Some people get roommates to avoid living in such small spaces. Others, because of poverty or personal obligations, have no choice but to accept their crowded circumstances.

My office is in a garage that was converted into a little house. In fact we call it the “mini house” the mini house. After reading this article, I think I might have to change the name.

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So dude thinks you should focus more on the process instead of reaching a specific goal.

Choosing a goal puts a huge burden on your shoulders. Can you imagine if I had made it my goal to write two books this year? Just writing that sentence stresses me out.

But we do this to ourselves all the time. We place unnecessary stress on ourselves to lose weight or to succeed in business or to write a best-selling novel. Instead, you can keep things simple and reduce stress by focusing on the daily process and sticking to your schedule, rather than worrying about the big, life-changing goals.

When you focus on the practice instead of the performance, you can enjoy the present moment and improve at the same time.

Shouldn’t practice and performance go together?

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I need help my email is out of control.

I think I tried just about every email client on the market yet my inbox is still bulging full.

PCWorld’s Liane Cassavoy wrote last year that in 15 minutes SaneBox whittled her Gmail account from 32,000 messages (1,000 unread) to 1,200 messages (100 unread). I’ve used the service myself with similar results and especially liked a folder called “SaneBlackHole” into which you can put unwanted messages—doing so tells SaneBox to send messages from that sender directly to trash.

SaneBox can also tell if a message is a newsletter and send it to a folder called “SaneNews.” And if SaneBox ever puts a message in the wrong folder and you move it to a different one the platform learns from your action and won’t make the same mistake again.

SaneBox is now integrated with Boxer so check it out if you have iOS.

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Woo Audio Headphone Stand $34 on Amazon

Why write original content when you can link to somebody else’s. Anyway, here is a nifty Lifehacker article about these baggies you can put your stuff in.

I used these to pack my last suitcase for a recent trip to Gawker HQ. To add to the challenge, I chose my smaller weekend bag and had to fit eight days worth of stuff. I’ve always loved the challenge of fitting a lot into a small space, or at least packing prudently to avoid taking things I don’t need. These cubes made it possible because my standard ones took up the entire clothing section of my suitcase when using the standard variety. I was able to compress them enough to fit a blazer and a few other chunky items that I otherwise would have had to leave at home.

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Feel free to get me one for Christmas.

If you’re the proud owner of an iPhone 5/5s-compatible Mophie Juice Pack (and you should be, because they’re awesome) then you should also look into getting a Juice Pack Dock. It bypasses the Lightning connector, using a special dock connector built into the bottom of the Juice Pack.

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