Marc and Angel Hack Life

 
There is no shortcut to greatness.  It’s all about taking the right steps… small, seemingly inconsequential steps that fuse together, emitting a positive effect on the bigger picture.  Below are 28 astute takes of insight from around the blogosphere.  Take heed to this wisdom, and you’ll soon be on your way to living a prolific […]

The Web is grand.  With its fame for hosting informative, easy-to-skim textual snippets and collaborative written works, people are spending more and more time reading online.  Nevertheless, the Web cannot replace the authoritative transmissions from certain classic books that have delivered (or will deliver) profound ideas around the globe for generations.
The 30 books listed here are of unparalleled […]

During happy hour last Friday I spent some time listening to one of my colleagues confess her utter distaste for the Windows Vista Start menu.  “The system is organized all wrong.  The programs I need are buried and the ones I never use are right at my finger tips.  I waste so much time digging through menus,” […]

 
Time is a vital constituent of life… so time saving activities are life saving.  The best way to save time is to simply do things right the first time.  Confucius once said, “Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done properly.”  In other words, haste makes waste.  If you agree with these statements, you […]

 
“What could you accomplish if you stopped watching TV?  What would you do with all the extra time?”  My wife asked me these questions two weeks ago.  After a short discussion, we decided to find out for ourselves.  We completely eliminated television from our lives last week.  It turned out to be an incredibly rewarding […]

 
At the cusp of new beginnings many of us take time to reflect on our lives by looking back over the past and ahead into the future.  We ponder the successes, failures and standout events that are slowly scripting our life’s story.  This process of self reflection helps maintain a conscious awareness of where we’ve […]

 
“Cutting to the chase”…  Strictly selling hours of your life for dollars is the inverse of a practical and profitable business plan.  The word “selling” is very important here because that’s what happens in every business transaction.  A product is sold and purchased at an agreed upon price.  The corporate exchange of hours for dollars is […]

Financial wisdom is not intrinsic to the mind, it’s learned.  Most people who are brilliant with their finances received at least some third-party guidance.  Maybe they absorbed the knowledge from a parent or grandparent.  Or perhaps they pursued it on their own by reading personal finance books, blogs and magazines.
Either way, if you’re not doing […]

Sometimes we just need to kick back and enjoy ourselves.  What follows is a list of 101 simple pleasures and enjoyable activities to explore without breaking the bank.  This list only skims the surface… the possibilities are endless.

Enjoy yourself.
These are the good old days you’re going to miss in the years ahead.
- Author Unknown

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Is it possible to work less and still impress your boss, wife, husband and friends?  In other words, is it possible to do less and accomplish more?  Everyone seeks the answer to this question.  We all want to generate the greatest noticeable impact with the least amount of effort, as quick as possible.  It’s the way […]