I am late to the party. Everyone has moved on— the productivity gurus are off to greener pastures. I feel like that person you know who saw the touring act of Hamilton for the first time just recently: Holy shit. Well, what did you expect? The adulation of millions didn’t tip you off to greatness? … Continue reading On text expanders
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On doing the thing that needs to be done when you notice it
The best advice in David Allen’s productivity book (or “bible,” to the many who have a cultlike affinity for it) Getting Things Done has nothing to do with his complex organizational framework. It’s a simple heuristic: If a task will take you less than two minutes, do it now. It’s what has me emptying the … Continue reading On doing the thing that needs to be done when you notice it
What if you choose not to look at our inboxes every five minutes?
Here are two quotes that have profoundly affected the way I think about my email: Your inbox is a to-do list written by someone else.Tom Chatwin One of [email's] overlooked disadvantages [is that] it is used for everything. Daniel Levitin I'm sure that my colleagues are a bit tired of hearing that first quote, which … Continue reading What if you choose not to look at our inboxes every five minutes?
