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We all face challenges. I’m not talking about having to make a touch decision or anything like that – I’m talking about challenging tasks. Things like changing a diaper for the first few days of having a new baby, or learning how to change the motor oil in your car by yourself. Things that have clear, well-defined goals that we know theoretically how to achieve, but simply lack the know-how.

I’m not sure why, but I have a hell of a time building IKEA furniture – anything that comes with more than a handful of parts and I’ll read the directions 2-3 dozen times over the course of the project. And it’s not that I’m especially dim or have a hard time following simple instructions – quite the opposite actually. And because I like to think that I’m a fairly intelligent guy, there’s one little mantra that constantly rings in my head when I’m stabbing myself in the eye with a Swedish allen wrench:

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When somebody first start digging around for GTD and productivity-related websites, it won’t take long before they arrive at Lifehacker.com. A fine mixture of links to quality articles and products, as well as full-length features, how-tos and all sorts of other goodies. Like it or not, it’s hard to deny that LH is a force [...]

At my house, we pay almost every single one of our bills using our bank’s online bill payment service. It’s fast, easy and I don’t need to buy stamps or deal with the disgusting flavor of envelope glue in my mouth. However, there are a couple of bills we must pay through the mail – [...]

I wanted to start by saying that I hope everybody had a fantastic holiday season and new year! I’ve got a bunch of stuff in the hopper for this little blog for the coming year, so be sure to stay tuned to find out what’s ahead Social networking sites are popping up everywhere. Bookmarks, videos, [...]