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Inbox Zero Video From Merlin Mann

This video is perfect to help anybody get their email inbox organized. granted, Merlin Mann recorded that last year, but the advice he gives is timeless. We all struggle with managing our email inbox.

Using a simple method like Mann suggests is really going to be a life saver for most of us. His tips are easy to follow and will work for most people. I think the secret is to be brave enough to hit that delete button.

The video is fairly long, but worth your while if you are looking for a solution to your email inbox problems. I suggest you grab pen and paper and make some notes then get to action by implementing Merlin’s tips.

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Core Principles for Rapidly Attaining Creative Flow

Consistently achieving a state of focused concentration can be difficult. There are some simple techniques you can employ that will have you rapidly entering this blissful creative and productive zone. Learn the benefits of Flow and how to get into that hyper productive groove.

Rapidly Attaining Creative Flow - Quick Overview

1. Create your optimal environment for working on your creative projects. For me it’s my office, mine is like a cave, or a big closet. It’s as removed as possible. Situated in a far corner of my house. That way external distractions are minimized and I’m able to focus.
2. Each day prioritize your tasks. Arrange them so that you have time to focus on the creative part of a project. Schedule this time of day during your peak performance hours. For me that’s in the morning. Fully commit to this time. Turn off your email, your phone, and your feeds. Don’t allow anything to break your concentration. Lock the door if you have to and turn on some music.
3. Start creating. Fully enjoy this creative time and be in the moment. Allow yourself to ignore your internal needs. Let time and worries drift away from your conscious. Focus deeper and become completely absorbed in your work.
4. Continue to push and challenge yourself in your work. If a problem presents itself that is to complex. Quickly break it down into manageable parts and keep working, keep flowing, and keep creating.

Kaboomb! A bomb just went off or you finished your work. Otherwise, nothing is pulling you out of this zone! Read more

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The Greatest Blogging Skill

The following guest post was submitted by Easton Ellsworth from Visionary Blogging. What is the greatest blogging skill? It’s not the ability to produce excellent blog content. It’s not the ability to build a strong blog community. Read more

Author Exposed WordPress Plugin

No where is a cool Plugin for blog masters who allow other others to write on their blogs. It is called Author Exposed and is fairly new. Launched this month as far as I can see. This is how the Plugin looks like in action: The way it works is that the author name is still displayed as a link below the post title. But now instead of clicking out onto the authors site that is linked to the profile with the_author() tag, it will pop up this box as seen above. Read more

NoPattern “Jumper” Effect

One of the coolest digital artists around is Chuck Anderson, a.k.a. NoPattern. After seeing a recent PSDTUTS reader request, I decided to show you how to create a light effect similar to NoPattern’s Jumper Poster. At the end I’ll show you how a technique like this can be used in a variety of different ways to make stunning images…

Step 1

Create a new document sized to 600px x 800px. Unlock the background layer and fill it with a dark blue color (#091417). Read more

PicApp: A Free Source For Editorial Photographs

If you are looking for photo’s for your blog to bring your stories to life and want to ensure that you have the rights to use them, you might be interested in exploring the new free service offered by PicApp.You can register for an account and then search their data base. The photos are displayed in a flash media file and can be embedded on any web page, just like you do with video’s for example from YouTube. According to a report at Gigaom, PicApp has advertising embedded in the photos and has a revenue share with the photos agencies. It’s not going to be relevant for some of us who take the approach that we don’t have advertising on our business blogs and I know there are many people who prefer not to have flash on their websites or blogs. However if you are looking for photographs that you can use on your blog if covering a news event it is a site worth exploring. Read more

How to Breathe Life Back into Your Blog

Thinking about quitting your blog? Dee Stewart examines some way to give it a new lease of life. Thinking about cutting the plug on your blog? I almost did last year after I found myself busy with other projects, my Adsense and Chitika checks were waining and especially after I noticed that many of my blog friends had shut down their blogs or were barely using them. At first I wondered was I kissing a dinosaur? Should I stop blogging and move onto something better? But for some odd reason my blog would not go gentle into that goodnight. Read more

Easter Release Link Love

It’s time for another version of link love here on Easy WordPress. Since the last post about blogger comment recognition was received with so much gratitude I figured it wouldn’t hurt to do it again. Consider it a little Easter bunny present. Commenter’s are every blogs life and blood and without them we would simply dry up. One of our most active commenter’s here is Life is Colourful. Unfortunately I have no idea on whether LiC is a he or a she so I will have to revert to address the person as LiC. LiC blogs about Life, Technology, Reviews, SEO, the Internet and making 2 cents per minute. I love this, since most people brag about how they make $100/minute. At least LiC doesn’t throw around big income statements to mislead people. But when you read the post February 2008 Proved to Be One Significant Month of Earnings you will soon find out that LiC actually earns a lot more than 2 cents/minute. If you head over to the LiC blog, there is some sound information to be found and an active commenting community. Read more

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