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I’m going to start this week off with a little video of OMG Facts from a couple of years ago, then get into the new personal development jive. Pretty interesting. Make’s me think of that Ferris Beuller line.. “Life moves pretty fast. You don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss [...]

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The web is full of really useful posts that have all of the secrets required to become a better version of yourself. Here’s some of our favorite ones from this past week. First off check out the inspiring Gary Vaynerchuk speaking at the Web 2.0 expo in NYC from 2008. If you’re interested in learning [...]

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Over at eMaxHealth.com they discussed the problem that many people have with completing New Year’s Resolutions: Richard Wiseman, a psychologist at the University of Hertfordshire, led a team of investigators who have come up with an answer to this age-old question. The research team surveyed about 700 people and asked them to describe their strategies [...]

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There are many blogs on the internet which are merely portals to sell some product or service. The Adonis Lifestyle is attempting to push a book, however this blog has a lot more to offer than pushy pitches. This blog features regular posts about health, physical fitness, and even social strategy for men. The blog [...]

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This is probably my favorite speech of all time. Steve Jobs addressed Stanford’s 2005 graduates discussing some major lessons he learned in his lifetime. Drawing from some of the most pivotal points in his life, Steve Jobs, chief executive officer and co-founder of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, urged graduates to pursue their [...]

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Are you tired of the hassle that is the hustle and bustle of the holidays? One of our favorite blogs, Dumb Little Man, has compiled a list of things that you can do to have a much more peaceful December. Christmas is traditionally a time of year when we enjoy ourselves, we let our hair [...]

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TED is is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. This week’s TEDTalk features Wofford College president Ben Dunlap tells the story of Sandor Teszler, a Hungarian Holocaust survivor who taught him about passionate living and lifelong [...]

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Read This Feed: GTD Times

by Chris on December 3, 2009 · 1 comment

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Before we go into what this blog is about. let’s learn a little about what this GTD thing even is. GTD, is an acronym for “Getting Things Done” a  productivity method created by David Allen, and described in a book of the same name. “GTD rests on the principle that a person needs to move [...]

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So you’re doing well on your new diet/exercise regimine but that big party is on the horizon. Being the social drinker that you are, you’d really like to enjoy a drink or two at the shindig. After hours of hard work, careful consideration of food choices, and flat out willpower you don’t want to take [...]

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On this frantic day America dubs Black Friday, we’d just like to reunite you with a great little video from Moulin Rouge director Baz Luhrmann‘s album Something For Everybody. Now 10 things you didn’t know about this video: Released in 1998, the video is not written by Luhrmann, it’s simply the director’s depiction of an [...]

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