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Open Loops 7/20/2010: Articles I Think Worth Passing Along

Posted on July 20, 2010 by LJ

Tuesdays are open loop at SimpleProductivity blog. A very detailed exercise on getting back in balance can be found at Balance In Me’s “How to Find the Missing Component of Your Life Balance”. It is extremely detailed, and well worth the read through a long article. Lately I have been [...]

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Open Loops 7/13/2010: Articles I Think Worth Passing Along

Posted on July 13, 2010 by LJ

Tuesdays are open loop at SimpleProductivity blog. I’m not a big fan of Tim Ferris (see Sunday Rant: Does The Character of Authors Matter?), but his book The 4 Hour Work Week did raise some interesting points for me. Over at Illuminated Mind’s “The Lie of The Four Hour Work [...]

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Open Loops 7/6/2010: Articles I Think Worth Passing Along

Posted on July 6, 2010 by LJ

Tuesdays are open loop at SimpleProductivity blog. Do we pursue balance as a sign that something is wrong in the workplace? Part-time Wage Slave looks at the whole issue at“Does Work/Life Balance Really Exist?” David Seah likens breaking through procrastination to a diabetic metaphor: “I had previously thought that inspiration [...]

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Open Loops 6/29/2010: Articles I Think Worth Passing Along

Posted on June 29, 2010 by LJ

Tuesdays are open loop at SimpleProductivity blog. Finally! Someone else admits there is no one-productivity-system-for-everyone. Stepcase Lifehack talks about this, and how to find what works, at “Navigating Productivity Advice: Finding What Actually Works”. The dangers of being connected 24/7 are spelled out in Stepcase Lifehack’s “Are You Becoming a [...]

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Open Loops 6/22/2010: Articles I Think Worth Passing Along

Posted on June 22, 2010 by LJ

Tuesdays are open loop at SimpleProductivity blog. Guilt can become a problem. The Positivity Blog talks about how to do it in “The Short and Simple Guide to Minimizing Guilt”. It reminds me of a saying of a friend: “Being human is not a character defect.” Humans are creatures of [...]

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Open Loops 6/15/2010: Articles I Think Worth Passing Along

Posted on June 15, 2010 by LJ

Tuesdays are open loop at SimpleProductivity blog. A woman won a baking contest by a creative use of pre-made cookie dough. Some people fussed. But isn’t it smarter to not reinvent the wheel? See the whole thing at The Methodology Blog: “Increase Productivity: Simple and Sweet” The Simple Dollar talks [...]

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