http://simplelifehabits.com Simple Steps on a Directed Path Thu, 17 May 2012 12:59:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://simplelifehabits.com/life-habits/13-famous-quotes-about-life http://simplelifehabits.com/life-habits/13-famous-quotes-about-life#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 12:57:47 +0000 Jonathan http://simplelifehabits.com/?p=1202 I love quotes and the encouragement factor that they can often bring to my life. Quotes can also provide perspective when you feel stuck in a rut. I have a dozen or so quotes that I have hanging on my wall just above my computer monitor at home. They provide “inspirational fuel” when I need [...]]]> http://simplelifehabits.com/life-habits/13-famous-quotes-about-life/feed 0 http://simplelifehabits.com/life-habits/5-easy-steps-to-transform-your-work-life http://simplelifehabits.com/life-habits/5-easy-steps-to-transform-your-work-life#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 13:14:23 +0000 Jonathan http://simplelifehabits.com/?p=1197 We’ve all been there – you’ve got 100 things to do in the space of a day, your mind is failing to come up with anything even remotely creative, you know you’ll be in work till 8pm, and you’re left staring at a blank computer screen wondering  – “Is this all worth it?” But what [...]]]> http://simplelifehabits.com/life-habits/5-easy-steps-to-transform-your-work-life/feed 0 http://simplelifehabits.com/life-habits/how-to-work-smarter-not-harder-infographic http://simplelifehabits.com/life-habits/how-to-work-smarter-not-harder-infographic#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 13:05:46 +0000 Jonathan http://simplelifehabits.com/?p=1193 In all fields of work, there is an explosion of new knowledge. A way to avoid becoming a casualty of information overload is to become very good at looking at new information and deciding what you want to do with it. Filing efficiently is the antidote to chaos from too much information and the confusion [...]]]> http://simplelifehabits.com/life-habits/how-to-work-smarter-not-harder-infographic/feed 0 http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/how-to-become-an-email-ninja-in-under-90-minutes-a-day http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/how-to-become-an-email-ninja-in-under-90-minutes-a-day#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 16:05:47 +0000 Jonathan http://simplelifehabits.com/?p=1183 I have a confession to make. A week ago I was drowning in email. I had hundreds (if not thousands) of unread emails and I was definitely feeling the overwhelm. I had people that I had not responded to, to do items sitting in my inbox, and someday/maybe ideas waiting for my attention. Something had [...]]]> http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/how-to-become-an-email-ninja-in-under-90-minutes-a-day/feed 0 http://simplelifehabits.com/book-reviews/futurecast-what-todays-trends-mean-for-tomorrows-world http://simplelifehabits.com/book-reviews/futurecast-what-todays-trends-mean-for-tomorrows-world#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 21:06:18 +0000 Jonathan http://simplelifehabits.com/?p=1179 Awhile back, I decided to read the latest book by George Barna called Futurecast: What Today’s Trends Mean for Tomorrow’s World. It often amazes me at how trends and culture shape our society and way of living. With technology growing at a rapid pace, what will this world look like even ten years from today? [...]]]> http://simplelifehabits.com/book-reviews/futurecast-what-todays-trends-mean-for-tomorrows-world/feed 0 http://simplelifehabits.com/life-habits/why-i-take-a-weekly-24-hour-technology-fast http://simplelifehabits.com/life-habits/why-i-take-a-weekly-24-hour-technology-fast#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:30:34 +0000 Jonathan http://simplelifehabits.com/?p=1172 Do you spend the majority of your week behind the computer? If so, it might do you good to adopt a simple life habit that I look forward to weekly. I call it the 24 hour technology fast. For 24 hours, I stay as far away as possible from the internet, computers, and even checking [...]]]> http://simplelifehabits.com/life-habits/why-i-take-a-weekly-24-hour-technology-fast/feed 2 http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/how-to-use-the-blanclist-app-to-get-more-done http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/how-to-use-the-blanclist-app-to-get-more-done#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:18:28 +0000 Jonathan http://simplelifehabits.com/?p=1163 I mentioned a few posts back about a new task management system I am using called the Final Version. It was created by Mark Forster, who many considered to be a revolutionary thinker in the area of time management. A few weeks ago, I was contacted by the creators of the BlancList App. It is [...]]]> http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/how-to-use-the-blanclist-app-to-get-more-done/feed 0 http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/how-to-bulk-unsubscribe-from-emails-in-gmail http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/how-to-bulk-unsubscribe-from-emails-in-gmail#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:48:06 +0000 Jonathan http://simplelifehabits.com/?p=1160 It often amazes me at how fast my email inbox can get cluttered. In fact, we can spend the majority of our working day managing email. While I am sure that is productive at some level, there are many rabbit trails we are taking. We should start seeing emails as potential distractions. Just like when [...]]]> http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/how-to-bulk-unsubscribe-from-emails-in-gmail/feed 2 http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/how-to-become-an-evernote-ninja-in-1-hour http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/how-to-become-an-evernote-ninja-in-1-hour#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:47:53 +0000 Jonathan http://simplelifehabits.com/?p=1155 If you follow this blog, then you know how big of a fan I am of Evernote. In fact, I have used it since the very moment it was launched to the public. Over two years ago I wrote a blog post about 21 Creative Ways to use Evernote. If you need a few reasons [...]]]> http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/how-to-become-an-evernote-ninja-in-1-hour/feed 0 http://simplelifehabits.com/life-habits/the-one-simple-reason-you-are-failing http://simplelifehabits.com/life-habits/the-one-simple-reason-you-are-failing#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:32:44 +0000 Jonathan http://simplelifehabits.com/?p=1148 There is one simple reason as to why you are not reaching your goals. This reason is pretty obvious and yet it eludes you every single day. Everyone around you can see it and yet it is mostly invisible to you. It makes your decisions for you. It takes you down a path that you [...]]]> http://simplelifehabits.com/life-habits/the-one-simple-reason-you-are-failing/feed 2