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The Importance of Taking Stock

When I used to work in retail, conducting regular department inventory was part of the monthly process. In fact, at one workplace we’d take stock of everything in the building twice annually on top of my own department’s inventory. I never had a perfectly balanced inventory in my retail days. We were always over in […]

The 7 Key Habits of Productive People

The following is a guest post by Paul Smith. Paul is a versatile author at custom writing service. He enjoys writing guest posts about social media, business, health and self-development. Paul can be contacted at Google+. Productivity is not an innate skill, but the right mindset supported by the way one acts regularly. It’s hard

A Look at the Most Underrated Ways to Be More Productive

The following is a guest post by Beth Phillips. Beth is a freelance writer with a focus on technology. She can be found (productively) typing away on her laptop in Philadelphia, PA. It’s 9:00 on Friday morning and the last thing you want to do is be productive. Your weekend plans are all you can

The Rise of The Smart Magazine

I’ve become more of a reader in recent years, especially since tackling writing as my full-time career. I spend most of my reading time on non-fiction works, and lately I’ve spent even more time reading what I call “smart” magazines. These types of publications can be found either online or offline, and they deliver the

How to Make Your Day Awesome

The following is a guest post by Harry Guinness. Harry is a web designer, photographer, publisher, entrepreneur, consultant, writer, and International Man of Mystery. He’s also a fan of self-experimentation (to the occasional dismay of his family and friends) and skill acquisition. You can find him over at his website (where this post was originally

The 2013 Productivityist Holiday Gift Guide

This year I decided to offer holiday shoppers a bit more time to explore possible gift ideas for the productivity enthusiast — aka the “productivityist” — in their lives. After all, having four weeks to shop is far better than two…and it’s more than fitting for a productivityist (or someone shopping for one) to be

A Productive Life: Integrating Goals

The following is a guest post by Bojan Dordevic. Bojan is an Internet marketing professional with a passion for all things productive. You can invite him for a Hangout on Google+ and follow him on Twitter or App.net. Almost 4 years ago, I became fascinated by the amount of the tricks I could incorporate as

How Colour Can Help You Get the Right Things Done

I’m a big fan of comics, particularly the Green Lantern series of books. In recent years, there have been additional Lantern Corps added to the mix, all of which use different colours in the spectrum as identifiers. Green is still my favourite, as it symbolizes will. With will as my ally, I can conquer fear

How I Test Apps

I was asked quite some time ago on Twitter (or perhaps App.net) how I go about putting various apps through the paces. I’ve put together a few tactics over the years to help me with the process. There’s no way I’d be able to handle working with several task managers and other apps at once