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How to Stop Being Micromanaged
Read nowOne of the biggest complaints from employees is that they are suffering under micromanagement. But, what exactly is micromanagement and what can employees do to get their supervisors off their back? A unique perspective is offered for identifying the cause while siding with neither employer or employee.
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Five Steps to Stop Procrastinating and Start Writing
Read nowHow can something as simple as a blank page be so intimidating? How does it have the power to simultaneously shut down your mind and suggest a million other things you could be doing? Writer's block is real. How can you stop procrastinating and start writing? From a homework essay to a doctoral thesis, from starting a journal to finishing that novel your publisher keeps calling about, these tried-and-true steps will help you write.
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The Mightiest Pen: A Brief History of the Ballpoint Pen
Read nowAnybody under the age of sixty will struggle to imagine a world without the humble ballpoint pen. They're cheap, reliable, and available pretty much everywhere - the perfect embodiment of the modern world. The most popular brand has sold over 100 billion pens since its production began. Yet achieving this level of dominance was by no means a simple process; the rise and rise of the ballpoint pen span over a century, and appropriately for a global icon, crisscross all over the world.
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3 Steps to Start Your Bullet Journal
If you are new to bullet journaling, the first rule is that there are no rules. You can make this planner anything you need it to be. It gives you the chance to design, decorate, and organize all areas of your life in one place any way you want.Read now -
Productive on Paper: Taking Notes on Paper
Moreover, taking notes on paper can help us actually to retain the information that we process. Translating the words that we hear into concepts in our brains introduces the data in a way that allows us to recall it better later. The increased effort pays off in better and more accurate memory.Read now -
Penaddict.com Review of Our Meeting Notebook
Jeff Abbott, a contributor, for the PenAddict.com blog had some great things to say about our new Meeting Notebook. Not only did he have some great photos showing how the notebook dealt with multiple pens and inks, but also some great quotes.Read now