July 2008
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Household 101, Zenorama
The fivefold path to Toilet Zen
Bathroom, can, toilet, loo, john, latrine, lavatory, outhouse, privy, throne, dunny. There are many words to describe this room, but have you ever considered calling it a sanctuary, refuge, haven, oasis, retreat, or even ‘zen school’? This being the one room in your house where you are almost guaranteed ‘me time’, shouldn’t you be maximizing [...]
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To Do or Not To Do
The world-shatteringly, spine-chillingly, statistically proven truth about to-do lists
Annette’s article ‘Give Your To-do Lists a Sugar High’ raised a few hackles with some of our readers. They asked where she got her ‘statistics’ from, and could she substantiate her claims. As some of the comments were quite harsh, and because I was already researching information on to-do lists myself (look forward to ‘The [...]
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Best Tips Anywhere, Productivity or Not, Workworkwork
Give your to-do list a sugar high
In this modern world of electronic mail and calculator watches*, it’s easy to overlook the humble to-do list. In fact most people do. Statistics show that people start out with the highest hopes for their new to-do list, only to stop using it within two to three weeks. And you know why? Because nobody likes [...]
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Household 101, Workworkwork
DIY Fruity Voodoo Doll
I work with a horrible man called Barry. Barry is overweight, smokes and has an overgrown mustache. Yet Barry thinks he is God’s gift to women, and is sure every other male in our department likes him. He is very, very wrong on both counts. He is annoying, smelly, crude and rude. Barry won’t go [...]
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Best Tips Anywhere, Productivity or Not, Self Discipline (incl. whips), Zenorama
Annihilate Mr Procrastination with your Zen Tank
I’m going to teach you how to get rid of your procrastination using just the power of your mind. It would help if you read this article as if you were listening to a meditation recording. Or even better, have your computer read out the text. Now that’s modern meditating.
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Best Tips Anywhere, Household 101, Productivity or Not
The biggest most important productivity tip ever. And it’s about socks.
07.26.08 | Permalink | 3 CommentsHear me out on this one OK? How many times have you lost a sock in the wash, on the way to the wash or down the back of the drawer? And you never see it again. You spend time searching for it, worrying about, thinking about having to buy new socks. Productive? I don’t [...]
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