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Productivity · 2 min read

Wise Words from Benjamin Franklin

’Tis easy to frame a good bold resolution; But hard is the Task that concerns execution. Take some comfort in the fact that Ben Franklin, the genius who did everything, still found the doing part a little tough!

December 10, 2012 · I Done This Support Read article →

Productivity · 2 min read

Wisdom from Malcolm Gladwell

Thank you, Malcolm Gladwell’s floating head. We send you off to the weekend with the hope that you’re all sorts of happy, working, and fulfilled — 9 to 5, and 5 to 9!

March 30, 2012 · I Done This Support Read article →

Time · 2 min read

Know Yourself to Have the Confidence to Breakthrough

James Chin is a guest columnist and a professional poker player living in Las Vegas, Nevada. He has a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from The University of Texas. On the one hand, if you’ve had bad results for an extended period of time, then [...]

February 22, 2012 · Walter Chen Read article →

Productivity · 2 min read

Work or Creative Labor?

Work is what we do by the hour. It begins and, if possible, we do it for money. Welding car bodies on an assembly line is work; washing dishes, computing taxes, walking the rounds in a psychiatric ward, picking asparagus—these are work. Labor, on the other hand, sets its own pace. We may get paid [...]

January 30, 2012 · I Done This Support Read article →

Productivity · 4 min read

Write Your Own Story

Instead of seeking press coverage, write your own story on your own blog. You'll build your own audience and grow distribution that you control.

January 10, 2012 · Walter Chen Read article →

Productivity · 4 min read

Vision

In choosing to do our startup in the San Francisco Bay Area, near the heart of the Valley — the world center for technology and innovation — and joining an incubator run by Xooglers, we didn’t expect our company’s most powerful and transformative lesson over the past 4 months to be that in the realm [...]

November 30, 2011 · Walter Chen Read article →

Productivity · 3 min read

Willem Bult, Entrepreneur

Willem Bult is a world traveler, entrepreneur, and software developer. Here's how he keeps himself motivated as a software developer.

April 22, 2011 · I Done This Support Read article →

Productivity · 2 min read

Wisdom from Andrew Zuckerman

The book trailer for Andrew Zuckerman’s Wisdom: The Greatest Gift One Generation Can Give to Another is a treasure trove of wise words from leaders of all fields who are all over 65 years old. Here are some of our favorites from the wise words spoketh: "Your best work is your…

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Productivity · 2 min read

Wisdom from The Hunger Games

Some words of strength to see you out to the weekend. Thankfully, you won’t be battling to the death for the entertainment of a dystopian television audience! May the odds be ever in your favor … of getting some stuff done!

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Productivity · 2 min read

Wise Words from Franklin D. Roosevelt

This 1932 quote from FDR may be about the U.S., but it stands as pretty good personal advice too! The country needs, and unless I mistake its temper, the country demands, bold, persistent experimentation. It is common sense to take a method and try it; if it fails, admit it frankly…

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Focus · 2 min read

Work Less, Save Time

Give yourself the weekend off. Seriously. If you really, really, really need to do work, schedule a finite time to focus with laser beam attention on it. Otherwise, stop feeling guilty all weekend and let it go. More work and more time spent thinking about doing work does not equal…

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Productivity · 2 min read

Work vs Sleep: Getting Stuff Done

Jason Fried, co-founder of 37signals and co-author of Rework, found that when people wanted to get stuff done, their answer was rarely the office but instead someplace where they wouldn’t encounter externally imposed distractions. What’s perhaps most insightful about Fried’s 2010 TEDxMidwest talk is his comparison of w

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Productivity · 2 min read

Working Smarter, Not Harder

Some great tips for working smarter, not harder. Less than half of workers report being satisfied with the recognition they receive on the job. Is it just a coincidence that less than half of employed adults report being completely satisfied with their jobs? Do you have any tips for working…

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Productivity · 2 min read

You Are Good At Things!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYCvcq4RpPA A reminder from the book trailer for Andy Selsberg’s You Are Good at Things: A Checklist that you, yes you, are good at things! Take a few minutes before you head out for the weekend to celebrate the small ways that you are awesome. (via A Cup of Jo) (Source: http://www.youtub

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Time · 2 min read

You Can Do It!

It’s funny how little things can make a difference, like finding forgotten candy in a drawer or $5 in the street. Hope this little heart-y pic provides a mid-week boost! We love you. Keep going.

April 25, 2012 · I Done This Support Read article →

Productivity · 2 min read

Zig Ziglar on Motivation

People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily. Zig Ziglar (Photo by Krikit)

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