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- Woolis, on 10/11/2007, -1/+14I've always enjoyed choppin broccoli
- roosterjm2k2, on 10/11/2007, -2/+10Good article.
A little unrealistic, and a little self-contradictory, but a good read.
As usual, take what applies to you. The "bank your raise" bit is about the best piece of info on there. Although, i only partially do that. I take half of it, and put it in savings. Then if I owe on anything (credit cards, etc) i use the other half for that untill they are cleared. After I don't owe anything, I take that half and use it for stock trading. I dont make a ton there, but its basically like a really high interest savings (equiv. of 15-20% APY) ... i dont put it all in there because most of the stocks I keep it in are med-high risk, so thats why I still use a traditional savings account) - mseneschal, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7This ties in with my favorite quote from Einstein about working smarter not harder.
People love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees results.
- Albert Einstein - rarson, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6Um, there's about a dozen more things you could (and should) put your money into before stocks. Like a 401k, an IRA, a retirement fund, etc.
And if you're taking half your money and saving it instead of using it all to pay down your debts, you're loosing money because I guarantee that your savings interest rate is much lower than your credit cards'. - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4Remember "Basketball Jones" or "It's DAVE MAN! Open the door!"
Anyway, my favorite quite is: "Don't tell me how hard you work, tell me how much you get done" - gr3yn3t, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3thanks for the input, chief.
- roosterjm2k2, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4dude, woolis... I love you for that.... I would have never had a reason to remember that... and you've given it to me, you're awesome.
- dodus, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2I liked "kill meetings" and "e-mail once a day"...I waste so much time checking my inbox.
- zetanas, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2I know that not all of these steps are effectively because of some personal difference and different in family upbringings as well. Some of us may want to be a multi-tasker while others want just one-task-a-day. Some even can be efficient when pressured or cramming while others are not. The best advice for me is to know the personality and character of your co-workers. And about the eliminating the meeting stuff, I do agree that meetings are time-waster but putting "things" on the table is still the efficient to be productive.
- zeldafan, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2@OGTL (#7219240)
That's because you're not doing them. - gr3yn3t, on 10/11/2007, -1/+35. Work 4 days.
6. Work 6-hour days.
7. Work 20 hours.
I call BS. Working 20 hours doesn't fly here, that's basically cutting someones salary in half.. - Iolite, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1A lot of the scheduling suggestions aren't very realistic for most office workers. Schedules are often dictated by company policy, and you'll be fortunate to find a position these days that offers a flexible schedule or a telecommuting option.
And the "just work for yourself" idea is misleading. Starting up your own business can be more time-consuming than a regular job. - joel8x, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Sounds like Tim Ferris lite.
- TheOfficeDiet, on 03/30/2008, -0/+1Brilliant article, with lots of concrete, practical ways that you can improve your working life. Great advice for employees, freelancers, business owners ... just about anyone!
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Harsh man. I'm dissapointed.
- richminx, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Yeah, that's great... but I'm still gonna need you to go ahead and come into work on Saturday Peter, okay?
- shortarabguy, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1What a coincidence, I just chopped and steamed some broccoli...
Good article, this had a much better feeling of "get up and go" than all the other self-help lists I've seen on Digg. - voidofmind, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1i think the rticle was more or less refering to people on salary. weather you work 60 hours or 20, you get paid the same. so why not try to cut it down to 20?
- dodus, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Sometimes...I've found that 75% of meetings people want to have are just a comfort thing. They want to get together, face to face, to discuss stuff that we could be talking about over the phone while I'm getting work done.
- xxiao, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1very good read
- Technopundit, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1All us guys down here at the SuperMax are really empowered by these tips.
- tincansandtwine, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Well, the problem actually has more to do with inflation. If you save more, then there is less investment, because, unlike neo-classical economists, Keynes claimed that consumption drove investment, not savings. So by saving, you are not directly supporting firms, you are just giving money to the banks, who will then lend the money with interest. Granted, with more loanable funds interest rates generally fall, this is not the incentive to invest. So, if you do not increase consumption, then investment will decrease as well. Now, the basic Keynes model is Y(income/output)=C(consumption) + I (Investment). If you decrease consumption without increasing investment, then you have a lower aggregate income. Therefore, if you put money into banks instead of spending it, you could end up losing money, in terms of the real dollar (affected by inflation).
- bizchris, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2I've always enjoyed Chopin.
- ArmchairAthlete, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1A lot easier if you're a software developer hehe, just code away the repetitive and mundane.
- Technopundit, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1My boss says I can do as many of these things as I want as long as I keep selling my quota of magazines. Otherwise, it's back to being a software engineer.
- lithiumlab, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Excellent article... this is one for my bookmarks.
I really try to do all this things in one way or another, but is not really easy... One can easily get stucked again in one or more of this points quickly.
Just as a remainder of all this things trought the day: - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1@OGTL:
Tips for your life:
1. Stop reading tip lists for their entertainment value. They only work if you actually apply them.
2. If you can't be bothered, don't read it.
3. Stop complaining around the rest of us who can.
4. Stick to something you're good at, like digging all those 'new breakthroughs in marijauna' articles. - MikeonTV, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1I have never read more hypocrisies in my life
- roosterjm2k2, on 10/11/2007, -2/+2Out of context, no, they wont fly.
working 4 days is a good one. My last job was 4 days a week. (10 hour days...). hes talking about 4 8 hour days, but even that could work, since I would be most people would admit that in a 40 hour week, 8 hours could be attributed to time they wasted/worked slower than normal.
#6 is when you cant do #5....so the same effect. Hes not saying work 4 six hour days.
#7, he specifically mentioned that it wouldn't work for a full time employee....duh. - tincansandtwine, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1I know it isn't the point of the article, but regarding number 16,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_thrift - hollowex, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1Quality show. Excellent episode too laddy.
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0I agree with that. At my last contract position, I had to put my foot down on the email thing and instruct my co-workers to summarize revisions in a daily to-do list, rather than fire off 20+ emails (often contradicting previous emails) a day as the changes came in. It makes a huge difference to be able to work undisturbed through a prioritized list.
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1Keep in mind this list was written by a blogger, who presumably makes a great deal of income from his 'work from home' blog. Though he's writing to the office crowd, you're right - many of his tips are only practically realistic for someone in his position. Not to say we can't all get there if it sounds appealing...
- bluebirdgm, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1"Work smarter not harder" - is there anyone else here who first heard this great bit of advice from Scrooge McDuck in "DuckTales"? ::raises hand::
- Spektr4, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0The problem for most people is that if you manage to increase your efficiency, your employer wants to keep that gain for himself and just assign you more work to fill out your week. Hopefully you get a decent bonus or a raise at the end of the year, but don't count on it.
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1Depends if you make your money by creating value, or just trading your time for money.
Time for money: same hourly pay for half the hours = half the salary.
Value creation: same amount of value in half the time = double your salary.
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dave_ekstrom@hotmail.com - Technopundit, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1Save your money. When you get old and sick, the government's going to need it.
- thetaggerung, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1You could try using polyphasic sleep to maximize the amount of awake time each day. Some sleepers save 4 hours a day!
Don't know what I'm talking about?
Visit http://www.polyphasicteen.blogspot.com
Or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyphasic - troopa, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1"Um, there's about a dozen more things you could (and should) put your money into before stocks. Like a 401k, an IRA, a retirement fund, etc."
People usually invest in mutual or index funds with retirement accounts, which are basically another way of investing in... STOCKS (among other things)! :) - alpine75, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1What does the author of this do for a living???
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -1/+0Can be summed up as, "What's good for the individual isn't necessarily good for the economy" -
Keynes' theory is bunk because it fails to account for the reality that most people are impulsive (and compulsive) spenders... "If everybody saved... the economy would be hurt" scenario will practically never arise so long as there are enough shiny things and hookers for people to blow their cash on. Instead of following the herd into hopeless credit debt, why not follow this article's advice and put the raise away to help prevent that scenario?
Savings are never a bad thing, IMO. - Sabeehyunus, on 10/11/2007, -1/+0Its a nice article... some "positive thinking" seminar from some great CEO would also have said the same things... but with a hefty fee!
- AndroJen, on 10/11/2007, -1/+0A short good read, but a blatant rip off of Tim Ferriss's "The 4-Hour Workweek". If you liked the ideas in the article, I'd highly recommend Ferriss's book.
- Technopundit, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1Chops Broccoli.
- NOCTech, on 10/11/2007, -2/+0I am fortunate, though I work 12hour days my work week is 3 days 1 week and 4 days the next, (alt Saturdays) Its nice and I can’t complain about the pay.
Yay my first post to Digg - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -10/+5Enough with these self-help "tips for life" posts. They don't work, and don't change anything.
- syedsyahrul, on 10/11/2007, -9/+2yupp
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