The Top 50 Productivity Blogs (most of which you haven’t heard about)Leo from Zen Habits put together a list of top 50 productivity blogs. I’m glad to see that there are so many good resources on productivity. It’s a great honor…
Ideas are precious. Especially in this Internet age where many things quickly becomes commodity, ideas are what set you apart and keep you ahead of the pack. You need to always have good and fresh ideas. Unfortunately, we often cannot…
(I plan to continuously update this page as I discover new resources. That’s why I use 50+ instead of a fix number for the title of this post.) Articles Overview Reading Speed Reading
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
I’ve been using time tracking for some time now. Besides the benefits I wrote before, I can also see the patterns of my time usage. From these patterns there are some insights I get on how to better use my…
