish (13) Vodex (18) vraicovi (17) Walter (6) Will WM (1) Xisco (26) Yan (20)Explore read 11 notes
- Andrew said: I don't necessarily agree with all the points, but I think they make some good points.
- Greg Lowe said: Interesting, I'm not sure I'm there yet, but it does provide a very interesting alternative.
- Robert Scoble said: Nice manifesto on the future of work.
- Howard said: This is my life, increasingly, every day .. and I'm loving it.
- Dan Kearns said: WHAT A FANTASTIC PIECE! Great find, Tim! Best thing I've read on the net in months!!!
- Steve said: Too many offices stuck in the past
- philco said: LIVE THESE!rule 13- everyone gets a Co at the end of their name.
- David B said: Add this to the "428 Zen Habits lists to live by" list
- jezarnold said: 2. Wikipedia: In a few short years, this has become one of the most useful tools ever. It is more useful than regular encyclopedias by an order of magnitude. And it was created by opening things up to the public. Despite massive criticism for this open process, it has worked beautifully. Collaboration works.I couldnt agree more
- lkratz said: on va faire cela ...
- Kevin Rossen said: Good read on new trends for offices, working, and productivity today. I practice a few of them already, but I need to implement more.
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25 Painless Ways to Free Up an Hour a Day for Your Goals | Zen Habits (61)
on“Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.” - Henry David Thoreau What would you do if you had an extra hour a day? This is a common barrier I run into when I write about making positive life changes: people don’t have time to pursue their dreams. People don’t have time to exercise. People don’t have time to get organized. Well, it’s time to make time. By using some combination of the following, ...Shared by Abdullah Cetin CAVDAR (58) Adam Fuhrer (85) Alec Peden (9) Anand L (6) Ananya Walia (769) ash (45) BluesForPablo (18) Bruno (2) Cai Chen (1047) CannonGod (243) Carsten (14) Charles Rice (3) colladude (2) Coop (25) Daniel Hoang (7) Don (15) Edward Wiest (1) Elina Kamaeva (0) Evo (7) Gauravonomics (53) Geoff (4) Glen Horton (4) Grace Smith (15) hatza (9) hibiscusroto (3) James Fridley (4) John (5) Jonas (17) Joseph Miller (3) Joseph Rodgers (24) Joyce (17) Julianne (5) Kajivar (49) Kate Bladow (15) kevin (12) Leanne Nelson (20) Leyla Bonilla (91) Lin Burress (2) lisamac (1) Marco (9) Marque (0) Matteo (39) Michelle (15) mwsmedia (2) oliver gassner (14) Ozgur Alaz, Marketallica (20) Peppermint (7) plu (23) RacefanPat (16) Rachel (1) Robert (5) Roel (18) Roxanne Ravenel (4) Sheehan (8) Sheryl (8) Stefan (30) Stephen Baugh (22) Tanner Lovelace (1) Tom Hanna (99) twilight fairy (7) Vegard (11)
- James Fridley said: Everyone should take 5min and read this. Time management really comes down to identifying how and perhaps more importantly where you are wasting time. My personal tip is don't just listen to podcasts/netcasts/audiobooks, optimise them. Using audacity (free audio editor) set up a chain that changes the pitch of a podcast down by 50%, then increase the speed by 100%, finally export it as a mp3. You have just cut your listening time in half. While the people do speak a little faster, your not listening to chipmunks, and when it comes to audiobooks (like those from audible), listing to a book in 5hrs instead of 10 makes a big difference...
- colladude said: simplify thoreau
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The Five Things You Need to Know About Finding the Work You Love (65)
on“You’ve got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers … If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.” - Steve Jobs in a Standford commencement speech One of the keys to happiness — as well as productivity and effectiveness at work — is finding work you love, that ...Shared by Amy (7) Andrea Mercado (0) Andrei (18) angol (21) Atomic Bombshell (8) Beth (8) Chi-chi Ekweozor (25) Christelle (11) Cubicle Hacker (0) D-Arb (18) Dan Dawson (2) Daniel Hoang (7) Darius (0) David (8) Derrik (37) Diana (0) Dimitar D (37) Eric (7) George (3) Gloria (0) hatza (9) Jambamkin (2) James Fridley (4) John (4) Jon Liechty (0) Jon Phillips (23) jonezy (21) Joseph Rodgers (24) Justin Fleming (3) k1v1n (9) Karl Staib (31) Kendra (7) Kim A (5) Krazy (146) lizunlong (10) Lon (2) Mark (3) Marque (0) marshall (15) Mike F (465) oblonski (2) Pat (59) Patty (14) Philip (4) PortentInt (12) Prashant (5) Raphael (20) ReCoder (5) Redzuan (4) Ricardo Hdz (4) rkj (4) Sacha Chua (6) scottpenton (0) Shea Gunther (117) Tanath (42) TcT (0) Thadius (5) tietoukka (101) Titan1x77 (24) Todor Christov (31) tzt (5) utility73 (9) WH (26) Zane Safrit (0) zed (4)Contribute comment
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Jump-Start Your Workspace: Small Changes That Improve Focus and Shorten Your Work Day | Zen Habits (7)
onFull disclosure: I’m part owner of Web Warrior Tools, the ebook publishing company that is selling the ebook below. However, I’m only sharing this ebook because I really like it and think you will find value in it. I don’t do advertising posts here at Zen Habits, but if you’re not interested in ebooks, you can skip this post. I’m excited to share with you a new ebook from Glen of LifeDev that I think ...Shared by Andreas Climent (2) Carlos (14) Dimitar D (37) epmiali (1) Glen Stansberry (1) HejGustav (32) Sumesh (103)Contribute comment
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Dimitar Denev shared as favorite 20 Strategies to Defeat the Urge to Do Useless Tasks (37)
onHow many times during the day do you check email, or go to see updates of your favorite blogs or social sites, or shuffle paperwork or make phone calls … when you know you should be doing something more important? Procrastination is in all of us, and one of the best ways to procrastinate is to do all the busy-work that makes us feel like we’re doing stuff — while not doing the stuff we ...Shared by Alan (1) amende (1) Amy (3) Andrei (18) angol (21) April (6) Arik Johnson (1) Beck (21) Bill Stevens (4) Calpurnius (11) Chris Miller (1) Chris Ryall (19) currios (35) Dimitar D (37) dobata (375) Duane (45) Graham Freeman (3) hatza (9) James (2) Jeroen (2) Joel (11) kevin (19) LisaSabin-Wilson (2) Lucas García (0) Michael (4) Mike F (465) Mitchell Szczepanczyk (6) Nate (8) Nicola (20) Patty (14) Rob (1) rzklkng (136) sarunas (4) Tai (16) Taufiq (2) wendy (3) wenwu (4)
- Rob said: This is a good list. In particular, I find that single-tasking makes me much more effective. Most of the folks I work with multi-task frequently, and I find the results frustrating.
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8 Great Anti-Hacks to Fundamentally Change Your Life (61)
onEditor’s note: This is a guest post from Clay Collins of Project Liberation and The Growing Life. Albert Einstein started that “problems cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them.” Einstein, of course, was right. Sometimes our problems require more than life hacks, tips, tweaks, etc. Sometimes our lives don’t need optimization, they need to be fundamentally reconfigured. So What are Anti-Hacks? “There are a thousand hacking at the branches of ...Shared by Alicia (33) alleycat (3) andré.friedrichs (57) arthur (23) BN (2) Calpurnius (11) Charles (9) Charles Rice (3) Christopher (6) Christopher (65) cjw333 (36) Clay Collins (5) Cody (7) Darren Hill (1) Dimitar D (37) dobata (375) Doug Belshaw (1) Duane (45) Dylan (2) Elias Bizannes (18) Eric (7) Erica (1) everyone loves a wee sombrero (126) Gupfee (8) hnouwens (6) IBCmass (185) Japhy (0) Jared (10) Jay (58) Jeff (162) Jess (7) Jill (37) John LeMasney (4) Jon Phillips (23) Josh Lawton (0) Karen Eliot (48) KC (0) Kevin (3) Kim A (5) Mike F (465) Mike Nowak (0) mitchgroup (4) Muhammad Saleem (246) najee (330) Net (8) Patri Friedman (7) Philip (4) PlanningQueen (6) Rahaf (0) Richard (2) Ritu (686) Robert (5) Sebastian (2) Suzi (5) Tammy Lenski (1) Thomas Hochmann (2) tietoukka (101) Tim Disney (0) Tino (9) Trevor (8) TxVoodoo (30)Explore read four notes
- Dylan said: Thinking about trying to implement some of these until my boss slaps me around
- mitchgroup said: this piece is a mind opener.
- Trevor said: Interesting take on the hack-your-life culture
- TxVoodoo said: @bibliotech I love this. And I think I'm already living #1 :D
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Now Do This, and The Single- Tasking Philosophy (18)
onThere’s a new online to-do app that’s come out called Now Do This: — I know, there are already a million of them, but I love this one for its simplicity and philosophy that’s so similar to mine. It’s an incredibly simple program: The site has a white page with a single task written on it (you can change it to your own tasks). Below the task is a button that says “Done”. Finish the ...Shared by ~C4Chaos (85) ash (45) Bjorn (35) btvillarin (13) Cem (2) Doug Belshaw (1) Duane (45) Ginger (20) Gregory (3) hnouwens (6) Lorenzo (1) Maria Palma (16) Marque (0) Mohamed Marwen (3) sarunas (4) Shannon (16) Thomas Hochmann (2) Vacuo (8)
- Lorenzo said: An idea of simple productivity
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How to Get Your Affairs in Order Each Week & Clear Your Mind (38)
onOne of the least likable characters in Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, Count Vronsky, has a habit that I really like: every now and then he has a “laundry day” where he puts all his affairs (financial, career, etc.) in order, and completely clears his mind. And when he’s done “doing his laundry” (he doesn’t actually wash his clothes), he feels like a new man. His friend says it always looks like he just got out of ...Shared by Alun (0) ani625 (92) April (6) Beck (21) Bjorn (35) Chris Miller (1) Daniel (16) Digg Boss (641) Dimitar D (37) handir (5) holly (22) Jeanne-Erin (2) Jeff O'Connor (8) Jen (10) John (4) Jon (19) jonezy (21) Josh Lawton (0) Kajivar (49) Kevin (2) kieraine (4) Michelle (15) microrahsheen (27) Mitch (1) Mr. BabyMan (366) oheresy (12) Peppermint (7) Rachael (2) Reem Abeidoh (49) Rob (1) sean (1) sean h (29) Sean O (9) Sun Tzu (313) Thomas Hochmann (2) vasta (17) warrior007 (246) zed (4)
