Items tagged productivity in 2013
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What should be considered when deciding to do a marathon?
Running a marathon is easier then you think.
[... 200 words]How do I overcome my fear of public speaking (of people just “switching off”, or simply getting up and leaving the room)?
Look for opportunities to give “lightning talks”—5 minute talks given as part of a series of talks. These are excellent for beginner speakers as they help force you to get to the point as quickly as possible, and you only have to survive for five minutes! They are good for the audience too as if they don’t enjoy our talk they only have to sit politely for a couple of minutes before the next talk comes along.
[... 107 words]Is there a website or app that helps you track what you have completed each day?
I’ve tried a few solutions for this. Surprisingly the one that has stuck for me is Evernote—I keep a different document for each week (I tried a document per day but that was annoying to update, and meant I didn’t look at my older notes as often) and each day I add a new header at the top of the document for that day. Being able to link through to other notes from my day summaries is useful too.
[... 103 words]I want to write a short summary for every article I read online for future use. What is the best tool to do this?
http://pinboard.in is well suited to this. It’s a bookmarking service (like the old Delicious) with a bookmarklet that lets you quickly annotate and add tags to a link, privately or in public. For an extra fee the site will archive copies of the pages you are linking to as well in case they vanish in the future.
[... 89 words]What are some recommended efficient apps for personal productivity (e.g., setting & receiving reminders for completing tasks)?
Things is excellent (at least if you are a Mac/iPhone person)—intuitive, powerful and with flawless syncing. Only catch is it’s a tad expensive considering you have to buy the iPhone and Mac apps separately.
[... 59 words]What are some productive things to do for 15 minutes a day?
Learn a foreign language—using DuoLingo on the iPhone, or with podcasts such as Coffee Break Spanish.
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