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Elegant & curated articles by Omar M Almahmoud, selected from his daily writings and reading list in life, business and self improvement. All republished articles are owned by their original authors. The articles are reblogged here under Fair Use for educational and non commercial purposes.

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20 Awesome Productivity Tools

#1 Pocket I use Pocket like everyone else to save articles I want to read later. Like with a lot of “save for later” tools, the risk is to end up with a mountain of content that I will never have time to read. That’s part of the reason I don’t read the news, and that’s definitely why I only save articles I feel like can bring me value. I

Burnout Runs Deeper Than “Too Much Work“

  The Truth About Burnout  Burnout — a state of physical and emotional exhaustion often followed by apathy and illness — is ubiquitous across industries. Physicians, businesspeople, artists, teachers, and athletes all have high rates of burnout. As a matter of fact, most studies show that between 40 and 50 percent of people are experiencing burnout at any given time. This is cause for great concern. Research shows that burnout

Make Things With Your Hands

When was the last time that you made something with your hands, like a cake, a painting or a scarf? Do you remember how it felt to create something, finish it, look at it and enjoy it? Even if your creation was far from perfect, it likely felt very, very good. Everyone I know who spends a good amount of time time creating with their hands – be it cooking,