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When we use the internet, it is important to protect ourselves against the onslaught of people providing us with more information than we actually need. When it comes to productivity principles and really getting things done, all you really need to know are the fundamentals!
Simplicity is the key ingredient in productivity, and living a great [...]

It was just a matter of time before I wrote this book. Not just because I’ve been dating since sixth grade, and not just because I’ve had a lot of girlfriends, but mostly because this was one avenue that I took into personal development.
Back in the day, and you know a story is good when [...]

Welcome Steve Pavlina readers and fans. I highly recommend this book, and you’ll see why in this review. I recently completed a Podcast interview with Steve Pavlina in which we discussed several very interesting self-improvement topics as well as some personal things about Steve that you won’t find anywhere else. Go ahead and subscribe to [...]

Ten years ago I decided to take a more scientific investigation into the concept of luck. I decided that the best method was to examine why some people are consistently lucky whilst others encounter little but ill fortune. In short, why some people seem to live charmed lives full of lucky breaks and chance encounters, [...]

“There are two fools in this world. One is the millionaire who thinks that by hoarding money he can somehow accumulate real power, and the other is the penniless reformer who thinks that if only he can take the money from one class and give it to another, all the world’s ills will be cured.”
~Henry [...]

As you may or may not know, one of my goals is to become a 5th generation dentist in my family. This is the reason why I was first attracted to Dr. Joe Capista’s book, What Can A Dentist Teach You About Business, Life & Success? You may remember Dr. Capista from last week’s Happiness [...]

Leo Babauta of Zenhabits has done it once again when he unleashed his second ebook Zen Habits Handbook for Life. You may remember when I reviewed his first ebook, Zen To Done, which had many invaluable productivity principles I use to this very day.
This time Leo tackles the simplicity, productivity and happiness aspects of life [...]

The time in my life when I got serious about personal development started on the tail end of me studying books on how to pickup women. The whole pickup world became a fun hobby for me and several of my friends, so we ended up reading a few more books than one would deem… healthy. [...]

As you may or may not know, I’m not a big fan of being late. This is why I like to come early on days when I go to see my life coach.
This time around I came a whole 30 minutes early, and decided to brain storm some ideas in my moleskin. In order to [...]

Wednesday is Productivity Day at AlexShalman.com
I’ve just received a copy of Leo Babauta’s freshly released ebook, Zen To Done. I devoured all 83 pages of this book just as soon as it hit my inbox, and I’m glad that I did.
Based on principle’s from David Allen’s Getting Things Done, and Steven Covey’s 7 Habits of [...]