Month: February 2011
Get That Job! 5 Great Tips to Ace the Interview
With all of the challenges the current economy is throwing at us, more and more people find themselves looking for new jobs. Many people perform great in the initial screening process only to find themselves being passed over after the in-person interview. Here are five job interview tips that youRead More
Awesome Links #36: Mac Apps, Fitness, Getting More Freelance Work
How I Train: Fitness for the Everyperson If you read Zen Habits regularly, you would know that its creator Leo Babauta likes to talk about his fitness and exercise routine. IAnd to think that just 5 years ago he was in terrible shape. In this post, he talks about hisRead More
The Netsetter: Web Pages vs. Web Sites
A couple of weeks ago, I was trying to explain to a friend why links from high PageRank sites is often overrated. When he then insisted that I was contradicting advice I had given him earlier, I was confused for a moment, until he gave me a concrete example. “Didn’tRead More
Why I Love My Dumbphone
When I was recently checking out the top five mobile phones in America (according to the Nielsen Company), all but the Samsung Intensity were smartphones. Apple iPod 3GS Samsung Intensity Motorola Droid RIM Blackberry 8500 series Apple iPhone 4 And just to make a case for Apple, the iPhone 3GRead More
Goal Setting: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
This year is still relatively “new”, so you’ll find that people have not yet stopped talking about goals and resolutions. However, we’re also at the time of year when the enthusiasm about all that stuff starts to wane. So, to get you back into the goal setting (and executing) mode,Read More
WorkAwesome Podcast: Episode 12 – Patrick Rhone
This week’s episode of the WorkAwesome podcast features a “less than minimal” interview with renowned minimalist and talented writer Patrick Rhone. Patrick’s writing covers the landscape of productivity, technology analysis and practical tips, all with a tremendous amount of articulation, thoughtfulness and flair. Patrick is the writer and curator atRead More
Beating Up Workplace Bullying: A Pacifist’s Guide
Did you have a bully in your school? Every school has at least one. Maybe you were the kid that wore a “Kick Me” sign on your back and wondered why other kids seemed to always gang up on you. I was that kid (the “Kick Me” sign kid, notRead More
Teamly: A Project Management App that Focuses on Priorities
If you’re anything like me, a good chunk of your day is spent staring at your to-do list, trying to figure out what is of highest priority and what to do next. After 20 minutes, you then end up just picking something random and hoping for the best. Enter Teamly–Read More