Tuesday Tactics produced by Oakley Signs & Graphics to help Real Estate Agents

A very worthwhile read: “A Brief History of the To-Do List and the Psychology of Its Success” from Brain Pickings. You’ll learn a lot about to-do lists and human willpower.

To a certain extent, an affirmation is a message to your brain which says, “I don’t care how you do, it, just do it.” The result can be a feeling of bewilderment or futility. “If I haven’t done it yet, what’s to say I can do it now?” The pressure of “must do” blocks the ability to think creatively about a solution.

How do you motivate people to increase the time the spend volunteering, or even get them to volunteer in the first place? Reward Volunteers may be the answer.

Wouldn’t it be useful if you could simply type an abbreviation and have your computer automatically insert the fully expanded text?

Chains.cc is a new app for iPhone which allows you to practice building good habits through a simple daily check-in.

Droplr.com is a free “drag and drop” file sharing platform which you can use right in your browser. Make files available across multiple devices with a single link.

There’s a useful little tool for the iPhone (and other mobile devices) which may have finally eliminated my need for a traditional scanner. Read more about options you can use here.

Memrise a community-based platform for fun, scientific learning. It’s also free. Right now you can learn Chinese, French, Spanish, or one of over 200 languages. There are also courses on foods, plants, animals, art, and more.

The art of realistic optimism lies in maintaining faith in your ability to work through a problem.

The common cure for the to-do list blues is asking yourself a simple one-two punch question: When will I do this, and where?