21 Ways to Add More Hours to the Day

9 09 2007


A twenty five hour day isn’t coming any time soon. As long as your feet stay planted on the ground here, twenty four is all you’re going to get. However, with a bit of skill you can squeeze out a couple more hours to add to your day.





24 Tips To Becoming An Early Riser

4 09 2007


Since I’ve become a full-time freelancer, I’ve found one of the hardest things to do is to get up early. Without the threat of being fired, there just hasn’t been a whole lot of motivation to get out of bed in a timely fashion.

I’ve quickly learned that getting up is crucial to success as an entrepreneur. And better yet: waking up early is really just a habit. You don’t need any skill to do it. You just need to wake up consistently to condition your body to the routine. Here are some tips I’ve picked up along the way to ease the process of developing the habit of getting up early.





5 Steps to Accomplishing your Goals

3 09 2007


Most of the time I think we can cruise through life without having any major goals. However, for things that are truly worth accomplishing, specifying the ins and outs of a goal is pretty important. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a few simple steps we can follow to describe how we can approach our goals and ensure we accomplish them?





7 Windows Wallpaper Tricks That Don’t Disappoint

31 08 2007


It’s probably the most important image on your computer, so do it justice… Here are 7 useful ways to take your simple desktop wallpaper to the next level!





75 Simple Pleasures to Brighten Your Day

31 08 2007


A little trick I like to use to make my days much more pleasant is to find little, simple pleasures and sprinkle them throughout my day.

They’re not big things, but they each simple pleasure can translate to a great day if you use them right.





Velcro Wall Socket Conserves Energy

6 07 2007


This concept uses the properties of Velcro to make plugs “stick” to the faceplate of a wall socket. By applying the back side of the Velcro to the faceplate, and the front side of the Velcro to the plug’s surface, both items now adhere to each other. In addition, the back side of Velcro is attached to the cable insulation, allowing the user to “fix” the cable to the carpet.





USB Hub Opens Letters, Wakes You Up

23 06 2007


Never again will you have to suffer the pitiable indignation of owning a USB hub which only has one lowly “hubbing” function. Enter the Shenzhen Sunstars USB hub, letter opener, and alarm clock.





15 Ways to Create an Hour a Day of Extra Time … for Solitude

22 06 2007


One problem with our complicated lives these days is that many of us never find time to spend alone, in peace, without being bombarded with noise and information. There’s no time for solitude and quiet contemplation, and as a result, we have stress and anxiety and depression and repression.





101 Really Useful Websites

22 06 2007


The net’s not just about eBay and MySpace. The ingenious sites here can transform your life in the real world. Want to be first in line for gig tickets, find free parking or get paid to shop? It’s all just a click away





39 Ways to Live, and Not Merely Exist

21 06 2007


Too often we go through life on autopilot, going through the motions and having each day pass like the one before it.

That’s fine, and comfortable, until you have gone through another year without having done anything, without having really lived life.

That’s fine, until you have reached old age and look back on life with regrets.

That’s fine, until you see your kids go off to college and realize that you missed their childhoods.