I might be committing blogging suicide by saying this, but I feel the purpose of this blog is to eventually lose all its readers.

Almost all personal productivity software is unnecessary. Instead of helping you get things done, most gadgets are just middle-men between you and your work.

“What is measured, improves,” is an old piece of business wisdom. If you keep track of something, whether it is grades, weight, income or efficiency it usually will get better.

I was talking to two friends recently, both of whom have life issues to tackle (like any of us don’t!). The first friend kept telling me how bad everything is, and especially how bad he is at everything. The second friend...

At some point in every long project, you’ll hit a motivational rock-bottom. A bad day, week, or month where you don’t feel like doing any work. You’ve been writing, coding and working for months and the initial enthusiasm that...

Economic times aren’t great. The way I see it, you have two choices: You can opt out of society and hide all your cash under your mattress. Or, you can see the crisis as the kick in the ass you need to start taking action on your financial...

From the Web How to Negotiate Like an Indian: How to Get an $8000 Salary Raise – Ramit is one of my favorite personal finance writers on the net. He epitomizes my belief of focusing on big wins, where you can take actions in precise areas of your life...

I’m halfway through reading The Progress Paradox, by Gregg Easterbrook. The paradox is simply this: why do people feel worse, when life is actually getting better. Easterbrook spends a long chapter arguing how, in almost every dimension, life for...

I started learning French in April, roughly seven months ago. For the people interested in learning a second language, I thought I would share my progress and some tips I’ve learned. Am I Fluent? I remember reading months ago that fluency was a...

From the Web It’s only life or death – Chris Guillebeau does a fantastic interview with John Unger about pulling yourself out from a personal crisis. Here’s the interview-inspiring article. Some of the best parts: “The best thing that ever happened...