There are many complicated organizational methods to planning your day. Most systems want you to write everything down on a sheet of paper, but if you’re truly busy, you don’t have time for that. There was a season where I tried this method. In order to be productive with my mornings, I sat down with […]
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30 Ways to Waste Your Life and Not Realize It
In my opinion, a wasted life is an average life. Unfortunately, it’s incredibly easy to be the average citizen our society pushes us to be. Here are all the ways to be average: 1. Dwell on past mistakes so much that you can’t look forward to the future. 2. See things in a negative light—even […]
Here’s the Correct Way to View Productivity
For years, I felt guilt whenever my days weren’t productive. But now, my perspective has changed, largely because I don’t think Jesus was productive at all. My thoughts on productivity first changed when I was stuck in a busy routine. When I tried to squeeze the most amount of work out of my days, I […]
Not Knowing This about Your Work Will Give You More to Do
“He answered, ‘I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.’” –Matthew 15:24 This is Part 1 in a series I’m doing called Divine Productivity Hacks – tips from the life of Jesus to improve our work. My friend used to say that there are moments in the Bible where Jesus sounds like a […]
How to Be Intentional With Your Life When You Have No Clue What to Do
This blog is about modeling the intentionality and simplicity of Jesus. But there’s a problem I’ve noticed with our views on intentionality. Intentionality posits that we follow a direction, but sometimes, we don’t know where we’re heading. We don’t have a goal or a dream we’re dying to make possible. We don’t know what our […]
Welcome to JesusHacks
Welcome to JesusHacks, a new website developed by Neal Samudre (me) to share productivity and meaningful living tips derived from the life of Jesus. (Click the picture about to learn more!) I’ve spent months perfecting this website, and I’m so excited you’re here! On this website, you’ll find tons of tips to help you in […]
One Habit Destroying Your Productivity (and What Jesus Would Do about It)
“Work is hard. Distractions are plentiful. And time is short.” – Adam Hochschild Life in today’s world is undeniably busy. On a normal day, we have a billion tasks to complete. And so often, we fall short on finishing these tasks, filling us with not only guilt and disappointment, but also “completed” work that lacks quality […]