Archive for February, 2008

Review: On Writing Well

Posted by Donald Latumahina 5 Comments

I’ve been blogging for one and a half years, but I never read a book on writing to improve my writing. That’s why in the beginning of this year I decided to do so. From what I found around the Internet, there are two books that are widely recommended on writing: The Elements of Style  [ Read More ]

Categories: Review, Working

As an individual we are like a company. That’s one reason why I love to read business books: there are a lot of business ideas that can be applied at individual level. But seeing ourselves as a company is not easy. It requires a new mindset and a new way to treat ourselves. If you  [ Read More ]

Categories: Finance, Thinking, Working

Two Essential Tips for Productivity

Posted by Donald Latumahina 10 Comments

A few days ago I asked you about your best productivity tip while I also shared mine. From the discussion, it’s clear to me that I saw the problem from different perspective than most of you who participated. This – in my opinion – is a good thing. These two perspectives complement each other and  [ Read More ]

Categories: Purpose, Working

Review: Zen Habits Handbook for Life

Posted by Donald Latumahina 3 Comments

A few months after releasing his first e-book, Leo Babauta from Zen Habits released his second e-book entitled Zen Habits Handbook for Life: Hundreds of Tips for Simplicity, Happiness, Productivity. I received a review copy in my inbox in the morning and read it on the evening after I came back from work. This 76-page  [ Read More ]

Categories: General, Review

How to Overcome Laziness

Posted by Donald Latumahina 54 Comments

Laziness is the enemy of productivity. If we were lazy, there is no way we could accomplish meaningful things. We may procrastinate doing things, or – even if we do them – we may do them only half-heartedly. There is no way we can produce high-quality results that way. So we need to overcome laziness.  [ Read More ]

Categories: Attitude, Working

Passive Income Resources

Posted by Donald Latumahina 63 Comments

Passive income is our key to financial freedom. The more passive income we generate, the less dependent we are on our job. At one point, when our passive income exceeds our expenses, we can stop working anytime we want and still live the lifestyle we desire. That is financial freedom. But passive income takes time  [ Read More ]

Categories: Finance

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