Personal development websites…

Posted on October 27, 2006
Filed Under Economics/Business education |

One of the last posts written by getrichslowly was about personal development websites… the list includes a number of useful links for those who would like to change their life…some of them are serious… others are witty and ironical:

Lifehacker â€” The 300-pound grandmother of productivity blogs (and I mean that in a good way â€” I love Lifehacker). â€œComputers make us more productive. Yeah, right. Lifehacker recommends the software downloads and web sites that actually save time. Donâ€™t live to geek; geek to live.â€
Scott H. Young (â€Get the most out of your life!â€) â€” Written by a recent high-school graduate! â€œWhile you may not have the same obsessive passion for personal development that I do, I hope that what knowledge and enthusiasm I can share from my own research and personal experiences can help you make steps towards making your life the best it can be.â€
To-Done (â€Working to Liveâ€) â€” â€œTo-Done is a regularly updated collection of thoughts, writings, tips, tricks and information on personal productivity, work/life balance and getting things done.â€ Discontinued, though periodic columns appear at Lifehacker.
I Will Teach You to Be Rich is Ramit Sethiâ€™s excellent weblog about personal finance and entrepreneurship.
Manager Tools â€” â€œManager Tools is a weekly podcast focused on helping you become a more effective manager and leader. Each week weâ€™ll be talking about new tools and easy techniques you can use to help achieve your management and career objectives.â€
Open Loops (â€Because itâ€™s your time.â€) â€” A weblog about efficiency and productivity.
Slacker Manager (â€Paving the path of least resistance, so you donâ€™t trip and fall.â€) â€” A weblog for slackers who work as a living. â€œWhen you let a slacker do something they enjoy â€” and pay them for it â€” youâ€™ve got the worlds best employee on your hands.â€
The Lazy Way to Success â€” â€œHard work is passÃ©. The paradigm-shifting concept is â€œSmart Lazinessâ€ â€” where success comes through cleverly avoiding work but still getting the job done. In this oasis, we celebrate those magical ways where doing less accomplishes more. â€œ
Chris Brogan features a â€œdaily dose of ideas about self-improvement and creativity.â€
Productivity Goal, which is â€œa discussion about work productivity, time management organization, tools and tips.â€
Tricks of the Trade â€” Matthew Baldwinâ€™s list of â€œprofessional secrets from those in the knowâ€.
Whatâ€™s the Next Action? (â€A weblog about Getting Things Doneâ€) â€” â€œThis weblog deals with everything GTD and the five phases of project planning as written by Dave Allen in his book â€œGetting Things Doneâ€. I will try to record and publish my thoughts and experiences with this system to really â€œGet Things Doneâ€ in my personal and professional life.â€
Getting Back to Work: A Personal Productivity Toolkit, which is actually a single blog entry, but a useful one.