Brett Kelly has a post on four ways to create a 25 hour day. And they don’t involve doing any weird things with lights or living in a cave.

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Throughout the past few years, open source applications have been rapidly increasing in popularity. Venerable products such as Firefox, Thunderbird and Linux are widely used by the public, and Firefox, especially, has become a success. A group of developers called OSAF (Open Source Applications Foundation) has created a personal information management product called Chandler. Chandler is based on some of the principles of GTD, much like OmniFocus. However, Chandler also shares some characteristics with Evernote, such as the fact that both products have a web version and desktop version that sync with each other, providing automatic back-up.

Evernote gives whole new meaning to the word “synchronized.” This software uses technology to help users organize various types of information from several different sources into one, central, web-based location. The product also allows users to clip web pages and archive them for later reference, store screen shots, photos and text notes, all within a customizable storage system. Evernote will also organize things for you by the date a note or other document was created.

Amazon Prime

We live in a rural area and while I like to try to shop local, there is a lot of stuff we need that simply isn’t available nearby.  Amazon Prime gives me free two day shipping on most of their items.  This means I can place an order on Monday afternoon and have it Wednesday.  For an extra $3.99 per item I can get it the next day.  I’ve used this to buy everything from books to fruit juicers to network cables.

Working from Home

When most people think of going to college, they imagine a huge time drain and hours of studying. While the hours of studying is certainly a truth that can’t be avoided, there are some major benefits to attending college as far as learning to manage time wisely.

New year’s resolutions have a bad name.  They have become somewhat synonymous with “making promises you don’t intend to keep” and “setting unrealistic expectations.  Resolutions can be a very helpful tool, but you have to approach them in a smart way.

Often others’ perceptions of our actions are often more important that our intentions. One of the questions to ask yourself is: “Does this person see me or my actions as a threat?”

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