As the saying says, knowledge is power. Unfortunately, there is a huge source of knowledge we often neglect: the history. I personally believe history is a great resource to learn from.
Human civilization has existed thousands of years. In such long period of time so many things has happened. Kingdom after kingdom, empire after empire, people [...]

There is a law in economics called diminishing returns (also called diminishing marginal returns). I believe diminishing returns also applies in many other areas of life. Understanding this law is important for your personal effectiveness.
Here is an explanation about diminishing returns from Wikipedia:

… in a production system with fixed and variable inputs (say [...]

I learn a lot from the book Success Built to Last. To give you the gems of what I learn, I have summarized the book into 37 lessons. If you apply these lessons consistently, I’m sure you will live a life that matters.
I suggest that you use these lessons as your personal checklist. Check them [...]

Several weeks ago, I wrote a list of competencies that can help you become a versatilist. Here is one of them:

An awareness of accounting, finance, and marketing fundamentals.

I’m not a finance and business person, so this is definitely something I need to learn about. I write this post as a beginner who wants to learn [...]

Fellow PBN blogger Steven Aitchison just released a great e-book which I believe is very useful for Life Optimizer readers. The title of the e-book is “Change Your Thoughts to Change Your Life”. I got a preview of the e-book and reading it gives me a lot of new ideas to build my life. The [...]

Free Day Planner and Time Management System by Brian LeeBrian gives us free PDF download of a day planner and time management system he designs. It is based on the philosophy of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey.
A Prayer To Attract Abundance by Mark McManusYou have the right to live in abundance, [...]