Open Loops 8/2/2011: Articles I Think Worth Passing Along

Posted on August 2, 2011 by
Categories: Open Loops

Tuesdays are open loop days at SimpleProductivity blog.

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I was cleaning out my file where I keep my Open Loops and realized I had mis-filed many; so today we have a few more links than normal!

Some great ways to simplify your life and get some balance. From Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life: “Simplify your life”.

Amazing, low tech tool for getting more done from Darren Rowse of ProBlogger at “How I’m Eliminating…Okay, Minimizing Distractions and Getting More Done”.

A great article on what to do after a setback. I love the “Set easily achievable goals.” Go for the easy win. From Daily Blog Tips’ “How to Get Yourself Moving Again After a Knock Back”.

This was a fun little read about hidden “features” in software. From Make Use Of’s “5 Weird Windows Bugs & Easter Eggs You Have To See”

A great article via Lifehacker from Whole Living Daily. This is a series of questions about how to get rid of stuff on your schedule and your task list. “Purge Your Schedule Like You Would a Packed Fridge – Lifehacker”.

Self esteem doesn’t just impact health – it also impacts your productivity as well. “the better you feel about yourself, and the more at home you are in your own skin, the more you can exist in a state of liberation and peace.” From FeelGooder’s “FeelGooder ยป How Good Self-Esteem Leads to (Gooder) Health!”

Have you ever had a really good idea that for one reason or another you never act on? The Positivity Blog has some great ideas on “4 Effective Fundamentals for Turning Your Idea or Moment of Inspiration into Reality”

If you are thinking about self-publishing a book, or are just curious how to do it, look at the spreadsheet from The Domino Project. From “A spreadsheet for the self-published”

I love a good sourdough bread. Unfortunately, I haven’t had good luck with them. And what’s with all the waste? Cook For Good has a great recipe for how to use the unfed starter you would otherwise discard. From “Cook for Good – Recipes – Easy Whole-Wheat Sourdough Rolls”

“How do you know when it’s done? Of course, it’s not done. It’s never done.” This is so TRUE! You need to get to the place of good enough. From Seth Godin’s “Seth’s Blog: How do you know when it’s done?”

And another goodie from Seth Godin about motivation. External motivation is going the way of the dodo…what do you think? Can people who are externally motivated succeed in today’s business world? From “Seth’s Blog: Dependency on external motivation”

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Comments (1)

 

  1. Timo Kiander says:
    August 4, 2011 at 4:26 am

    LJ,

    Thanks for this list … it contained some pretty awesome articles on productivity. I already captured some ideas for my coming posts :)

    Timo