SXSW 2012 - Life Hacks Babylon -- Gurus Give Their Self-Help Nightmares

Life Hacks Babylon -- Gurus Give Their Self-Help Nightmares
Event	SXSW Interactive 2009
Format	Panel
Organizer	Danny O Brien – Writer
Description	Ever wonder if those people blogging about ways to get things done, reach inbox zero, fight procrastination and develop ten new ways to tie their shoelaces are just a little too obsessed? You don't know the half of it. Nightmare tales of self-motivation gone awry from the big names in self-help.
Questions Answered	How do you know when you've gone too far in your organizing regime? Who else has the same problems with procrastination as me? Do I have to be some sort of Greek God/Goddess of organization to achieve anything in this life? How about the next? Is self-help useful, or just another addiction? Are the solutions to personal efficiency really technological -- or are there psychological effects, too? Are we driving ourselves crazy in our attempts to achieve everything simultaneously? If so, is it the good crazy? What's a more useful persona online? Putting a brave face on it, or world-as-confessional? What exactly happened to that Life Hacks book, anyway? How many hours can you spend tweaking a todo.txt shell script instead of actually answering your email? When, exactly, should I start lowering my expectations? And exactly how low can I go?
Level	Beginner
Category	New Technology / Next Generation

Life Hacks Babylon -- Gurus Give Their Self-Help Nightmares