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26 Reasons Not to Use GTD | Geekpreneur
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26 Reasons Not to Use GTD. Posted by dean on January 3rd, 2008. Say it softly. Whisper it to your friends. David Allen’s Getting Things Done. Is NOT the best way to get things done. It’s dull, it’s difficult, it’s about as satisfying as an air sandwich. And it doesn’t work. Here are 26 reasons why you should NOT use GTD. 1 You have to read the book. 2 It’s not practical. 3 It feels like a cult. If GTD feels like a cult, it might be because David Allen is a minister in a church called the Movement of Spir...
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Five tips for asking better questions | Penelope Trunk Careers
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Five tips for asking better questions. Posted in: Finding a career. May 6th, 2010. Now that I am committed to living on a farm which is sort of the anti-New York City, visiting New York City no longer brings up flashbacks to a really, really difficult lifestyle. Instead, New York fills my head with ideas. The first one is a billboard I saw as soon as I got off the plane:. A good question is the new answer. That rings true to me. I have been writing. And it's the best way to rope in a mentor. As my career...
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You only need $40,000 to be happy | Penelope Trunk Careers
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You only need $40,000 to be happy. Posted in: Finding a career. August 1st, 2004. Looking for happiness through financial success? Wondering what the magic number is? It's $40,000 according to Harvard psychologist Daniel Gilbert. Really. So technically, most of you should be happy. And if you're working for the next big raise, forget it. You're better off working on teaching yourself how to look at your money with a different eye. In fact, the rule is well established in research. So for those of you loo...