by Caleb Jones | Oct 13, 2014 | Personal Effectiveness
Lets say you’re a lower-income person and you own a crappy car worth $3000. Let’s also say you still owe $6000 on its loan. Also, it needs about $2000 worth of repairs to make it decently driveable. This presents you with two bad choices: 1. Put $2K into a...
by Caleb Jones | Sep 30, 2014 | Personal Effectiveness, Time Management
Here’s one of the most counter-intuitive, though effective ways to boost your productivity at work. I learned this many years ago and it does work even though it may sound like it may harm your workflow. Ready? Every three months, FORCE yourself to take a...
by Caleb Jones | May 21, 2014 | Goal Setting, Personal Effectiveness, Time Management
A while back I talked about the effect music has on your productivity. Today I’m going to discuss in more detail how I use music in my normal workday. Classical Music For Preventing Mistakes Obviously I take my own advice, and when I’m working on things...
by Caleb Jones | Feb 19, 2014 | Personal Effectiveness
In thermodynamics, entropy represents a system’s progression to what scientists call thermodynamic equilibrium. That’s a fancy word for saying “no energy”; or if you like, death. Entropy is a natural law of the universe. It means everything is...
by Caleb Jones | Jan 29, 2014 | Personal Effectiveness
Imagine how you would feel if a loved one died. It would feel terrible, of course. It may even be the most terrible thing you’ve ever experienced up until now. Okay, enough of that. Clear your mind. Now imagine how you would feel if a loved one went missing....
by Caleb Jones | Sep 4, 2013 | Personal Effectiveness
Today I had a procedure done that I’ve been putting off for many years. Many years ago when I was young and stupid (about 19 or 20 years old), I ate a bunch of junk food and didn’t brush/floss my teeth much. I went do the dentist had had something like six or seven...