For those of us who are warriors of the Information Age, we use the email and calendar applications like a sword and shield. For the apps, the usual suspects include Microsoft with MS Outlook and Google with Gmail and Google Calendar (gCal). Because I do much of my work on Linux, I cannot use MS […]

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In today’s fast-paced world, we are often too busy with current events that we never really sit down to truly know what we want for ourselves in the future. When you do think about what your long-term goals and dreams are, let me warn you about the Allais paradox.
Suppose you have to pick […]

They call it the “breaking-in” period. When you buy a new car, you’re supposed to allow for the first few weeks for the engine to have all its part work smoothly. Don’t push the engine too hard; drive consistently to get used to how responsive the gas pedal and the brakes are; check […]

A recent article by Robyn at Brain Based Biz called 7 Strategies to Clinch that Raise or Promotion gives a number of good tips to increase your chances for a promotion. It’s a good read and I recommend taking a look at the article.The first strategy given was “Get noticed.” I thought it was […]

This is the conclusion of the ACE series, where I compare it with SMART and EASIER.
Part 1 of the series introduced ACE (Assess, Commit, Execute) which can be used for both simple and large tasks and goals, and part 2 of the series explained in more details of how ACE can be used for the […]