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Faith in Humanity: How to Bring People Closer, and Restore Kindness


The other day I was at the DMV here on Guam, renewing my registration for both my vehicles. I got there early, as I hate lines, but realized that I forgot an important document. Well, the woman at the DMV saved me about an hour's worth of driving and waiting in line by paying me a kindness ... she accepted my registration by interpreting the regulations in a favorable way. And that kindness just... Read more »

Unproductivity: 8 Fantabulous Ways to Make the Most of Your Laziest Days


Ever have one of those unproductive days when you just feel lazy, and don't want to work on anything on your to-do list? I sure have. Yesterday was one of them -- I didn't publish a post here on Zen Habits (and a few readers took me to task for that!), I did a little work but not everything I had planned. We all have our lazy and unproductive days. Sometimes we didn't get enough sleep, sometimes... Read more »

Why ‘Free’ is a Good Business Model


I just did a post on FreelanceSwitch I think you might enjoy: Why Giving Away Your Services For Free Will Get You Business If you like it, I'd appreciate a Digg! :) Thanks guys, and... Read more »

Top 20 Ways to Come Up With Amazing Ideas


I wrote a guest post on another blog you might be interested in: Skelliewag.org: Top 20 Ways to Come Up With Amazing Ideas If you like the story, please Digg it! :) Another I wrote recently: Web Worker Daily: Clean... Read more »

How to Make the Most Out of Luck in Your Career and Life


Editor's note: This is a guest post from J.D. Roth, who writes about smart personal finance at Get Rich Slowly.
Luck is No AccidentRead more »

Obsessive- Compulsive’s Guide: Top 12 Organizing Tips, Plus Resources


Is your life in disarray? Do you have trouble finding things? Do you constantly forget stuff? If so, don't worry -- you're like most of the human population. Disorganization is a natural state of order. It takes an obsessive-compulsive (like myself) to get the chaos of the universe into some form of organization. If you have a desire to get organized, here are my favorite organization tips ...... Read more »

Ask the Readers: What Is Your Dream?


Yesterday's post, How to Doggedly Pursue Your Dreams in the Face of Naysayers, seems to have struck a cord with many people. Dreams can be powerful things. So today I'd like to ask you two questions: 1. What is your dream? 2. What action will you take today to... Read more »

How to Doggedly Pursue Your Dreams in the Face of Naysayers


What do you do if you have a dream, but everyone around you keeps telling you to be more realistic and to give up the dream? What if they want you to pursue a more "sensible" and traditional career route? You ignore them. You shut out the naysayers, and you stay focused on your dream. It's the only way. Because in our lives, we will always have naysayers, we will always have negative people,... Read more »

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