Posted on Dec 21st, 2007
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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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Posted on Dec 6th, 2007
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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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Posted on Oct 13th, 2007
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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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Posted on Oct 5th, 2007
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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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Posted on Aug 29th, 2007
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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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Posted on Aug 6th, 2007
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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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Posted on Jul 27th, 2007
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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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Posted on Jul 25th, 2007
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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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Posted on Jun 26th, 2007
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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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Posted on May 29th, 2007
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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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