Archive for the Out Of The Box Category

Quick and Easy Apple Desserts

Posted on November 27, 2009 by LJ

Fridays are tip days at SimpleProductivity blog.

Fall is a time for apples, and the apple market is glutted this year. Here are four of my favorite simple desserts using apples:
Apples And Cinnamon
This is a good lunch “dessert” for my daughter. Take an apple and slice it up, then sprinkle it [...]

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Thankfulness

Posted on November 26, 2009 by LJ

Today is Thanksgiving Day in the United States. On this day we are supposed to be thankful for the harvest and food. Mostly, today, Americans use the holiday to eat too much.
I think it is a good exercise to periodically think about what you are thankful for. These lists can [...]

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Expert? Or Not? How To Distinguish Between the Two

Posted on November 18, 2009 by LJ

I was catching up on podcasts lately, and Get-It-Done Guy had a great one on How To Choose Experts. I decided to bring it up here, because it has relevancy for all that we are trying to do.
It doesn’t really matter if you are trying to be more productive, or [...]

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Software I’d Like Someone To Write

Posted on October 29, 2009 by LJ

I’m currently looking at shifting my platform for productivity and information away from Palm and onto something else. This means I am spending time researching replacements to applications I use. It also means I do quite a bit of “if there were only an application that would…” Here are my [...]

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One of Those Days

Posted on October 22, 2009 by LJ

Last Thursday I had one of those days.
Usually a creative person, I was all of a sudden struck with the thought that what I am doing is futile. I create because I love to create. I share what I create so that others may gain. But in a bleak few [...]

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Routine Items Can Be Creative

Posted on September 17, 2009 by LJ

Part of my life re-design is a desire to fill my life with as much joy and expressions of creativity as I can. I have found that joy expands when given away, and that a constant source of joy for me is to create things for others. But also along [...]

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