Hack the Day

This is part 1 of a 3 article series on dealing with the stress of an upcoming event. We talk about an exam, but most tips apply to tests, interviews, business meetings.
Once you’re done with this one, continue with Part 2 - The morning before and Part 3 - Handling the stress during
I don’t handle [...]

It’s been a couple of years since I had my last university exam, but I still remember a thing or two from it - especially from the exam season(the rest of the time I was working or simply skipping classes). My girlfriend, on the other hand, is right now in the heat of her summer [...]

Living in the city during high-temperature season is not for the weak-hearted. These days it’s getting more and more difficult to survive summers in the city if you don’t have air-conditioning all around.
Even so, getting out of the cool office into the street is something we all have to do once in a while. And, [...]

Take it easy and don’t get too excited: This is not a collection of tips on how to get waisted, it’s just the opposite:
If you’re young and don’t have a personal or religious problem with alcohol, then the truth is that you’ll eventually drink some. Depending on your entourage, even a lot of: You’ll go [...]

Never in my life have I written an article as controversial as Subway Hacks. People seem to have taken it the wrong way, and this is probably the fault of my writing. Some clarifications are therefore needed:

I’m a nice person - I often help old people open doors and carry grocery bags for them. I [...]

No matter how smart you are, there’s always place for improvement. While the subject has been covered by LOTS of blogs, and although we really can’t add anything new, there’s always place for a quick “Best Tips” and “Best Resources” roundup list

Update, 4 June 2007 - I beg all of those who find the tips below offensive and rude to go read the Errata as well.
Update, 30 May 2007 - Sometimes hack is the wrong keyword. I learned this the hard way as this article, Survival hacks in crowded subways, got on Digg homepage which led [...]

Introduction:
Weird enough, in spite of all your theoretical training and extracurricular studies, the most important things one learns about managing projects come from daily observations, the kind that get a whole new perspective once you apply them to Freelancing, Productivity and Project Management. This is the first article in a tiny series of [...]