Ducks in a Row: 09/28/2009

Ducks in a row is a post that I’ll be doing on a semi-daily basis, rounding up the best of the blogosphere relevant to our readers.

Slate Magazine goes on a “Quest for the Perfect Morning Routine”

This column marks the debut effort to share the fruits of my wanderings in the self-helpy margins of the Internet. Think of it as a field guide to lifehacking. The advice here is not my own, but I have clicked on it. For Exhibit A, let’s look at a subject dear to both modern lifehackers and their ancient ancestors: the morning routine. Writers, no surprise, have a lot to say about this. (READ MORE)

Dumb Little Man explains “Why Good Writing Matters“

In today’s world, being able to write well is of vital importance, whatever your industry. You could be a computer programmer, a small business owner, an administrator … whatever your job, it’s likely to involve a lot of words.

Just think of the things you might write in a typical working day:

• Emails to clients
• Internal memos or reports for colleagues
• Instructions for a subordinate
• A presentation for a seminar
• Notes or action points from a meeting
• New content for your company’s website

You can read DLM’s suggestions for better writing here.

Men’s Health claims that the single armed dumbell swing is the “World’s Simplest Fat Burner”

Turns out, one of the best exercises you can do to transform your body is also one of the simplest. It’s called the single-arm dumbbell swing, and it’s not only great for training your glutes and hamstrings–muscles that are often-neglected–it also works your core, quadriceps, and shoulder muscles. What’s more, it can double as a great cardio workout that burns fat and boosts your metabolism. Execute it with perfect form, using the complete instructions on Men’s Health.com

Author Jonathan Haidt TEDtalks about The Moral Roots of Liberals and Conservatives.

The author of The Happiness Hypothesis (Which I strongly recommend) explains “the five moral values that form the basis of our political choices, whether we’re left, right or center. In this eye-opening talk, he pinpoints the moral values that liberals and conservatives tend to honor most.”

Watch the video here:

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