What do you do then?

February 1, 2009 Lifestyle Projects

You know the scene well. You turn up at a party or a meet a friend of a friend and the small talk starts. Very early on (if not one of the first things that is said) you hear or ask that question. The question that most people hate to answer. But you answer it [...]

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Blogging Inspirations

January 28, 2009 Blogging

(There are a lot of links to great further reading in this post, so please set aside some time to have a look through them.)
A great blog, and therefore one I am likely to subscribe to is one that I can get lost in for a while. It will in someway connect with me and [...]

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5 Reasons to Say Yes More

January 20, 2009 Latest

There other night I saw the new film Yes Man, starring Jim Carrey. This is based on a book by the writer Danny Wallace, although the film follows a different story to the book. The basic premise of the plot is that the main character leads a boring life. Since the breakdown of his marriage [...]

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(My First) Video Update

January 16, 2009 Misc

I’ve decided to give doing a video post a whirl as i’ve never used iMovie on my Mac before (it is very easy to use it turns out), and I thought it would be fun to inject some other forms of media in to my blog. Also I am going to apply for this job [...]

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And the winner is…

January 12, 2009 This Blog

Thanks to all those who entered my competition to win the Muji-Chrononotebook.
The entry closing date was Saturday 10th January 2009 at 12pm GMT.
Here’s how the winner was selected.
1. I had 11 entries in the end (which was strange because when I announced the competition a lot more people were interested)
I entered the numbers 1 to [...]

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Diminishing Returns in Productivity

January 7, 2009 Productivity

I work in IT and spend a lot of my time on the Internet. I love gadgets. I love new technology. The question is, does all this technology help us or is it really holding us back? Spending a lot of time messing about with technology and not really achieving anything – sound familiar? I [...]

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COMPETITION ENTRY

January 5, 2009 This Blog

Sorry for doing a separate post about this but the plugin didn’t work on my previous post.
If you are a subscriber via RSS or Email you will see a password at the bottom of this post (I hope!).
For a chance to win the Muji Chrononotebook all you need to do is leave a comment on [...]

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Letting Things Go

January 5, 2009 Simplicity

“Once you realize that you can turn off the noise without the world ending, you’re liberated in a way that few people ever know.” Timothy Ferriss
I was spending some time the other night catching up on some internet reading using the excellent Instapaper iPhone Application (you don’t need an iPhone to use Instapaper, I started [...]

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2 Steps to Simple New Years Resolutions

December 29, 2008 Lifestyle Projects

“We will open the book.  Its pages are blank.  We are going to put words on them ourselves.  The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.” Edith Lovejoy Pierce
It’s that time of year again, where you look back on what has been and gone over the past twelve months, and [...]

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Win a Muji Chronotebook!

December 22, 2008 This Blog

I’ve got a Christmas treat for all my subscribers! The prize is a Muji Chronotebook.
To enter the competition and be in with a chance of winning  it’s really simple:

You need to be subscribed to my blog via RSS or eMail to enter. Subscribe now if you are now already (it’s free)!
In the first week of [...]

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