Hacking Means Taking Things That Suck and Making Them Better

Remember this name-Umair Haque. Umair is the guy behind Bubblegeneration, a strategic advisory boutique and the man who coined the phrase 'edgeconomy'. This guy embodies punk. He also blogs for Harvard Business Review. His post yesterday "How to Hack the Industrial Economy" is inspirational. Part rallying cry to idealism (read: anti corpocracies) and radical innovation via downright subversion, this post is a great way to get a fresh perspective on any obstructions and stalemates that you might find yourself in. 

"Everything can be hacked. One of the most enduring aspects of hacking was that it was anti-authoritarian. It wasn't about software: rather, it was about rejecting an industrial era worldview of narrow, limited possibility-anything could be hacked, and often, with tremendous simplicity."

Whiteboards: Lo Fi Solutions to Organization

For those of us that work at home, a whiteboard or cork board (as I use) is a handy place to post, manage information and keep important documents (like bills and to-do lists) at a glance. If you share your space with others it can serve as a hub for information like phone messages too. Webworker Daily had a great post this week "8 Ways To Use A Whiteboard In Your Home Office". And check out BNET and here for how to make a wall size whiteboard for about $30.

Wearable Post It Notes

Multi-tasker? Never forget with these temporary tattoos.

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Habits Are Cultivated With Daily Practice

Today I came across a great site and niche idea called  SunPop Studios which specializes in 3 minute streaming promotional online videos for clients to use on their websites. "Where the internet has created a digital divide between real human beings, we're building bridges and reconnecting people with candor, trust and authenticity." (Check out their Clarity Document as it is an example of a well crafted Terms of Engagement document.)  I dug a little deeper on the site and found SunPopBlog: Growing Organic Relationships in a Digital World by Rex Williams-the guy behing SunPop. Both personal and personable, it was here that I discovered the website ZenHabits dedicated to setting and achieving goals and good habits. So in the spirit of practice, motivation and focus I recommend the article The Zen of Tech: 12 Powerful Ways to Keep Your Online life Simple and Peaceful. 

Gen Xers: A Career Faceoff?

Here's a fascinating article about Generation X (of which I am a part) entitled "10 Reasons Gen Xers are Unhappy at Work". Up until now, I've never been able to point at a business article and say without reservation "Yep-that's me!" Props to the author Tammy Erickson and Harvard Publishing.

The Ethics of Saying No

"In business, where all of your relationships matter, you don’t want to run around being the ethics police. But you should also never compromise yourself. You’re going to have to say no when it comes your way. So say it wisely." writes William Baker today on BNET. Click here to read the article.