December 26, 2007 – 4:31 pm
I have posted about Task management my way – pen and paper which gives me the basic tools and a simple system. What I needed in order to achieve my own goals was a philosophy that works for me. I have tried GTD but found it too complex for my needs. Then I came across [...]
December 24, 2007 – 11:48 am
Seth Godin has published a free e-book titled ‘Money for nothing (and your clicks for free)’. Quotes from his post:
There’s an enormous amount of superstition about what makes some pages rank high while others languish. When you look at the actual figures, though, much of that fades away.
It turns out that the new playing field [...]
December 3, 2007 – 5:31 pm
Jason Alba of JibberJobber fame has written a book about LinkedIn titled “I’m On LinkedIn – Now What???”. The book is an excellent guide for new members and those of us who use LinkedIn only in a basic way. But it also offers something useful to the more active and experienced members of LinkedIn.
Topics covered [...]
September 30, 2007 – 9:20 am
Dan Sweet has published an e-book titled The Job-Seeker’s Guide To Resume Search Optimization and the Internet-Age Resume. It is a long title but it says what this is all about.
What It’ll Show You How To Do: How To Upgrade Your Resume for the Internet-Age, Tap Into the “Hidden Job Market” and Get Employers To [...]
January 14, 2007 – 9:10 pm
Larry Winget has written a manifesto called You are Being Lied To and Other Truths over at ChangeThis. It is time well spent to read the dozen pages. Larry writes this about himself:
All I am really an expert at is being stupid and learning from it….I have become an expert at not making the same [...]
October 28, 2006 – 9:08 am
The Medici Effect is a book about creativity and innovation written by Frans Johansson. The name alludes to The Medici family that helped to spur the beginning of the Italian Renaissance.
The Medici Effect is about what happens at intersections, crossroads between different and often unrelated knowledge areas. Frans Johansson argues that innovations occur when people [...]
I stumbled upon this book in my favourite online bookstore, got curious and ordered it. Picked it up on Saturday and have finished the book this weekend. I love it!
To enjoy the book I think you need to have a desire to grow, on a mental and spiritual level. A wish to change your life [...]