The 4-hour workweek: Thoughts after reading

by Mark March 30, 2010

As you may have seen on twitter, I’ve been reading the famous (maybe close to legendary) “The 4-Hour Workweek” by Timothy Ferriss. I won’t turn this post into a book review so I’ll just keep it short: It’s a truly inspiring book that changes the way you look at jobs, making money, vacations and retirements [...]

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Email: The reversed Tom Sawyer principle.

by Mark March 26, 2010

As you may or may not be aware of, I started a new job at the beginning of February. It’s great to meet new people, face new challenges and have some more money to spend on nice things. Apart from that, one of the things that also comes with working in a large organization is [...]

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Living two lives at once…

by Mark March 13, 2010

Living life can be tough at times, we’ve all been there at a certain time. Sometimes it’s a little setback, other times it just seems like you’re fighting an up-hill battle. You’ve got tons of things to keep in mind and take care of in order to make your life run smoothly. And let’s be [...]

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You (don’t) choose where you are born

by Mark March 10, 2010

Doesn’t that sound familiar? I bet many of your parents told you this when you were kids. You should be happy that you were born into a society that has all these conveniences because there were so many people around the world that had it so much worse then you did. And it makes sense [...]

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Food & Productivity Snack: Beating the 11am dip

by Mark March 8, 2010

Somewhere between breakfast and lunch there is a point where you may start to feel drowsy. Especially if you’re a modest break-fast eater like me, you might be bothered by a productivity dip around 11AM. Personally, I hate ‘m because they’re interfering with my plans for the day. When you run out of fuel and [...]

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