With another month behind us, and the first month of a new year over, how have life hack blogs faired? We’ve got an update on the top twenty-five life hack blogs we track on our Top Life Hack Blogs list.
If you are looking for the top blogs related to lifestyle optimization, then check out any of the below listed blogs, especially the top five or ten, which is where I plan to see this blog, LifeSnips in a year or so.
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We assume we are the masters of this planet, but despite all of our great engineering achievements, the world would fairly quickly revert back to its old self if we vanished in an instant. That’s the premise behind Life After People, a documentary that explores how fast mother nature would reclaim the planet. This documentary is worth watching because it is humbling. It helps you realize that even seven billion people wouldn’t have a lasting effect on the planet if we vanished, and as such, we should focus more on our lives, our families, and our friends, rather than trying to climb to the top of the corporate ladder.
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It seems so simple, so innocuous, but in reality instant messaging is one of the most evil sinkholes of productivity. I have a few different programs and websites, to manage the different lists of people I talk to, as everyone seems to have a different preference. I’ve even worked at jobs that had its own Jabber server and network, adding one more to the pile.
The corporate instant messaging platform was so we could turn off the rest, and be able to focus on work, but the reality is that all instant messaging needs to be turned off to really get a good amount of work done. Any interruption to your focus, or what I call my “groove”, will distract you from your goals, stop you from getting things done, and cost you time and energy that could have been put into work tasks.
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While a bit older, and definitely skewed (I live in Canada and enjoyed the slightly incorrect portrayal of my home country), I am a big fan of the message behind Sicko: everyone should have health care.
If you haven’t watched this 2007 documentary by Michael Moore, it is definitely worth watching.
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On January 29th, this blog will be five months old. I wrote my first post on this blog on August 29th, and it blows me away that it has already been so long since its creation. Today, I wanted to talk about how far this site has come thanks to the great writing staff and my friends and supporters.
If you aren’t interested in blog statistics and figures, then feel free to skip this post.
Everyone is always looking to save money, and as a Canadian, it can sometimes be difficult, since it seems like all of the best deals happen in the USA, but here are just a few great Canadian deals I’ve found around on the Internet.
Ziptrek.com: Free Zip Lining In Downtown Vancouver During The Winter Olympics! February 12-28 – Link. Head down to the Law Courts at Robson Square from February 12-28 (10AM-9PM) for a free ride on Ziptrek’s six-story high, 170-metre long zipline over downtown Vancouver.
Buy One, Get One Tickets via Text Message at Empire Theatres – Link. Text BOGO to EMPIRE (367473) on your mobile device for your coupon! Text offer available until February 04, 2010. Coupon is valid until February 11, 2010.
Ikea Restaurant Weekday Specials – Link (select your nearby store and then go to Restaurant to see your local stores deal. Food like 15 pc. Meatball plate with fries regularly $5.99, for $2.99.
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