At the risk of sounding like a curmudgeon, sometimes I miss the good old days. A simpler, kinder time when life wasn’t dictated by the sounds of gadgets or lit by the glow of a monitor screen.
Ahh… but life keeps moving and speed isn’t always a bad thing. So, the b5 business channel bloggers put their heads together and wrote about how to live simply and work in a technological age.
The concepts are diverse, but there’s a common theme: simplicity. Is slow the new fast? Read on to find out.
Simplicity can be a powerful thing. Eric Eggertson points to …read more

Okay. So you’re running a business. You have a lot going on in your life, too.  Why on earth would you want to get organized? I’m here to say: don’t.
Reason 1: It’s expensive. You might be tempted to get organized by taking a trip to your local Big Office Box. All those cool plastic thingers look like they might help, right? But if you fill your cart and plunk down cash (or worse, plastic) for things you don’t need, it’s money down the drain. It adds up.
Reason 2: It’s frustrating.  Some folks like to watch those amazing makeover shows. They flip through glossy magazines …read more