Benjamin Franklin on how to create change
“Energy and persistence alter all things.”
— Benjamin Franklin
George Bernard Shaw on effective communication
“The greatest problem of communication is the illusion that it has been accomplished.”
- George Bernard Shaw
found via: http://fridayreflections.typepad.com/weblog/2007/11/the-greatest-pr.html
Einstein on Simplicity
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.
- Albert Einstein
As found in Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, pp. 41
on being important
It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice.
~Author Unknown
Top 10 Ways to Reduce Your Work Week
From the great site, Zen Habits.
Reduce your work hours.
Work from home.
Have set email or RSS times.
Become focused.
Set time boxes.
Do only the big tasks with big returns.
Outsource the rest.
Reduce your commitments.
Shut off the computer.
Change jobs.
Source and detail: http://zenhabits.net/2007/04/top-10-ways-to-reduce-your-work-week/
Why to keep your to-do list on paper
I think that, on the whole, computers make our life easier. But…there are some times the pen and paper are far superior. I think keeping to-do lists is one of those things.
Web Worker Daily has to great posts up on why it is wise to keep your to-do lists by hand and not online. If […]
Links to Thrive by for 4-19-07
30 Tools to make Skype better. http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/30-tools-and-tips-to-make-your-skype-better-all-free/
4 ways to make a bad job good. http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/careerist/29697
How to organize your desk. http://www.lifehacker.com/software/organization/how-to-organize-your-desk-253258.php
22 quick and easy ways to boost your confidence. http://ririanproject.com/2007/04/17/immediately-boost-your-confidence-with-these-22-quick-and-easy-tips/
"The Secret" and Narcissism http://www.stuartdavis.com/node/1138
Links to Thrive by for 4-17-07
The eight habits of ineffective e-mailing. http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/04/09/8-email-habits/
Blog recommendation, My Money Blog. Common sense advice for mananging your money. http://www.mymoneyblog.com/
Read/Write web on the best software for virtual meetings and teams. http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/software_for_virtual_teams.php
The Monday Hack - Gmail with POP access
I don’t know about you, but e-mail has been a frustration for me in
my work. Here was my dilemma with respect to e-mail.
We support a local small business and having hosting with
them. But…their spam filtering and web mail interface are below what
I found acceptable.
I love the ability to check my e-mail from anywhere via […]
The Death of Pageviews?
As I was reflecting on my web sites this morning on the treadmill, I came a conclusion about readership, RSS, and page views.
The page view is dying!
Why do I say that?
I do not click through very often to blogs/sites that only offer a summary. I would probably at least scan the article were the whole […]
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