Ask the Readers: What Is Your Favorite Productivity Tool?
There is no question that the tools you use can help you increase your productivity. Using the right tools can help you accomplish more in less time.
In my case, I use many tools that fill different roles. But, if I had to choose only one of them as my favorite, I would choose Microsoft OneNote.
OneNote is not a new tool for me. I had used the Windows version in the past. Since I moved to the Mac in 2010, however, I no longer used it. Why? Because OneNote wasn’t available on the Mac.
A few months ago, Microsoft finally released OneNote for Mac. That alone was good news for me. But there’s more: OneNote is now free! You...
Source: Life Optimizer - July 8, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Donald Latumahina Tags: Time management Tools Source Type: blogs
Mid-Year Review: How Has Your Year Been?
We are now in July, and that means we have passed the first half of 2014. There are only six months left this year.
I think it’s a good time to stop and reflect on how our year has been. Has it been a good one? Have you been on track to achieve your goals? Or perhaps you have been sidetracked by something else?
Don’t wait until the end of the year before doing your review. If you want to make this year your best year ever, you’d better review your progress now while you can still make adjustments. By reviewing how you have used the first half of this year, you can plan how to best use the second half.
In ...
Source: Life Optimizer - July 1, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Donald Latumahina Tags: Purpose Source Type: blogs
The Five Aspects of Optimizing Life
In my previous post, I wrote that appreciating life is the starting point to optimizing it. If you appreciate your life, you will want to optimize it. You will want to make the most out of it.
But how do we optimize our lives? What are the aspects that we need to optimize?
Well, there are different ways to look at it, but my preferred way is to look at life as it consists of five aspects:
Work: your career and finance.
Health: your physical health.
Learning: your personal development.
Social: your relationships with others.
Spiritual: your relationship with the greater power.
If you want to live your life to the fullest,...
Source: Life Optimizer - June 17, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Donald Latumahina Tags: Health Learning Purpose Relationship Working Source Type: blogs
Appreciating Life: Where It All Starts
As you know, the name of this blog is Life Optimizer and the topic is optimizing life. My goal with this blog is to optimize my life, share what I have learned with you, and learn from all of you.
But what do you think is the foundation to optimizing life? What is it that gives us the motivation to do that?
After thinking about it, I believe that the answer is appreciating life. Appreciating life is the starting point to optimizing it. Why? Because if you appreciate your life, you will want to make the most out of it. You will want to live your life to the fullest.
In my case, I believe that my life is a gift from God. Plu...
Source: Life Optimizer - June 10, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Donald Latumahina Tags: Attitude Source Type: blogs
A Key to Staying Relevant in Your Field
Do you want to stay relevant in your field? I’m sure you do. But the problem is that skills are becoming obsolete faster than ever. If you aren’t careful, your skills could also become obsolete.
Take my field of programming, for instance. Many of the tools that I learned to use just a few years ago are no longer in use today. I have to learn how to use many new tools. That shows the fast pace of the world we live in.
If you want to stay relevant, there is no other method than continuously upgrading yourself. You must keep your skills up-to-date. For that, you must be willing to pay the price of relearning. You must be ...
Source: Life Optimizer - June 4, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Donald Latumahina Tags: Learning Source Type: blogs
