Archive for October, 2007

By Donald Latumahina, October 31, 2007

How many people are excited about their day? Not many, I’m afraid. In fact, when they start their day many people tend to think about all the burden they are going to face. Or they think about how boring the routine they are going to do. Only a few people are happy about their day, [...]

By Donald Latumahina, October 28, 2007

To have a fulfilling life, we need to do something that matters to us. In fact, there is no way we can have a fulfilling life if we are not doing something meaningful to us. And everyone has different causes they care about. Things that fill my mind day in and day out may be [...]

By Donald Latumahina, October 24, 2007

Often it is not the things that we don’t do that hinder our productivity, but rather the things that we do. There are productivity pitfalls in which we might be trapped without realizing it. Recognize and avoid them before they drain too much of your time and energy. Here are ten; do [...]

By Donald Latumahina, October 22, 2007

We all have something we want in life. The problem, of course, is in getting what we want. It may be difficult, especially for things which are important for us. The journey to getting what we want is often long and painful.
I believe there are three essential ingredients we should have if we are to [...]

By Donald Latumahina, October 20, 2007

There are two articles I wrote recently over at lifehack.org which you might find useful:

Productivity Tip: How Not to Overspend Your Time On a Task
How to Be a Friend of Yourself

Also, Jonathan Fields asked some bloggers including yours truly a question on blog marketing. The article is an interesting read, especially if you are a [...]

By Donald Latumahina, October 18, 2007

There is no such thing as instant improvement in life. Instead, you can only grow yourself. And as you know in agriculture, growth can only happen little by little over time. Bare eyes won’t be able to see the growth of a tree daily, but over the years it will grow to a big tree.
Similarly, [...]