Beyond Life hacks ...

Gina Trapani, chief life hacker supreme, has an excellent article titled "Beyond Life Hacks ... Reusable solutions to common productivity problems." I will let you read the first paragraph:

Let's face it: when you've run into serious productivity roadblocks like procrastination, distraction, and overwhelmed paralysis, keyboard shortcuts and index cards aren't going to save you—only better patterns of behavior will.

And she goes on to describe some common problems, and some useful tips to handle them. Common problems include - distractions, procrastination, information overload etc. A good read - the article is here .