Archive for the ‘ procrastination ’ Category

Going On A Diet

Part a long-running realization that i waste a lot of time, and part kick-in-the-pants after just reading “The myth of ‘keeping up’” at Creating Passionate Users [via Lifehacker], i’m trimming some unnecessary input. So that means stuff like all the consumer- and pop-culture-related feeds i was subscribed to in Google Reader. I need to limit [ READ MORE ]

Give Your Brain Some Slack

“All one can think and do in a short time is to think what one already knows and to do as one has always done.” Peter Drucker, The Effective Executive. From this CNNMoney.com article claiming “slacking” is better than multitasking. I believe it—it’s been increasingly true in my life[ READ MORE ]

Motivational Themes

Wanna learn to swim, fast? Jump in the deep end. Wanna update LCD for Firefox 1.5? Just put it on so i’m forced to fix it or live with the bustage[ READ MORE ]

The Printable CEO

Yet another approach to task management: The Printable CEO [via[ READ MORE ]

SavING

I need to start saving. ING Direct‘s savings options look pretty good—no fees or minimums [Quicken or Microsoft Money. I’ve been sort of using a simple Excel sheet mostly to keep track of my bills and make sure i have enough to pay them. But it’s too manual. And only a narrow view of all [ READ MORE ]

The Years