motivation
Money
Use Your Net Worth As A Psychological Carrot To Motivate Saving
10:00AM Adam Pash | Saving for the future is important, but it’s hard to stay motivated if you don’t have something concrete to measure your progress. Personal finance weblog The Simple Dollar details how to keeps score — and stay motivated — by tracking net worth. More »
Work
Overcoming The “Candle Problem” And Rethinking Motivation
1:00AM Kevin Purdy | Former Al Gore speechwriter and career thinking Dan Pink summarizes the problems with applying the traditional money/career/praise rewards to the creative tasks more of us tackle these days, and hints at how we might learn to give ourselves smarter motivations. More »
Work
Discover Your Life’s Purpose In Around 20 Minutes
9:00AM Azadeh Ensha | Another work week has drawn to a close. If you’re less than thrilled by how you spent the last 40 hours, here’s a quick exercise to help illuminate what you should be doing with your time. More »
Work
Ditch The Secrecy When Vetting Ideas
4:30AM Azadeh Ensha | So you’re sitting on an idea you consider to be a gold mine, but you’re hesitant to share for fear that someone will run off with your gem. Here’s why you shouldn’t be overly concerned about having your intellectual property stolen. More »
Work
Achieve Your Goals By Keeping Them Quiet
7:30AM Rosa Golijan | Sure you can use peer pressure to achieve your goals, but you can also use a method involving far less public humiliation: Keep your goals to yourself. More »
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Motivate Yourself To Achieve Goals By Putting Them Online
5:30AM Adam Pash | The year’s almost half over, and many of our New Year’s resolutions have already fallen by the wayside. If you have a difficult time sticking to your goals, weblog Web Worker Daily suggests success may lie in putting them online. More »
Design
Use A Motivational Wallpaper To Keep Yourself Focused
4:00AM The How-To Geek | Keeping yourself motivated to stick to your goals is a tough job—so reader Ben created a custom wallpaper image with motivational phrases as a constant reminder throughout the day. More »
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12:00PM Angus Kidman | Across the country, people are paying tribute to legendary Australian actor Charles ‘Bud’ Tingwell, who died today aged 86. And while Tingwell might seem like a less-than-obvious topic for a site like Lifehacker, his overall philosophy is worth bearing in mind. More »
Take Your Life Philosophy From Charles ‘Bud’ Tingwell
12:00PM Angus Kidman | Across the country, people are paying tribute to legendary Australian actor Charles ‘Bud’ Tingwell, who died today aged 86. And while Tingwell might seem like a less-than-obvious topic for a site like Lifehacker, his overall philosophy is worth bearing in mind. More »
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Use Your Password As A Motivation Technique
8:00AM The How-To Geek | How many times do you type your password each day? Reader Ben uses a motivational phrase as his password as a constant reminder to follow his goals. More »
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