The Shangri-La Diet

Top 20 Motivation Hacks

Quick intro: I first intended this Top 20 list to be in a single post, but I decided that breaking them into separate posts would allow me to concentrate on each a little more. So, I present my list of the Top 20 Motivation Hacks.

Harvard Distance Education

Found via: dumblittleman

Declutter Your Desk

Use pegboard underneath to organize

DIY Under Desk Power Strip

HOWTO open a Mazda with a tennis-ball

You can open the door of a Mazda 3 with a tennis ball — just burn a small hole in the ball, line it up over the lock mechanism, then push it as hard as you can. The ball forces air into the locking mechanism, which causes it to spring open. See the video for more.

Luck is for the Lottery, Success is Earned

Well, in my opinion, the answer is no. Outside of the lottery, luck doesn’t just swoop down and choose you. As much as my attorney friend would like to have it be reality, luck has had nothing to do with the path my life has taken. I put myself in the position for something to happen and it only happened because I had the will to put myself there.

HelpFindJim.com

Search for Jim Gray

During the last 5 days, Mechanical Turk workers looked at more than 560,000 images from 3 satellites, covering nearly 3,500 square miles of ocean. A group of experts is currently reviewing the images that workers identified, and sending their results to the appropriate authorities.

Which Vista Is the Right Vista?

With six different versions, the potential for buying the wrong version for the job has just gone up. Buy too low and you don’t get the functionality you need. Or, buy too high, and you get some office “functionality,” like the Game Performance Tweaker that you really don’t need.

Lightworker Syndrome

Consequently, these lightworkers either do empty work they don’t enjoy but which pays OK, or they do purpose-centered work that hardly pays anything. They end up sacrificing either their purpose or their income, since it’s very, very challenging to satisfy both at the same time. But this either-or decision takes a toll in the long run. It’s hard to stay on purpose if you’re worried about paying the rent, and it’s hard to generate good income if your work doesn’t inspire you.

via Lifehacker

The VOIP News site compiles a bundle of Skype tips which includes this little gem: using Skype and your webcam as a home monitoring system. Whether you want to check in on your gerbil while you’re on vacation or make sure no one’s trashed the living room