Archive for November, 2007

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter) , November 14, 2007

Use your attention wisely. It will make or break your life.
Attention management is one of the most important skills you should master in your life. Manage your attention well and it will give you tremendous success. Manage it badly and it may give you tragic failure. Which one do you want in your life?
“Laws” of [...]

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter) , November 12, 2007

Reading books is one thing, but actually living them is another thing. Many people just read a book without ever living it. But as you know, you can never get full benefit from a book if you just read it without putting it into practice.
Of course, it is easier said than done. Most of us [...]

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter) , November 10, 2007

Leo Babauta from Zen Habits just released an e-book entitled Zen To Done: The Ultimate Productivity System. The e-book is based on the popular Zen To Done series on the blog which is expanded with more sections and tips.
After reading the review copy, I find the e-book very useful. This is especially true because I’m [...]

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter) , November 7, 2007

You always pass failure on the way to success.
Mickey Rooney
Failure is inevitable if we are to succeed in life. Unfortunately, many people do not know how to overcome failure, and they are stopped by it when they encounter one. The ability to overcome failure is one big difference between successful and mediocre people. After all, [...]

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter) , November 5, 2007

A few weeks ago I wrote a post entitled 48 Classic Books to Boost Your Learning Experience. It lists 48 classic books which are mentioned by both How to Read a Book (by Mortimer J. Adler and Charles van Doren) and The Well-Educated Mind (by Susan Wise Bauer). I believe the 48 books are great [...]

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter) , November 2, 2007

I’m now reading an interesting book entitled Organizing from the Inside Out by Julie Morgenstern. There are a lot of useful tips there about how to declutter our life and better organize it. I especially like the fact that it takes the organizing issue from the inside out, which means that it creates a system [...]