Archive for March, 2010
« Previous EntriesThe Law of Attraction is a Dangerous Delusion
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010One of the biggest bandwagons that has rolled through the self-help community in recent years is the so-called Law of Attraction (LoA). This claims that you attract into your life whatever you think about. Before I explain why I believe that this is not a law, not true, and not helpful, let me differentiate [...]
7 Effective Ways To De-Junk Your Life
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010If you purge your life of random belongings, bad habits, and unsatisfying relationships you’ll be left with something scary: time and space. What you do with all the extra time and space in your life after putting these tips into action is something we can discuss in the comments.
Better yet, I’ll grab a bunch of [...]
Be More Productive Online With 7 Google Chrome Start Page Extensions
Monday, March 29th, 2010What’s the first thing you do when you start up your web browser? If you’re like me, you’ll see a number of tabs from the last time you were browsing. Or perhaps a single homepage. Many of us take the time to customize these options, because we have certain preferences for what we like to [...]
Be More Productive Online With 7 Google Chrome Start Page Extensions
Monday, March 29th, 2010What’s the first thing you do when you start up your web browser? If you’re like me, you’ll see a number of tabs from the last time you were browsing. Or perhaps a single homepage. Many of us take the time to customize these options, because we have certain preferences for what we like to [...]
Do You Have A Strange Sleep Habit?
Friday, March 26th, 2010This article is the 5th in the 6-part series, Lifehack Challenge: Become An Early Riser In 5 Days. If you’d like to join, leave a comment that includes your promised wake-up time. The hard part is actually getting out of bed!
Do you have a strange sleep habit? Perhaps you like to eat cheese right before [...]
What Do You Need To Let Go Of?
Friday, March 26th, 2010I like the concept of letting go. It’s mostly where I find joy, calm, peace and purpose. It’s so much easier than chasing. And so much more effective. Rather than chasing happiness, the Buddhist philosophy suggests that we simply choose to let go of that which makes us unhappy. The very notion of chasing something [...]
Lifehack 5-Day Early Riser Challenge Final
Friday, March 26th, 2010This past Sunday, more than 100 readers decided to try waking up early for the next 5 days. Over the course of the week we heard from many of them as they shared their triumphs and failures through comments and posts on their blogs.
One of the things that most impressed me about this entire week [...]
9 Tips For Better Sleep
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010This article is the 4th in the 6-part series, Lifehack Challenge: Become An Early Riser In 5 Days. If you’d like to join, leave a comment that includes your promised wake-up time. The hard part is actually getting out of bed!
Whenever I see a toddler or small animal sleeping in a ridiculous position, a little [...]
5 Tips For Becoming An Early Riser
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010This article is the 2nd in the 6-part series, Lifehack Challenge: Become An Early Riser In 5 Days. If you’d like to join, leave a comment that includes your promised wake-up time. We’d make participation more complex but you’ll have enough on your hands trying to get out of bed in the morning!
If you’d like [...]
Do You Have A Morning Ritual?
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010This article is the 3rd in the 6-part series, Lifehack Challenge: Become An Early Riser In 5 Days. If you’d like to join, leave a comment that includes your promised wake-up time. The hard part is actually getting out of bed!
Do you have a morning ritual? For years my grandfather started his day the exact [...]
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