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Category Archives: Personal Effectiveness

How to Give to Charity in the UK

Monday, October 31, 2005

Welcome to All About Giving - everything you need to know about charitable giving
The single biggest source of information on tax-effective giving on the Internet, bringing together charities, companies and individuals to form a community of giving online.
Within www.allaboutgiving.org you can:
find out about the CAF Charity Account and other ways to give
manage your CAF Charity [...]

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Best Productivity Tip so far

Thursday, October 27, 2005

From 43 Folders comes a superb Procrastination hack: (10+2)*5
Itís called ì(10+2)*5î and hereís why:
* 10 - Work for ten minutes with single-minded focus on moving toward completion on a single task. Ten minutes, and thatís all youíre allowed to do is work, work, work. No cheating, because (DING!) you actually get [...]

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CanOworms launches

Thursday, September 22, 2005

My friend and collaborator Jason Bates has launched a new weblog that will definitely be worth subscribing to or checking regularly.
http://www.canoworms.info
What is it about?
…exploring the assumptions hidden in the way that people do business in the “corporate world”, and investigating ways in which new assumptions can lead to increased performance. It’s about useful lies, [...]

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How-to: Get IT certified for less in an exotic location

Friday, August 26, 2005

Spotted this on a list I subscribe to and thought to pass it on.
Want to get some new IT qualifications? Why not attend an IT Certification Bootcamp in Goa, India?
Koenig is now the # 1 choice for Boot Camp training in the world. We offer the world’s longest duration Boot Camps (our MCSE Boot [...]

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Using your Central Nervous System for productivity

Saturday, August 20, 2005

From Open Loops:

Sit up straight.
Go for a brisk walk.
Breath deeply and forcefully.
Change to a more physical activity.
Work standing up.
Move to a different work area where you are not as comfortable.
Turn the lights up.
Change to a more uncomfortable chair and desk.
Turn the temperature down.
Do some quick exercise. [...]

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How to Learn More with No Extra Effort

Saturday, August 20, 2005

From Open Loops, a useful hack to learn more.

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The Universal Packing List

Saturday, August 20, 2005

An extremely useful travel checklist via Lifehacker: “
The Universal Packing List is a terrific online application that allows you to build a customized packing list, complete with reminders and tips, for any traveling you’ll be doing.
I put this to use this last weekend in preparation for my trip to Mexico next week. Now I’ve [...]

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The “Not Insane” To Do list

Thursday, August 4, 2005

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Last minute e-bay auctions with no of very low bids

Friday, July 29, 2005

http://www.lastminute-auction.com/

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Supreme flashlights from Surefire

Friday, July 29, 2005

First noticed these watching news footage of US soldiers in Iraq on a night patrol. One of the GIs suddenly switch on the torch fixed to his rifle barrel and I marvelled at both the brightness and tightness of the beam. I presumed it was some sort of military grade torch that civilians could [...]

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