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This week I talked with Susan Sabo of Productivity Cafe about managing email, maintaining focus and avoiding distractions, and the benefits of world travel. Don’t forget to enter our drawing to win a free db clay wallet! This week, let us know what you think would be a great tagline for lifehack.org. Join us for our live recording this Thursday, Jan 24 at 10 am PST, at BlogTalkRadio, when I’ll be talking with Liz Strauss of Successful Blog....

As always, your answers were insightful and thought-provoking, and pushed a little bit beyond what I had thought I was asking — forcing me to rethink my own answer. When I wrote the question, I intended to reply by describing some of the everyday things that spur new ideas for me. For instance, I read a lot of blogs,magazines, and books about writing, and while I rarely find any advice I can use directly, what I get out of them is the energy and drive to sit down and write....

This article is simply about iOS 5 specific enhancements. Later this week we will cover Siri and and how you can use it to increase your productivity. Check out the list below and click on the thumbnails to see a more detailed view of the screenshots. If you have a tip that you love about iOS 5 that isn’t covered here, add it to the comments! Camera Quick access – To get to your camera quickly just double tap your home button when your iPhone is locked or asleep....

The Diddit Basics Diddit collects experiences across a wide variety of categories: whether you’ve ate at a particular restaurant, visited a certain location or tried a particular sport, you can check off those adventures off your Diddit list. While that seems like a very basic site idea — and perhaps not particularly appealing for people of a certain mindset — there are layers to using the site that can make Diddit worth the visit....

Also iPod has similar option for audiobook in the option menu. You probably need to get used to the speed. Though after a while your ear and brain should get used to the brain and find it digestible and comfortable. The answer: use software that can alter the speed of playback, along with pitch correction. The cool thing about pitch correction is that it enables you to speed up audio without everyone sounding like chipmunks on helium....

1. Selfishness It is very easy to think of other people as selfish but the truth is we are all naturally selfish. Of course, some people may be more selfish than others but we all have a dose of selfishness in our genes. Whose face do you first look at in a group picture? You! And so does everyone else. If all the people in the world remained selfish, then the world will be such a horrible place to live....

With a metal cigar tube, a washer, a screw and a drill, you can make an awesome door-top hiding place that even the best stash sleuth will have a hard time discovering. As a bonus, the process is cheap and you can always choose the size you need based on the cigar tube you select (just make sure it’s thinner than your door). Make has all the instructions you need to create your own awesome door safe at home....

So how do you start making your own home fragrances? The Yummy Life has all the instructions you need to get going, but first you’ll need mason jars and some basic scent starters like citrus fruits, natural extracts, spices, herbs and fresh pine needles. The scents can be made ahead of time and stored in the freezer or refrigerator and then heated in a crock pot, pan or fondue pot when you’re ready to use them....

CDC says that the waist of an average woman living in the US is 37.5 inches. The dress size is usually 14, and it is mostly considered a plus size. The demand for plus size clothes is increasing. With the request, the need of these clothes offered at a more affordable price is also growing. Money-saving Tricks on Up Size Clothing for Girls: If your size ranges from twelve to twenty-two, it should not be tough to find the perfect sized clothes....

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He found many studies recently shows napping improve productivity. How useful is it for a 10 minutes nap if you can have a better productivity after that: The modern world killed off the nap – [TheStar.com] Many studies have shown that napping improves mood and performance. This year, researchers at Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia, reported that they took test subjects who had had only five hours of sleep the night before and let them have naps of varying durations....

There is no need for this madness to continue, at least not as far as ugly colors are concerned! I have found a terrific online free tool that should eliminate bad color choices from your world for all time! Color Scheme Designer Steve hosts Dotto Tech, a weekly radio show/podcast about all things tech.

When you believe in yourself, you: 1. Talk yourself up internally When you believe in yourself, you reinforce the notion that you can accomplish anything you set your mind to. This may seem fairly obvious, but so many of us are filled with crippling self-doubt that hinders us from even taking the first step toward success. Rather than having an inner monologue revolving around whether you can accomplish a certain task, your positive mindset reaffirms the belief that you’re a fully capable human being with many talents....

Folks, I’m a failure. I have been my whole life, and it shows. I have been down to my last $20.65. I have lost $3000 with a single, drunken click. I have crashed cars, been fired, been the reason my team lost, been so depressed I couldn’t move, liked the girl but could not open my mouth, and so much more. Failing sucks. There’s no way to add soft, fluffy feathers to it....

Do you have a preference? Do you think that one is more important than the other? Are you sure you’re focusing your efforts in the right place? Use the guidance below to ensure that you’re making the right choices and that you really are paying enough attention to the best career development tool you can use to help you to succeed. Your Online Biography: A Short History Of You Most people groan when they enter information into an online directory, a professional listing or their LinkedIn profile, and suddenly find that they need to compose some additional text about themselves....

1. You get offended easily. The most innocuous statements can send a sensitive person into a downward spiral of self-doubt and worry. Because of this, people often feel as if they have to walk on eggshells when around you. However, this only exacerbates the problem, as you sometimes feel as if you’re being treated differently by friends and colleagues because you’re known to be overly sensitive. Even still, it’s hard to not be offended when a friend pokes fun at something you said or did, even if you know it was all in jest....

Those GTDers using index cards to keep things out of mind and in order will find this useful. I’m also assuming some kind of Tickler file could be substituted. OrigamiPod – [PileOfIndexCards]

1. When in Doubt, Ask for Cash…Ermh… “Savings” Do it! Here’s a fact about little ones: they’re far more interested in the wrapping paper and box than they are in the actual present they contain. Obvious, right? Then why do we still feel that when friends and family ask what they should get the kids for their birthdays/the holidays/just because, we have to rack our brains for a gift they’re going to outgrow either physically or mentally in a matter of months?...

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