Tips and Tactics

What To Do When You Can’t Concentrate

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Contemporary political ideologies are confounding things

I know plenty of people struggle with maintaining concentration and focus, so I thought I’d share a few methods for improving concentration.

How to Make $100 Per Month Writing Articles for the Intertubes

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Hong Kong...where I wrote most of this little article

Writing articles won’t make you rich, but you can easily earn an extra $100 per month providing engaging content that people want to read. This is a big-ass post that will help you get started. Read more…

21 Must-Read Blogs for Luck-Makers

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The Wizard

Today I present you with a list of 21 blogs that I’ve found useful, inspiring,  insightful, or just plain awesome. My criteria for selection: high-quality advice and ideas. People who have done cool shit and/or actively help others do cool shit. Some have products for sell, others don’t. However, you’ll not find any affiliate links [...]

7 PhD-Approved Ways to Increase Your Happiness

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the smiling, winking statue in Luxemborg

Your level of happiness is kind of like your body weight. Both have base levels set by genetics. Over a long period of time, both are affected to some degree by the choices you make. To see 7 PhD-approved ways to increase your happiness, click here to read more…

One Trick for Increasing Your Happiness

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jukebox

One trick for increasing your happiness is this: Take action, even if you don’t see immediate results. Click here to read more

Update from a Korean Work Camp

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Korea lanterns

Greetings from Yangpyeong County, South Korea.  I arrived here late Friday night after a 30-hour trip. As some of you know, I taught in Korea in 2009 before returning to Appalachia. Now I’m back on a six-week teaching contract. Forgive me if the title is misleading, but I couldn’t resist. I came here to work, [...]

10 (Free) Time Management Resources

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Herding cats...meow!

Time management is one of those topics with a generic name, and the idea of managing time is on par with herding cats: you just can’t do it. Time will march on, no matter what. The best we can do is learn to make good use of our time. For me, the phrase ‘time management’ [...]

Are You Using Your Spare Time…Or Just Filling It?

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are you using your time or just filling it?

Do you ever wonder where your time goes? Do you find your leisure time slipping away? This article will help you begin to use your time wisely. Click here to learn more…

7 Lessons Learned from Laziness

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Laziness may be a time-waster, but it’s not a complete waste of time. My laziness taught me some valuable lessons. Click here to read more…

Developing the Completion Habit

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Image shows a car in a field

Generating ideas is great, but an idea never fully developed is like owning a car without wheels; it ain’t going anywhere, it’s just taking up space, and it’ll probably piss you off every time you think of it. I’ve written quite a bit about generating ideas for creative projects. The more ideas you have to [...]

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