Now that I am retired and can look back over my professional career, one of the things that pleases me most is knowing that my customers loved me. It certainly wasn’t because I am anything special, but rather it was because of what I did and what anybody can do.
So, in this post, I share [...]
Leo Babauta, creator of the fabulously popular site Zen Habits, has just released a new ebook: Zen Habits Handbook for Life.
When I read it, I was amazed that Leo sells it for only $6.95 — it is worth way, way more than that. I think it is one of the best productivity books I have [...]
Several months ago, my good friend Lance Gallup wrote a guest post for me: Reducing Mind Clutter: Tuning It Out. Yesterday that post received several hundred visitors from being recognized on StumbleUpon. I am delighted by this because I am glad to see Lance’s excellent article get the circulation it deserves.
Well why did it take [...]
If you have ever worked with scientific instruments, you know the importance of keeping them in calibration. And, you sure don’t want your vehicle’s gas gauge to register one-quarter full when it is almost empty! You expect it to be calibrated and stay that way.
It turns out that we need calibration, too: we sometimes need [...]
Often when I look at some of the messes that Britney Spears has gotten herself into, I just say to myself “what an idiot!” I look on her situation with contempt and disgust rather than compassion.
But this morning I find myself feeling sorry for her. She did not intend to throw her life away. That [...]