I'll make this quick - today, I planned for a totally productive night of getting shit done. I was gonna review my budget, research some …
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The Great Sit-Up Challenge
I like to do many things on a whim. So when I saw this picture on my Facebook newsfeed, I decided to re-post it on my wall, with the …
Build Your Skills, Not Your Resume
Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook (insert snide comment about IPO here), shares some good career advice in her address to this year's …
Go Tiny
Soooo it's mid-Feb. Have you discovered that you're not keeping to most, or all of your resolutions? I know I have. My resolutions to leave …
Jobs and Salaries – How the Pros Negotiate
Received an amazing and detailed article on salary negotiation by Kalzumeus today (hat tip @ramit), complete with step-by-step …
Collaboration – How to Do It Right
The New York Times had an excellent article entitled "The Rise of the New Groupthink" a couple of days ago, which pretty much slammed the …
Why Work Doesn’t Happen At Work (and What You Can Do About It)
It's TED Thursday again! This week's TED Talk is one of my favorites - it's about how we all spend the majority of time at the office, but …
Act Now and Change It
So here's the thing: I've been reading some literature on the psychology of influence and persuasion, and one of the things that …
How to Make Work-Life Balance Work
Today's TED Thursday features an awesomely eloquent and honest talk by Nigel Marsh on work-life balance. Most of the self-help / …