Archives for Simplicity

Clear the Junk Off Your Computer

Clutter is the bane of many people these days.  During the tight economy, there has been a surge in the number of people looking to remove excess from their lives.
An often overlooked place where we tend to clutter “stuff” is on our computers.  Many people have dozens of files on their desktop, lots of applets [...]

Embrace Ignorance, Kill the News!

As a followup to my post on my efforts to kill information overload (4 Ways I’m Fighting Information Overload) I have gone exactly 1 week without listening to or reading “news.”  This meant: no accessing my favorite news sites, no talk radio in the morning, and no watching TV news channels.
My solution, in order to [...]

4 Ways I’m Fighting Information Overload (and yes, I’m writing again)

I, like many people, am an information junkie.  Whether it’s news, sports, or what’s happening in the technology world, I am obsessed with always being “in the know.”  It seems I can’t go more than a few hours without checking my favorite news sources or checking out the hottest Twitter trend at the moment.
It’s great [...]