Category: Life Tips

January 24, 2008

Cut the Whole Loaf

Filed under: Life Tips - 24 Jan 2008

Sometimes the best productivity tips come from the most unusual places…

We buy unsliced bread. And I can’t believe how many years we would go to the freezer, un-thaw the loaf in the microwave, slice …

January 19, 2008

The givers dilema

Filed under: Life Tips - 19 Jan 2008

If you’ve ever discussed the idea of giving to the poor with someone you will inevitably run into the excuse that you shouldn’t give because the recipient will probably just use it for drugs or cigarettes. Before I completely …

January 17, 2008

Make lunch; eat supper

Filed under: Life Tips - 17 Jan 2008

I just started doing this one at the end of last year and it has quickly become one of my favorite tricks.

After supper is made and before it is served, I dish out one (or more) lunch sized servings into …

January 15, 2008

Put those kids to play/work

Filed under: Life Tips - 15 Jan 2008

One of the best things about kids is that they think chores are fun! And that’s a trait we’ve tried to capitalize on; why not? We’ve tried to model enjoying chores (haven’t done as well on this one), integrated chores …

January 14, 2008

Alarm Free in 1 Week

Filed under: Life Tips - 14 Jan 2008

Last Saturday I had the fortune to be woken up by one of my daughters at around 5:15 in the morning. After a few minutes putting her back to sleep I realized that I was fairly awake and it would …

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