The best time to start was last year. The second best time to start is right now.
– Seth Godin
A New Year’s Resolution is an oath of mediocrity. They’re a big favourite with the One More Crowd: One More book, One More blog post, One More hour of internet forums, One More paycheque, One More day [...]

I recently came across a great article over at The Onion:
Study Finds Working At Work Improves Productivity

According to the article, the secret to being more productive on the job is to, well, work:
“Our findings are astounding: By simply sitting down and doing work, employees can dramatically increase their output of goods and services,” said Deputy [...]

First we form habits, then they form us. Conquer your bad habits or they will conquer you.
– Dr. Rob Gilbert
Success is largely a function of habits. Habits might be things you do every day, every week, or every month, or they might be patterned responses you have to particular situations. For example, if you want [...]

Open source software is, roughly speaking, software released under a license that permits its users to use, modify, and redistribute the software in almost any way they see fit. This provides users of open source software a degree of liberty that is simply not found in proprietary alternatives. While it’s a bit silly and idealistic [...]

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.
– Scott Adams
Whether you’re a novelist, musician, software developer, painter, poet, designer, or any other kind of creative, you probably know what it feels like to have “that time of the month”. You cramp up and buckle down for the storm that [...]

Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans.
– Peter F. Drucker
Interest is reactive. Commitment is proactive.
When you’re interested in something, you might play around with it, dabble, get a feel for it, see what it can do, poke at it and see how it responds, compile and recompile, uninstall, reinstall, [...]

The people I most admire are total animals. They are intensely dedicated to their craft, and make the most of every moment to reach their goals. They are so focussed on what they want that they don’t have time for anything that isn’t aligned with their intentions. They are constantly creating, always choose to align [...]

In the absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia.
– Unknown
So you’ve finally figured out your goal in life: To become a successful entrepreneur.
You’ve never liked working for others. You would love the freedom that comes with working for yourself. You know your wealth prospects are staggering. You [...]

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness; no laziness; no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
– Lord Chesterfield

*Yawn*
You wake up and reach over to your mobile phone to check the time. 9:48 AM. You overslept a bit, but whatever, it’s Saturday. [...]

The busy outnumber the productive by a wide margin, caught up in a never-ending flurry of meetings, phone calls, email, brainstorming sessions, “management” and other treadmilling. At the end of the work day, a Cold War ensues between the managers and their employees about who will leave the office first.
If you can relate to this [...]