2013: Articles I Think Worth Passing Along

Posted on January 18, 2013 by LJ Earnest
Categories: Open Loops
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes, 16 seconds

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Zen Habits has a great analogy for single tasking that actually tells you how to do it. It is called full-screen living. Check out the article at “A Primer on Full-Screen Living”
Keeping the fridge clean can be a big job, but Tip Nut has a great method to make it work easier…cleaning every day. From “Tip: Clean The Refrigerator Daily In 10 Minute Chunks”
Reducing friction is the key to getting rid of procrastination. Lifehacker gives some great examples of how to do this at “Stop Procrastinating by ‘Clearing to Neutral’”
They say that everyone has lessons to teach us, but they can be hard to see. Dumb Little Man has some great examples of finding these qualities at “One Simple Way to Be Happier and More At Peace”
There are some good points in this article from Stepcase Lifehack…and it starts with your employer not really caring about your time management. It really is your problem if you are spending time in the office after hours. Read more about efficiency and effectiveness at “Time Management is a Personal Problem…”
I find it hard to believe that ordinary people need to be worried about devices on their cars…but Lifehacker has what appears to be a thorough article on preventing sharing your access… from “How to Stop Spies from Digging Up Your Personal Information”
This is great…a performance coach sought to out-Ferriss Tim Ferriss. He shares his additonal tips to getting things done faster and quicker at Marc and Angel’s “12 Unconventional Habits of Highly Productive People”
As a survivor myself of engineering school, I know how brutal it can be. It is not the classwork, which is difficult. It is the attitudes. My own father told me I should skip Engineering because it wasn’t feminine. So hurrah to this new invention to help girls make the jump. From Fast Company’s “A Barbie-Like Heroine To Turn Young Girls Toward Engineering”
A good set of reminders about choices. From LAT’s “Choose. Because You Can.”
With the new year, many people want to clear out their homes. Becoming more creative with how you get rid of stuff can help. Here are 10 ways that have inspired me to get rid of junk. From “10 Creative Ways to Declutter Your Home”
This is very true…without daily organizing, massive organization pushes deteriorate back to their original states. Small habits make the most difference. From Get Organized Wizard’s “10 Ways To Be Neat, Tidy, And Organized — Every Day”

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