http://ninetodone.com Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:24:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Productivity tip I discovered in high school and have not discovered a better one since: Just start doing it. Inspiration will follow. http://ninetodone.com/2009/11/01/productivity-tip/ I am sometimes utterly amazed at the inability of behemoth tech companies to get with the times. A recent conversation I had with a 411 operator: Irina: Hi, I am looking for a hair salon in San Francisco. It is on Bush and Kearny and its name starts with an "F." ... http://ninetodone.com/2009/10/31/142/ A year ago in August, fresh out of college, I started my first job. I was scared, a little awkward and hungry to learn. I needed not good advice, but a day-to-day guide on how to act, what to do and what to say in the work place. And that ... http://ninetodone.com/2009/08/25/138/ Once in a while a song comes along that touches you to the core. Last Friday I stumbled on a 1996 song by Zazie, an amazing French singer. I loved her ever since I discovered her in France in 1999. She is quirky, she is real, she is sexy and ... http://ninetodone.com/2009/06/09/i-send-them-waltzing/ The following two sentences are from a post that is part of the “Inconvenience of Change” series, hosted during the month of May and little bit of June by Matt Cheuvront at Life Without Pants along with New Day Revolution (and I shamelessly adopted this introductory paragraph from Jenny Blake ... http://ninetodone.com/2009/06/02/slowly-make-change-part-of-who-you-are/ Becoming an adult sucks. It is really hard. Graduating from college, leaving your parents' house, managing finances, being good at your job and generally learning how to be on your own is very emotionally taxing. And then there is the task of figuring out how to lead your life on ... http://ninetodone.com/2009/05/31/call-and-text-all-your-friends-when-you-are-happy/ I have been thinking a lot about business school lately. Working in a consulting firm, I am surrounded by people who choose to go to business school. The choice is almost unanimous and seldom disputed. That is what you do when you work in consulting. You get a prestigious job ... http://ninetodone.com/2009/05/26/maybe-business-school-isnt-crucial-part-i/ This is a guest post by Katya Zorina from Social Petri Dish. She wrote this as a response to my post on adapting desired habits, in which she was mentioned. I have many ideals, most of which consist of admired habits that I picked up on the road called life. I ... http://ninetodone.com/2009/05/19/waging-wars-against-your-habits/ This post is kind of long, so here is the main point for the most impatient of you: considering just the dollar hourly return of an activity is not enough. Read on to learn how to properly assess the value of an activity. The Last Straw I am going to a concert ... http://ninetodone.com/2009/05/13/dont-tell-me-that-was-only-8-33-per-hour/ The Inspiration A few days ago I wrote about a some of my tips and tricks to overcome my laziness in life. Well, I just came back from a workout, during which I thought of fifteen new ideas for a follow-up post. I forgot thirteen of them of my way back, ... http://ninetodone.com/2009/05/04/trick-yourself-into-developing-your-desired-habits/