Emails aside, here are five struggles you’ve undoubtedly encountered at some stage during your post-vacation crash: 1. You dread being in your own house After the star-studded splendor of the Hilton and the rigorous attention to detail of the Radisson, your humble abode is hardly a tropical oasis that’s exciting to return to. Time around the pool is replaced by time mowing the lawn, walks on the beach are now walks on the treadmill, and the bikini girls you spent hours watching (narrowly avoiding being caught out by your partner) are now figures of your imagination....

1. Start Saving Today Few people in their twenties, thirties, or even forties spend the time or show an inclination to start thinking about retirement. Work, kids, hanging out with friends—it’s all you can do to just keep the pace. However, this is the best period to start putting money away for the future, while your earning potential is climbing and time is on your side. The more you can set aside while you are young, the better—that money will continue to compound over time and be there when you really need it....

Do you agree? The article, Getting Out From Under, by Hara mainly talks about psychological side of procrastinator and some reasons behind procrastination. Worth a read. Getting Out From Under – [Psychology Today]

Essential Resources for Google Maps David Allen’s Web Seminar Recording is now online Save Time and Add Value with Audio Books – Part 1 Tip for reducing food costs Convenient lists to have Hipster PDA in Simon style Lifehack.Community has pretty good discussions and readers’ posts this week: Google Maps Implementations Poll – Global Coordinate is on the lead What should we sleep On? METER: Methodical Approach to Improving Your Life Household Tip: How to fold a shirt in under 2 seconds Bookmarking and services like del....

Start your own website. There are two kinds of websites – the ones that sell products and the ones that provide information. If you can think of a good idea for a webstore and invest enough time and energy into marketing it, you might do well. But keep in mind, you will have to constantly keep at it. There will be orders to fill and plenty of accounting and inventory work to keep you busy, provided you have a good product, there’s demand, and you’ve marketed yourself well....

This interesting Instructable introduces the idea of substituting consonant sounds for numbers. There are ten numbers in our vocabulary and, conveniently, ten major consonants. Here’s how this works: With this number ‘language’ you can make up a word or phrase to substitute any number. For example, the number, 978169 uses these consonant sounds: B G F T J B Now you make up a word or phrase, using any vowels, with those sounds; ie....

As the recent post mentioned, excessive typing will cause repetitive motion injury. Take it easy with your computer and handheld. By five weeks to eight weeks, when cytokine production reached “peak” levels, some rats curled up in a ball and slept in between tasks… Slacker or sick? – [Medical News Today]

The Wallet Ninja offers 16 solutions to this problem. You’ll get a letter opener, box cutter, cellphone stand, hex, wrench and can opener all in one slim tool. It’s so thin, it can fit inside your wallet! The Wallet Ninja is also made out of heated steel, designed to withstand most extreme lifestyles today. There is very little things you can’t do with this universal gadget. For those who don’t have space for a wide range of tools, the Wallet Ninja can serve as your lifesaver....

Clearly, when surfing gets in the way of one’s duties and this can be well-documented, that’s another matter. But if you are a casual web user while in the workplace, and you’re getting the occasional sidelong glance from coworkers or the boss, give this article a read. Workplace Surfing: Is the Tide Starting to Turn? – [A Shel of My Former Self]

Capabilities- Some things you are born with, and others can be trained. For instance, strength can be developed to certain end points, but intelligence is something that one possesses a certain degree of, regardless of training. Training becomes more of a skill or toolset, taking advantage of your baseline intelligence. (Do we agree, or do you dispute my characterization of intelligence? – If you disagree, skip it and come back later)....

Last time we looked at saving time on routine tasks, we found a few ways to optimize our reading process. Today, we’re covering the opposite side of the same coin with optimized writing. Technically, we’ll spend more time on optimizing your typing than writing, but in this day and age there’s really not much of a difference. Using your computer, by nature, involves writing. You no doubt write something at some point during every work day....

The negative perceptions around being a working mom can finally come to an end — science actually says that working moms have more successful adult daughters. Better Careers, Better Salaries, and Better Relationships A major study conducted by Harvard University revealed that daughters of working mothers experienced better careers, higher salaries, and more equal relationships than daughters of stay-at-home moms. The study tested the association between being raised by an employed mother and adult children’s outcomes at work and at home....

While I depend on Google for all my searching needs, I love the flexibility that it’s giving me. I search Google all the time. It’s actually easier to find my bookmarks in Google than in my browser. I even search Google to find pages from my own site that I remember creating. 1. SITE: specific search You are probably aware of Google’s SITE: command. It lets you limit any search to one (or more) domains....

Simplicity Is The Key To Brilliance.

These productivity hacks will help you become more efficient at work and manage your time efficiently. It allows you to make the optimum use of your time and check off items from your to-do list. These scientific principles positively impact our physical and mental health, which is directly related to productivity. You will be able to carry on with your day in a seamless fashion, achieve your goals, and keep stress at bay....

However, joining the 27 million-person-strong tax preparers and filers around the United States doesn’t mean that understanding your taxes is easy. Taxes can be daunting, especially if you don’t know the terms. To help, here’s a list of 10 tax terms that you need to know if you’re doing your taxes yourself this year. Adjusted Gross Income Your adjusted gross income (AGI),[2] sometimes referred to as gross income, refers to all the income you’ve received in the year....

The following successful parent-preneurs tell us the habits they practise to stay successful at work and at home. Habit #1: Communicating Effectively I had stresses in business going on and they were affecting me at home. I realized that I was difficult to be around for everyone, but especially my wife. I make it a point to let her know what’s going on in the business now, even if she finds it boring....

That’s one of the biggest issues people face when trying to be productive and effective. Too many jobs have an infinite capacity for work; you could do your job for 60, 80, or even 100 hours per week and still find stuff to do, right? I believe that not only is the ‘forty-hour work week’ a total misconception, it is actually a damaging belief that many of us have been raised with and are now trapped by....

Dr. Lima, who is a Cardiac Surgeon and author of the book Heart to Beat, shares the important lessons he learned about mindset as he built up his own career, against all odds. His insights on success are applicable to anyone and everyone who wants to aim high with their own professional goals. Listen here: Featured photo credit: Mimi Thian via unsplash.com

The creative gene isn’t something only a few are blessed with, but something that we all possess. Some have just chosen to cultivate it more than others. Think of it as a seed that’s planted in your garde: For you it might just lay dormant, but others have been pouring nutrients and water onto theirs for years. I’ll show you how to nurture this seed in the simplest way possible....