Happiness and The Two Selves

Image via Wikipedia Imagine that you are reading a book. It is a a great read, a murder mystery. You are near the end of the book and it is nearly evening. You know that the murderer will be revealed somewhere towards the last page.  A friend walks by: “The butler did it,” he casually remarks. You throw the book down in disgust and shout angrily... [Read more]

Life Manager Pro and the IPhone

 A month or two ago I released the software program Life Manager Pro both for Windows and the Mac platforms. Since then Mac users have asked me to include some way that they can carry their essential information on their Iphones for use when away from their computer. I've been working away to make this happen and now it is ready. Life Manager Pro is... [Read more]

The Cure for Misery

Image by Tanais Fox via Flickr There are a lot of miserable people in this world and there is a vast industry to help them: An army of therapists Libraries of self-help books Self development and motivational speakers Psychics Agony aunts Prozac and other drugs Anyone can set themselves up as an expert on curing human misery. Most of these people are... [Read more]

How Would You Feel If You Knew That Organizing Your Life Was Easy?

Stress can have a major influence on your health. Whilst some stress is a natural component of life, too much can seriously affect your health. Many conditions such as heart disease and IBS are linked to stress. One of the causes of stress is being disorganized, which makes you feel that you are not controlling your life. Ask yourself the following questions: Is... [Read more]

The Butterfly Effect

Image via Wikipedia If you lead a busy life then you probably create a large to do list each week. Sometimes this can be overwhelming. The traditional way of dealing with the to do list is to rank the items in order of urgency: Low Medium High Urgent Then you start with the urgent tasks, then high, then medium, until you reach the low priority tasks, by... [Read more]

Its OK to Be Negative

I’ve just finished reading Smile or Die by Barbara Ehrenreich. The book is a critique of positive thinking and positive psychology and how it has infiltrated American life in such a way to become a negative force. What’s wrong with having positive thoughts?  Well, obviously most of the time it’s OK to think positively but taken to a fundamental... [Read more]

The Avatar and Organizing Your Life

Image via Wikipedia This Christmas I went to see the film The Avatar. It’s a great film, especially the world created in breathtaking 3D. Sitting in the Imax cinema it was like being on a beautiful colourful planet  filled with exotic plants and creatures. The film is rumoured to be the most expensive film ever made. The end credits seem to go on... [Read more]

Letting Go and Moving Forward

Image by Getty Images via Daylife So now it’s nearly Christmas and then we head to the end of the year and the end of the decade. It’s a time to reflect on the year and look forward to the next year. If you are into self development then you may want to review your progress. How far has your life travelled this year? What are your goals for... [Read more]

Don’t Forget: Get Your Life Organized Today

Life Manager Pro As I get older I tend to forget things – or maybe I was always forgetful and I notice it more! I used to think that this problem was peculiar to me, but the more I looked into it, I found that human brains are not wired up to retain and recall lots of information. That’s why post-it notes are so useful, or notes attached to the fridge... [Read more]

Is Too Much Positive Thinking Bad For You?

Image via Wikipedia I used to do some work for a business that taught massage therapists a new approach to bodywork. Using new techniques they became better therapists and this benefitted their clients who received deeper and more healing bodywork. The office of this company had a large board that was filled with glowing testimonials to how great the... [Read more]

How Do You Get Things Done?

Image via Wikipedia This has been a hectic week. I’ve been finishing my software project Life Manager Pro and also getting my house ready for laminate flooring to be fitted. Sometimes it seems that there is just too much to do each day. Do you lead a hectic busy life? What does it take to just slow down and relax whilst still getting things done? [Read... [Read more]

Does Time Fly?

Image via Wikipedia Time is a funny thing. On the one hand it appears fixed. A minute on my watch equals a minute on your watch.   On the other hand the way you perceive time varies.   Time appears to runs slow when you:   Are watching water boil Are waiting for a bus when you are running late Are watching the second finger of a watch rotate.   Time... [Read more]

Can You Get More Done in Less Time?

Image by David Reber via Flickr I used to work in an office of a large company. I generally worked from 9 until 5.30 at night thinking that I had done a fair day’s work for my pay. I noticed that others on the floor where I worked were always there when I arrived and still there when I left. I was never sure what they were doing early morning and... [Read more]

Goal Setting Lessons from a Garden Shed

Image via Wikipedia Many years ago I had the idea to write software that would help organise my life.  Five years later and the goal is about to be achieved. Why did it take 5 years? The answer will be revealed later. If you want to build a shed in the back garden you don’t just think, I’ll get 10 planks of wood  from somewhere and some nails... [Read more]

Positive Self Development In Pakistan

Image via Wikipedia It always surprises me where my readers come from. I use a system called AWstats that tracks this information. Here is the top 10 countries from where readers arrived at this site: United States China India Great Britain Germany Canada Indonesia Bangladesh Australia Netherlands The statistics surprise me. I would never have thought... [Read more]

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