Month: March 2011
5 Steps to Creating a Balanced Life
In today’s “hustle and bustle”world, it is getting more difficult to separate our professional lives from our personal time. People in this era (more than in any other time before) find themselves taking work home and spending late hours on their laptops. Most of these hard workers justify their misplacedRead More
The 10 Pillars of an Awesome Team Event
Planning an awesome team event is a great way to create and enhance team spirit and boost morale. An awesome team event is an opportunity for people to spend time together outside of the normal confines of work and get to know each other better. It is also an opportunityRead More
Review: Minus- Quickly and Productively Share Files Online
If you’ve got a huge number of photos to share, there are services like Flickr or Facebook Photos which help you upload, organize and create albums — then share them easily. But what if you want to quickly share a picture or two, and don’t want to go through allRead More
Why I Use a Leather Day Planner Instead of a Smartphone
When I meet another person who carries around a monthly planner that is made out of (gasp) paper I get positively giddy. Despite my most recent post on dumbphones, I’m not against technology. But when it comes to certain things (monthly planners included), I gravitate towards the tactile. I haveRead More
Awesome Links #40: Tranquil Workspace, Digital Mindfulness, Opportunities
7 Ways to Create a More Tranquil Workspace A pleasant and elegant workspace can go a long way in making you more productive at work. I really liked this Lifehack blog post on ways to create a calm workspace. I can relate to the “add some noise” suggestion. I myselfRead More
The Netsetter: Are You Avoiding the Content Farm Stigma?
Last month, Google rolled out a change in its ranking algorithm that has come to be known as the “Farmer Update” — a reference to the so-called “content farms” that Google has put in the crosshairs. Not surprisingly, the algorithm change was more than a little controversial. Many observers pointedRead More