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John Cleese on Creativity. ONLINE PRODUCTIVITY GOD: 400+ Resources To Make You Smarter, Fas. Getting things done isn't easy.

ONLINE PRODUCTIVITY GOD: 400+ Resources To Make You Smarter, Fas

In fact, it's incredibly tough. In this article, we look at four ways to get through your work faster: running your life online, mastering RSS news feeds, aggregating your social networks and using keyboard shortcuts to save precious seconds. This information is compiled from previous Mashable articles: more related articles appear at the bottom of this post. When it comes to getting things done, the web can be a real distraction. But thanks to the many new applications springing up online, it also provides invaluable ways to keep your life in order.

Word Processing Services Online word processing provides you with ways to manage and write documents without a download - great for collaboration or those using multiple computers. The 101 Most Useful Websites on the Internet. Here are the most useful websites on the Internet that will make you smarter, increase productivity and help you learn new skills.

These incredibly useful websites solve at least one problem really well. And they all have cool URLs that are easy to memorize thus saving you a trip to Google. Also see: The Best Android Apps Also see: The Best Mac Apps and Utilities. 29 Semi-Productive Things I Do Online When I?m Trying to Avoid Real Work. You don’t always have to work hard to be productive.

29 Semi-Productive Things I Do Online When I?m Trying to Avoid Real Work

Productivity can simply be the side effect of doing the right things. So here’s a list of 29 semi-productive things I do online when my mind is set on avoiding ‘real work.’ Check delicious popular tags like ‘useful,’ ‘tutorials,’ ‘tips,’ ‘howto,’ ‘advice,’ ‘entrepreneurship,’ etc. for interesting, educational articles to read.Watch one of the thousands of educational videos streaming at TED.com, Academic Earth and Teacher Tube.Read an online book list and find a new book to grab next time I’m at the library.

Lifehacks. Lifehacker. Life Hacks. The Lifehacker Workout: Exercise for Normal People. 52 Little Changes for Big Weight Loss Results. 11 Ways to Cure Someday Syndrome. Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Alex Fayle of the Someday Syndrome blog.

11 Ways to Cure Someday Syndrome

50 Tricks to Get Things Done Faster, Better, and More Easily - S. The Little Book of Procrastination Remedies. Post written by Leo Babauta.

The Little Book of Procrastination Remedies

Procrastination is one of those topics that, it seems, I can’t write enough about. There isn’t a person among us who doesn’t procrastinate, and that’s a fact of life. It’s deep within us. We think we’re going to do something later, or read that classic novel later, or learn French later. But we always overestimate how much we can do later, and we overestimate the ability of our later selves to beat procrastination. If our current self can’t beat procrastination, why will our future self do it? I thought I should cover some of the best procrastination-beating strategies, in light of my recent book, focus. The 10 Top Productivity Blogs. A blog worth reading is one that offers consistently original content and is more concerned with having great posts than fulfilling a certain quota of posts. The following ten blogs offer something unique and can help improve your life. 1. Motivate Thy Self – Eric Hamm is a serial entrepreneur, and also the creator of Frugal Theme .

He’s down to earth, and his posts are filled with valuable nuggets of wisdom. 33 Rules to Boost Your Productivity. Heuristics are rules intended to help you solve problems.

33 Rules to Boost Your Productivity

When a problem is large or complex, and the optimal solution is unclear, applying a heuristic allows you to begin making progress towards a solution even though you can’t visualize the entire path from your starting point. Increase your productivity at work by letting go of negative mental clutter. My alma mater is currently ranked number one in all of the college men’s basketball rankings.

Increase your productivity at work by letting go of negative mental clutter

They’ve been in the top spot for 11 of the 14 weeks of the polls, and were number one in the preseason. There are five games left in the regular season, and all of the teams Kansas has left to play would love to see the Jayhawks lose. Colorado, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Kansas State, and Missouri fans aren’t the only ones who want to see Kansas mess up their record in the last five games. Fans of the other ranked teams would be happy to see Kansas take a tumble, and, after watching some of the games this year, I’m pretty certain there are a few referees that would be glad to see Kansas lose, too. Productivity/Quantified Self/Life Hacks/Etc. 7 Secrets of the Super Organized.

A few years ago, my life was a mess.

7 Secrets of the Super Organized

So was my house, my desk, my mind. Then I learned, one by one, a few habits that got me completely organized. Am I perfect? How to Get Anything Done. Let’s say you had a baby.

How to Get Anything Done

Congratulations! Your baby is the best human ever! You love your baby. You celebrate as it starts to crawl. You and your partner delight in this baby’s every new adventure. Then, one day, the baby stands up on her own. How Seinfeld's Productivity Secret Fixed My Procrastination Problem. How to Do What You Love. Your Creative Flow.