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The Movie of Your Life
Movies are generally split into three acts: the setup, which ends with a major plot development; the main part of the story where the characters try to reach their objectives, usually encountering one more major plot development; and the conclusion, where all the loose ends are tied up before the credits roll. Beginning, middle [...]
The Good Stuff in Life
photo credit: takuya miyamoto*
Today I felt inspired to list out the simple things in life that bring me pleasure, the stuff I like to do that gives me an unmitigated thrill. I have one and only one criterion for selecting what goes on the list: the prospect of doing it must give me [...]
How You Conspire to Beat the Procrastination Busters
photo credit: atconc
I have plenty of personal projects and goals I want to pursue in addition to my paid employment, but the time I can spend on them is relatively scant and must be shared with my other non-work activities.
Sound familiar?
At the end of the day or at the weekend when I turn my [...]
How to Benefit from Your Finite Capacity for Worry
photo credit: javiekitela
Do you find that you’ve always got something on your mind or something to worry about? Have you ever noticed that the fewer worries you have, the more time you devote to each?
I seem to have a finite capacity for worrying or debating things with myself. If there are lots [...]
You, Inc., or Reasons to Think of Yourself as a Company
photo credit: Lawl
Many businesses have a number of advantages over individuals: strong brands, an expectation they’ll invest, a marketing department, market power and more. You can tap some of those advantages by thinking of yourself as a company: there’s you, and then there’s You, Inc.
Why would you want to do this? I [...]
Frugality and Ethical Living
photo credit: tricky ™
Two lifestyle choices I’m trying to pursue at present are frugality and ethical living. I want to live economically, retaining as much of my money as possible to make it work for me. I’m also trying to live more ethically, principally by reducing my impact on the environment (more [...]
Great so I’m an early riser, but my partner isn’t…
photo credit: JF Sebastian
The strapline here at pantsonfaster.com is “productivity in the real world”. That’s because some of the productivity advice I see around the place is fine in theory, but not so easy in practice.
In this post I’m going to take a simple example. I’ve read plenty of posts about why [...]
Guest Post Published at PickTheBrain
photo credit: Extra Ketchup
I’m excited to announce that major productivity blog PickTheBrain.com has published a guest post I wrote that I hope you’ll like:
Productivity in a Hostile Environment
Please feel free to leave any comments or thoughts on their site.
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Write Your Own Core Script and Q&A
photo credit: Fruitanimal
Do you know who you are? Do you know where you’re going? If the answer to those questions is yes, great! But can you explain it effectively to others to show yourself off to your best advantage? If you’re not sure, you need a core script. If [...]
Cut Your Self-Imposed Taxes
photo credit: Phillip
Whether a tightwad or a spendthrift, everybody faces the same reality: we all have to pay tax. And nobody enjoys paying tax. Some complain loudly. Others try to dodge it. Most grumble but are reconciled to this fact of life.
Ever the optimist, I try to think about the [...]
