July 14, 2010

25 Hiring Tasks & Projects to Outsource

25 Hiring Tasks & Projects to Outsource

The process of finding and hiring a new employee can be a lengthy one. But there are few steps that can’t be outsourced, at least in part. Here are 25 HR-related chores — from recruiting to writing job listings to hiring freelancers to creating an internship program — that can help you find a new employee without spending too much time on the process.


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July 10, 2010

Better Living Through Basic Competence

Better Living Through Basic Competence

It’s time for some Smartlife philosophy — if not the Zen of Motorcycle Maintenance, at least a Thought of the Day for Scooter Repair — with a simple strategy to make everyone in the world happier and better at everything. You’re welcome.

The problem for millions of employees (currently sighing their way through Solitaire) is that we grew up aiming to be astronauts or elite fashion designers. But since there are so few jobs in industries based on gigantically expensive clothes regular people would never wear, most of us ended…


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July 5, 2010

Speed Up Your System

Speed Up Your System

Computers can be like Sumo wrestlers: the more powerful they get, the slower they can become and the less you want to root around their crevices to try to fix the problem. That’s because every useful computer in the world not currently controlling nuclear warheads is online, which means the last person to know what it’s doing is the actual user. And if you’re in an office, meaning other idiots have had access to it, it’s probably suffering from more damaging parasites than the crew in Alien.

Your system shouldn’t…


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June 3, 2010

Powerful (And Pretty) Organizational Aids

Powerful (And Pretty) Organizational Aids

The most important part of getting everything done is remembering what “everything” actually is. We haven’t re-branded as the Dumb Obviousness Blog; proper project management is often overlooked, especially when you’re not actually a project manager but only organizing your own things, and double-especially because it’s the sort of problem that creeps up on you even when things are going well. You’re getting more clients and tasks, you’re making more money and items, and suddenly your heart’s stopped by an e-mail asking “By the way, where’s the [3 MONTHS WORTH…


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May 25, 2010

Develop Your Kitchen Cunning

Develop Your Kitchen Cunning

Many go-getters neglect their kitchen, proving that modern society has evolved past its own reasons for existing. The whole point of work has always been to feed yourself, and even money was only invented so that some people could take time off to do other useful things for the tribe without starving to death. Neglecting food to fit in more time to work is like keeping your car on blocks to better maintain the engine.

Food is a fundamental joy of life, and the phrase “garbage in, garbage out” applies…


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May 12, 2010

30+ Sites To Crowdsource Your Finances

30+ Sites To Crowdsource Your Finances

Financial decisions can be the most difficult to make. A wrong move can have major consequences for you and your family. That makes it crucial to get as much information about finances as possible. Over the past several years, online communities have proven to be a valuable resource: you can crowdsource important parts of your finances, using other people who have more knowledge or skills to help you decide on a next step and carry it out.

These sites provide a variety of tools, communities and help with your finances.…


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