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Scription Chronodox Is A Freeform Weekly Planner

9:00AM December 30, 2011 | Adam Dachis

Typical planners and diaries force you into a confined grid when planning your day and taking notes. Scription Chronodex breaks that confinement by providing a freeform area to use text, drawings, or whatever to keep track of your days and get things done. More »


Money

Forecast Your Financial Future With PocketSmith

3:00AM November 18, 2011 | Melanie Pinola

Most personal finance tools take a look back on your finances: The tell you how much you spent, where your money went and so on. For a more complete picture of your financial situation, however, you should also look forward, so you can answer questions like “How much money will I have at the end of the year after spending $1000 on gifts?” or “Will I have enough in my account to cover the huge ATO bill in November?” More »


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Take A Quick Financial Checkup Quiz To Find Out If You’re On The Right Track

1:00AM October 26, 2011 | Melanie Pinola

Most of us are mired in the day-to-day management of our personal finances, and between paying down debt, saving for emergencies, getting enough insurance and investing properly, it’s hard sometimes to see the big picture. CNN Money’s quiz can help. More »


Work

How To Energise Your Career To Continue Improving

4:00AM October 20, 2011 | Adam Pash

You’ve got meetings to attend. Deadlines to meet. Errands to run. It’s hard to grow your career and expand your abilities in the midst of your daily grind, but if you don’t take the initiative, no one’s going to do it for you. Whether you feel like your career development is lagging or you’re chugging along nicely but want to give yourself that extra edge, here are a few steps you can take to make sure your career continues on the path to greatness. More »


Work

Plan Your Projects Like You’re Writing A Public Launch Presentation

6:30AM October 14, 2011 | Adam Dachis

When you outline your work and try to put together a task list, it’s generally pretty dry. If you were to finish your work and give a fancy Apple-esque keynote, however, it would be revolutionary. Github developer Zach Holman suggests that planning your projects like an exciting presentation might help you keep that same excitement while you’re actually doing the work. More »


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Five Things To Remember When Planning That Next Big Project

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12:30PM October 8, 2011 | Logan Booker

When you’re neck-deep in the preliminary stages of any big project, it’s important to stay focused on what needs to happen to give it the best possible chance of success… or even a graceful failure, should events take an unexpected turn. More »


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Plan Your Career Like You Would A Four-Phase Project

11:30PM September 29, 2011 | Melanie Pinola

Many of us are great at carrying out work or individual projects from start to finish — the whole shebang. For our life-long careers and dreams, however, we’re less likely to have a plan with concrete milestones and steps in place. Mapping out where you want to go with your career, however, could help you achieve greater success. More »


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TheBestDay.com Uses Votes To Plan Your Next Social Event

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4:00PM September 13, 2011 | Angus Kidman

In theory, being online should make planning a group event easier, but you can waste a lot of time on email or Facebook back-and-forth debating possible ideas. TheBestDay.com aims to streamline that process by creating a central location where you can ask friends to vote on potential options. More »


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Schooltraq Is An Academic Planner Developed By Students

11:00PM August 31, 2011 | Alan Henry

Most students struggle with the task of organising their class assignments and keeping track of ever-changing due dates. That’s where Schooltraq comes in, a new service built by students for students to help track classes, assignments and due dates on a single dashboard. More »


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Ask LH: How Do I Create A Business Plan?

3:00AM August 25, 2011 | Melanie Pinola

Dear Lifehacker, I’ve got a great idea for a new business, but I want to make sure that I set it up right and I might need some financing help to get started. What do I need to include in the business plan? Is there an easy way to create one? More »