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11 Hidden Windows Secrets and Tricks. 10 Gmail Hacks to Help You Master Your Inbox. Gmail has quite a few tricks up its sleeve.

10 Gmail Hacks to Help You Master Your Inbox

The popular email service, which will celebrate its 10th anniversary on April 1, can do more than just send messages. 17 DIY Office Hacks to Make Work More Tolerable. Financial Hacks To Set You Up For Life. On 3rd May 2014 Saving may be the last thing on your mind right now, but if you want to be financially free you need to start ASAP.

Financial Hacks To Set You Up For Life

Here are five financial life hacks that will help you build an enviable nest egg, even with your eyes closed. Spare change The ‘52 week money challenge’ is a simple hack that lets you start by putting loose change away every week. You begin by saving $1 and save an additional dollar every week, up to $52 in the final week of the year. And the annual total? Use credit. The Big List of IFTTT Recipes: 34 Hacks for Hardcore Social Media Productivity. 119 Flares Filament.io 119 Flares × We are all about working smarter here at Buffer.

The Big List of IFTTT Recipes: 34 Hacks for Hardcore Social Media Productivity

Our focus on improvement and efficiency has led us to blog smarter, share smarter, and approach problems and activities with a fresh perspective of getting more done as quickly and simply as possible. 33 Amazingly Useful Websites You Never Knew Existed. Use This App to Fight Parking Tickets. 13 CEOs and Founders Reveal Their Top Productivity Hacks. Becoming more productive is something that everyone wants to achieve.

13 CEOs and Founders Reveal Their Top Productivity Hacks

It's a difficult task though, because thinking about becoming more productive and actually setting things in motion are two different things. In an excellent post on Quora, a bunch of CEOs, tech entrepreneurs, and start-up pros share their favorite hacks for getting things done more efficiently. There were a ton of great responses and we sifted through some of the important ones to put together this collection of productivity hacks in hopes that they will help inspire and supercharge your own personal productivity. --Kevin Smith This post originally appeared on Business Insider. Moskovitz says that, "No Meeting Wednesdays" is something he borrowed from Facebook. He explains further in a internal document you can read the full post here. Kumar believes that by the time Sunday has arrived your weekend is over, but during that free time a lot of thoughts have been collected.

"The family is asleep. 1000 Life Hacks. How to 80/20 Your Life. In 1906 there was an Italian economist named Vilfredo Pareto.

How to 80/20 Your Life

One day Pareto noticed that every year, 20% of the pea pods in his garden produced approximately 80% of the peas. This got him thinking about economic output on a larger scale. Sure enough, he began to find that in various industries, societies and even companies, 80% of the production often came from the 20% most productive faction. This became known as the Pareto Principle, or what is now often referred to as the 80/20 Principle. The 80/20 Principle states that 80% of the output or results will come from 20% of the input or action. The 80/20 Principle has historically been most popular in business management situations. The "Do Something" Principle. I‘ve been working with self development advice for a large percentage of my life.

The "Do Something" Principle

I’ve come across a lot of concepts and ideas as well as invented quite a few of my own. But the following is one of the most important ideas I’ve stumbled across in my life: Action isn’t just the effect of motivation, but also the cause of it. Most people only commit to action if they feel a certain level of motivation. And they only feel motivation when they feel an emotional inspiration. People only become motivated to study for the exam when they’re afraid of the consequences. 15 Ridiculously simple life hacks to organize your home. Why make your life hard when you can make it simple?

15 Ridiculously simple life hacks to organize your home

Organize your home with these 15 simple and amazing organizational hacks. Why make your life hard when you can make it simple? Organize your home with these 15 simple and amazing organizational hacks. Photo credit: Remodelaholic Never worry about tripping over boots, hats or scarves again. Photo credit: Jen Thousand Words Store away crockpots, space heaters, fans and more without the annoying cord mess.

Photo credit: Craptastic Katie. 20 Creative Office Hacks That Will Improve Your Working Environment. Top 10 Home Office Hacks. 4 New Year's Life Hacks for Small Business Owners  It's that time of year where many of us reflect on what we've accomplished and start planning for the New Year.

4 New Year's Life Hacks for Small Business Owners 

Between talking with other small business owners, learning from my mistakes and my own desire to constantly improve, I've found several life hacks that have really helped me both personally and professionally. My hope is that the following insight that worked well for me in 2013 will help fellow business owners as they plan for 2014. Focus on the Big Picture New Year's is a great time to look at the big picture and reconnect with goals in order to spot new opportunity and stay on track for the year ahead. 10 Quick Productivity Hacks To Make Life At Work Better. Things are going pretty well in the office. You've hit a good groove and the work is getting done. The workplace environment is even, amazingly, fun . You're comfortable. Maybe too comfortable. Maybe even... complacent? Okay, perhaps complacent is a bit harsh. Right . Just because you’re in the office doesn’t mean you’ll be exposed to anything new, exciting, or inspiring.

So here's a quick list of fast ways you can make life just a little easier and keep those creative juices flowing at the office. Kill clutter. 19 Cool Life Hacks.