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Don't do what you love and the money will follow??

Posted on Dec 21st, 2007 by Duff : Modern Magician Duff

I found a very interesting blog today called Brazen Careerist , written by author Penelope Trunk. I stumbled upon a facinating recent post entitled " Bad Career Advice: Do What You Love ." Here's an... More »

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Back up your phone's address book for free

Posted on Dec 6th, 2007 by Duff : Modern Magician Duff

Via Casey , I found a free online tool that allows you to back up your phone's address book for free called ZYB . Welcome to the future!

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Micro-windpower, 10-30x more efficient

Posted on Oct 13th, 2007 by Duff : Modern Magician Duff

This isn't personal productivity related, but talk about productive! http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4224763.html?series=37

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Start again: getting back on track with GTD

Posted on Oct 5th, 2007 by Duff : Modern Magician Duff

On Vipassana 10-day meditation retreats , there is a simple instruction given at the start of each (grueling) meditation period: "start again." It's a great instruction--so simple, so easy to forget. My Macbook recently crashed... More »

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Know Thyself for Maximum Productivity: 7 Strategies for Success

Posted on Aug 29th, 2007 by Duff : Modern Magician Duff

The great philosopher Socrates implored his students to "know thyself" in order that one would know the truth about the world. Knowing yourself is not only good for philosophical inquiry, it is also a powerful... More »

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Paul Graham on "stuff"

Posted on Aug 6th, 2007 by Duff : Modern Magician Duff

http://www.paulgraham.com/stuff.html "Every thing you own takes energy away from you. Some give more than they take. Those are the only things worth having. "

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Mac productivity madness with Mark Hurst's "Good Easy"

Posted on Jul 27th, 2007 by Duff : Modern Magician Duff

Mark Hurst, author of Bit Literacy, shares his mac setup for maximum productivity that he calls "the Good Easy": http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2007/07/25/the-good-easy-on-os-x.html I'm not yet Mac geeky enough yet to comment except to say that I respect... More »

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Workplace productivity habit: turn off your phone

Posted on Jul 25th, 2007 by Duff : Modern Magician Duff

Can't focus? Try turning off your cell phone, specifically during working periods of 60-90 minutes. You can always check your messages on your breaks and return phone calls within an hour or two. Just contemplating... More »

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Getting Things Done in times of chaos

Posted on Jun 26th, 2007 by Duff : Modern Magician Duff

Recently I've been blessed with extreme chaos in my life and work. It's given me an opportunity to review what's really important to me, and also to empathize with those who live perpetually in chaos... More »

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Making the switch to Mac

Posted on May 29th, 2007 by Duff : Modern Magician Duff

Yup, finally did it. I'm making the switch from PC to Mac. My new productivity system is based on iGTD , a Mac-only program built for the Getting Things Done methodology. So far it looks... More »

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