My last article on 33 Rules to Boost Your Productivity got a positive reception, so I decided to come up with 33 more.
A few of these are similar to the ones already posted, but most are new. Sometimes looking at the same idea from different angles can be beneficial.
So here are 33 more rules to boost your [...]
Heuristics are rules intended to help you solve problems. When a problem is large or complex, and the optimal solution is unclear, applying a heuristic allows you to begin making progress towards a solution even though you can’t visualize the entire path from your starting point.
Suppose your goal is to climb to the peak of a [...]
A few weeks ago I evaluated The Science of Success program from James Ray. James is one of the cast members of the underground hit movie The Secret, and you may have seen him on Oprah earlier this month or read my recent interview with him. I spoke with James on the phone in January, [...]
At the start of each new year, in lieu of creating a New Year’s resolution, my tradition is to select an area of primary focus for the coming year. Whereas a New Year’s resolution may succeed or fail, the choice of primary focus endures throughout the year. Usually the choice is obvious enough that remembering it is a no-brainer.
How to choose an [...]
In battlefield medicine the principle of triage involves dividing patients into three groups: 1) those who will die anyway whether they receive medical attention or not, 2) those who will survive anyway whether they receive medical attention or not, and 3) those who will survive only if they receive timely medical attention.
Despite its morbid nature, triage [...]
If you’re a growth-oriented person like me (OK, growth addict would be more accurate), you probably consume lots of information products, including books, ebooks, audio programs, self-study courses, classes, workshops, seminars, and more. Once you get started on this path, it’s easy to become a lifetime growth junkie because the payoff from such products can be enormous. One good idea can induce [...]
Update Aug 28, 2007: For a very limited time, the PhotoReading discount is back. Order it now at 59% off.
I’ve received some follow-up questions about my recent PhotoReading recommendation and the StevePavlina.com discount currently offered by Learning Strategies, so here’s a bit of Q&A to give you more details.
Some of the questions are best answered by Learning Strategies, [...]
For the past several days, you may have seen some new ads on this site and even in the RSS feed. Those ads are for the PhotoReading system, which is a way to dramatically increase your reading speed.
I evaluate a lot of personal development courses, and to be honest most aren’t very helpful — that’s why I rarely recommend [...]
A little over 30 days ago, I decided to go on a news fast, using my trusty 30-day trial method. I had already dropped TV news and newspapers, but I still had the habit of checking Yahoo News or CNN every day or two, so for 30 days I decided to drop all news sources and go totally news-free. In [...]
Two readers emailed me about a story in the Washington Post today about a student who graduated college in only two semesters (plus summer school). The student, David Banh, even got a double major.
The reason people emailed me this story (with some ribbing that I’d been outdone) was that I graduated from college with a double major in three semesters (but no summer school). I [...]
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