Ok, I'm sorry for the bitch-post I found some educational material about propaganda and manipulating others towards goals, interview skills, the like. It seems wrong to me to exemplify these skills with selfish goal-sets in mind.
On to the real find of the day: LifeHacker
. A testament to the social landscape, the title says it all: LifeHacker. It's much like an online magazine that celebrates and shares all the little tips and tricks to make life and life's woes easier to navigate, overcome, circumvent or just plain deal with. There are intrinsic adds and little sales pushes left and right but I have to say, I'm impressed with the format and concept execution.
. According to web sources, LifeHacker.com debued late Januare 2005 and has since become a media outlet for tips and trick specifically targeted at navigating today's technology more efficiently. As a new MAC user, this site will probably become a staple for me for a while as I could use all the help I can get. My last system proficiency included a comfort zone somewhere in the realm of Windows 98.
. Life Hacker also seems to be up to spec when it comes to topics that are trending like job hunts and work-related skill-sets to hone. Most people find that their own habits and auto-pilot get in the way of advancement. It boils down to psychological mumbo-jumbo and interactions between differing opinions on the right ways to think about and approach situations and problems.
. I want to add a side-commentary on one topic; If you find yourself stuck on something or in the proverbial rut, the advise is right, break some habit. Sometimes stepping out of the comfort zone can stimulate a person to feed off the new or differing experience and break free of the trapped or stuck feeling.
. When I for one, cant seem to get something done, I keep the problem in the back of my mind and go do something else. Occasionally, throwing a ball a few times for the dog or mindlessly dumping some ingredients into a crock pot frees me from the lethargy and I go back to my task with some previously unfound inertia and the ability to toss in some entirely off-topic reference that rounds off the work in a creative and personal kind of way. At the very least I feel better because I cooked dinner or worked on teaching the dog to put her toys away before coming in the house. A concept the child still hasn't grasped yet.
LifeHacker benefits from giving common-sense advice. I guess it's true: common sense is not so common. But why not check it out, learning something new is a progressive way to become an above average and more useful individual. Plus lazy short-cuts are something most of us can get behind heartily.
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