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Book Review: The Shift

Posted on March 2, 2010 by LJ

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Review: The Spark

Posted on February 19, 2010 by LJ

Sometimes the right thing shows up in life just when you need it.
It was the day I had stepped on the scale to find that the number had crept up…again. So when I opened my mailbox and found The Spark: The 28-Day Breakthrough Plan for Losing Weight, Getting Fit, and [...]

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Software Review: Breevy Auto Text Replacer and More!

Posted on February 15, 2010 by LJ

Mondays are productivity days at SimpleProductivity blog.

I dislike wasted effort. And since I spend most of my days (and nights) on a computer, typing the same thing over and over again is wasted effort.
I’ve had long experience with text replacers over the past five years. I started with ShortKeys, tinkered [...]

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Fresh Personal Finances with Mint.com

Posted on January 21, 2010 by LJ

I’ve always been skeptical of online money management tools. I couldn’t figure out what they would get me that I didn’t have already.
And honestly, most online tools I had looked at before either only did accounts for a specific institution, or were a vehicle to sell me things. What I [...]

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Review: (10+2)*5 Timer

Posted on October 8, 2009 by LJ

When I really need to blast through a lot of work, but really don’t want to, I use the (10+2) * 5 method invented by Merlin Mann.
This method uses a timer, and you work for 10 minutes, followed by 2 minutes of anything you wish. Repeated 5 times, this gives [...]

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Review of 10,001 Ways To Live Large on a Small Budget

Posted on June 3, 2009 by LJ

Wednesdays are simplicity days at SimpleProductivity blog.

A few weeks ago one of my favorite blogs, Wise Bread, announced the publication of their first book. I was thrilled to bits, since I love the varying perspectives of the blog authors, and find the advice helpful and entertaining. The Wise Bread blog [...]

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