Ok, so I have been having one of those days.

Everything needs to go, the light on my table, the notes I have long forgotten about and the coffee mug stains as well. I am a real gopher when it comes to keeping unwanted things and little pieces of nothing that just clutters and makes everything look busy.

This week I discovered on of the coolest websites around, I am sure of that! Unclutterer helps your clean up your act, your kitchen, your work space and more. They also feature the workspace of the week, there are some stunning ones on display. Go check them out, oh by the way - here is the Uncluterrer workspace of the week.

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Leo over at Zenhabits posted something very interesting yesterday. He calls it his 100 question extravaganza.

He allowed his readers to ask any question they want answered, what cool idea!!!  Here is one of his questions posted by one of the readers and his answer.

Here is a question from Tim:

“What advice would you give to someone trying to figure out what they want to do career wise. Thanks.”

Here is Leo’s answer:

“I’d give pretty much the same advice I just gave Faz… finding your career should be the same, to me, as finding your calling and your passion, and in the end, your true self.

For many years I worked to pay the bills, but it wasn’t satisfying. Now I’ve found that I can pursue my passion and love what I do and still pay the bills.

So experiment. Be bold. And listen.”

This is really cool, go check it out at Zenhabits.net - Leo is a man of great wisdom!

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Handling a door to door salesman

J.D. over at Get Rich Slowly posted a piece on Effective techniques to handle door-to-door salesmen. Here are some of the tips shared with the readers, please go and check it out, very nice post indeed.

• Don’t answer the door. The best way to resist any form of marketing is to avoid it altogether. Don’t watch television ads, don’t read junk mail, don’t engage telemarketers. And don’t open the door to a traveling salesman.
• Don’t let him inside. If you do open the door to find a salesman, don’t let him in your home. Once he’s in, he has the advantage. Good salespeople know this. Some people feel it’s rude not to ask a salesman inside, but that’s not true. The salesman isn’t concerned with etiquette (and, in fact, takes advantage of social conventions by using them against you). The salesman just wants inside your home so he can make his pitch. Keep him outside.
• Don’t listen to the presentation. Most sales pitches are constructed to get you answering questions (usually with a “yes”) as soon as possible. Don’t fall for it. Again, nobody wants to be rude, but which would you rather do: interrupt the pitch or buy an overpriced set of steak knives? I’d rather interrupt the pitch.
• Be courteous but firm. The salesman is just doing his job. Yes, it’s a shitty job, and he ought to be doing something else, but ultimately it’s still just a way for him to put food on the table for his family. Stand firm, but don’t be a jerk.
• Get a big dog. “No soliciting” signs don’t work. Salesmen ignore them or pretend not to see them. (They’re like a red flag: “I’m no good at resisting sales pitches, so please don’t call.”) But it’s difficult to ignore a large, snarling animal. When I was selling insurance, I avoided any home with a large dog. I wasn’t the only one.

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