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There’s no getting away from it. More and more people are getting into social media, whether it be on Facebook, Twitter or Digg (after much reluctance some years ago even I finally got into it). However, people spend so much time on these sites that it can be a massive time vacuum. There are so many distractions and addictions on a site like Facebook nowadays that it’s easy to lose control of how you use it. Considering I’m kinda into the productivity thing, I just couldn’t allow myself to fall into that trap and I took measures to make sure I was the one in control and those are covered below. Don’t forget to follow me on Twitter!

My Clutter 101 series is one of the most popular at Organize IT, which culminated in me creating my first (and free!) ebook on the subject. I’ve not added anything to the series in a while because, frankly, after everything I covered in that book I couldn’t really think of much else to write about (I was pretty thorough you know). But there was still one troublesome little issue I hadn’t covered…

Priorities in life don’t just come out of thin air. They are influenced by an whole bunch of elements, circumstances and lifestyle choices, such as your financial situation and your age. For instance, an eighteen year old student with a weekend job is going to have an whole different set of priorities than a thirty year old married person with kids who is area manager in a large company. When it comes to identifying the priorities in life a good place to start is with these six elements discussed below. Where do you fit with each one? How have these circumstances effected the way you think about things? Share your thoughts in the comments!

We all have ups and downs in life, that’s part of being human and something we can’t change (and arguably wouldn’t even want to if we could). It can frankly suck when we feel down and unhappy, but without these dips we wouldn’t be able to appreciate the highs in life, or indeed have the motivation to reach for these highs in the first place. While we can’t level out our emotional rollercoasters, I’ve found there are plenty of things you can do to make sure those dips and drops aren’t quite so severe. All it takes is a proactive and productive approach to the problem. Below are the six main habits I’ve adopted to achieve just that.

On Monday I wrote a critique of the idea of simplifying your life as part of my ever controversial self-help myths series. I got a great response to that so decided to continue the theme throughout the week. On Wednesday, I described how, considering that simplicity goes against the way society is evolving, are we merely resisting the inevitable? And now, to top the week off, here are some of my top quotes on the subject. What are your favorites?