Sitting at a desk for hours at a time without moving can be toxic to your psychological well-being. A multitude of studies have confirmed that taking a brisk, 10-minute walk is one of the best ways to elevate your mood and improve your productivity. Take a walk outside while you make a call and don’t have…
The thing you really get with a co-working space is those spontaneous chats and “bump ins” you have with other entrepreneurs that lead places you’d never be able to go if you were working by yourself in isolation. When I started our entrepreneur co-workspace, The Loft, that was a big reason people joined. To be…
Being in business means that you are going to have to deal with all types of personalities. It would benefit every CEO to have a PhD in psychology, as well, but that’s not too feasible, now, is it? That’s the name of the game in dealing with difficult clients and co-workers, though. Learning how to diffuse…
“Join the Co-op” is the tagline of this new web-based endeavor that enables anybody to stay in touch with his co-workers. Through this application it is possible to ask questions, share knowledge and update the existing agendas all in the same spot and with the utmost ease.
The site includes examples that showcase these services. For instance, a section titled “What are we working on?” explains how co-workers can stay connected in an unobtrusive way, whereas another section which goes by the name of “What is in our agenda today?” provides insight into how daily agendas can be shared in order to coordinate efforts. Lastly, the manner in which Co-op enables its users to track time is described under the “What did we work on yesterday?” banner.
You must sign up in order to “join the co-op”. This process comes at no cost, and it is dealt with by providing your personal particulars along with profile and contact information.
pigged.us is a site where you can search and browse for people you know to find reviews about them.
It’s a rating and review site about people (us regular folk). As tempting as it may be to want to submit dozens of reviews about deceitful, ill mannered, unfaithful, two-faced jerks… please keep in mind that you also know some good people too :) Peoples reviews and opinions about others are extremely useful. If 9 out of 10 people say someone is a liar there is a good chance the person is a habitual liar. So for example, you might use this information to decide whether or not you should accept them as your new roommate. However, keep in mind that these reviews are just other peoples opinions. You have to decide for yourself what to take into consideration when forming your opinion.
