interesting resources I came across in my seeking this week

Some very interesting resources I came across in my seeking this week.

1) download the mp3 of this interview with the author of the 4 hour workweek, Tim Ferris, for free.
http://thepowerofless.com/2009/01/exclusive-interview-leo-talks-with-tim-ferriss-of-4-hour-workweek/

From the same site, also check out the book : “The power of less”
With the countless distractions that come from every corner of modern life, it’s amazing that we’re ever able to accomplish anything. The Power of Less demonstrates how to streamline your life by identifying the essential and eliminating the unnecessary — freeing you from everyday clutter

2) http://slate.com/blogs/blogs/happinessproject/default.aspx
Gretchen Rubin is a best-selling writer whose new book, The Happiness Project, is an account of the year she spent test-driving studies and theories about how
Book signing : Washington, DC – January 18, 2010
Borders 5333 Wisconsin Ave. NW Washington, DC 7:00 pm

2A) excerpt from Gretchen Rubin ….”One thing I’ve been doing all year is keeping an elaborate Happiness-Project self-scoring chart. … I lifted the idea from Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography. He recounts how he identified thirteen virtues he wanted to cultivate, then made himself a chart with those virtues plotted against the days of the week. Each day, he’d score himself on whether he lived up to his goals. ”

http://www.happiness-project.com/happiness_project/2006/12/how_you_too_can.html

If anyone else wants to try this, Franklin’s thirteen virtues are available at http://www.sfheart.com/FranklinsVirtues.html. Also, a free online tool you can use to track your progress is available at http://www.joesgoals.com/.