Month: July 2010
Bad Email Habits and Annoyances
We’ve talked about increasing email productivity and managing email overload in the past. But what about email habits? Do you think your message composing style could irritate some of your recipients? Well, it looks like it could. At least that’s what Lifehacker’s readers mentioned when they were asked about theRead More
Monday Morning Anthems
The alarm rings on Monday morning and you groan. It doesn’t matter whether or not you love your job—waking up and getting a move on at the beginning of a new work week after two days off is no small feat. But one thing that can help get us gearedRead More
5 Top Web Comics for Adults
Reading web comics on the weekends could be a nice way to freshen up your mind after five days of busy schedule. This list contains some of my top web comics for adults, especially geek adults. My love for all things tech is reflected in this list too.
Awesome Links #7: Defeating Distractions, Blog Boosting, Freelancing Fees
The 7 Secrets of Running a Wildly Popular Blog A top direct marketing copywriter shares his tips on using personality and likeability to build your blog’s popularity. 20 Strategies to Defeat the Urge to Do Useless Tasks Ever find yourself refreshing Facebook or cleaning out your desk instead of doingRead More
Should Speed Reading Techniques Be Taught in School?
I picked up a teach yourself book at a friend’s today about speed reading. It states that with speed reading one can maximize their time and improve their reading efficiency. I’ve never met people who speed read but it seems like such a good idea. If we all could speed read we would beRead More
Fast Recipes for Work #2: Cup o’ Chocolate Cake
Here’s another of my favorite fast recipes. How many times have you been slaving away at the computer, trying to squeeze in that last bit of code, those final tweaks to the copy, or the final lines in your design when you were struck with an overwhelming urge for chocolateRead More
5 Novel Ways to Unwind from the Workweek
The weekends are a time when I need to get away from the rigors of a tough workweek. Even though I oftentimes bring my work home with me, at least in my thoughts, I usually can separate my weekends from the work week. Finding different and interesting activities to doRead More