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by nopmat 1y ago
I write individual tasks (or steps of larger tasks) on index cards. When a task is done, I stick the index card on a receipt spike.I limit WIP myself to 3 index cards at a time.
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by nopmat 1y ago
Bad time to be working in the undeliverable mail department if this practice gains traction.
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by nopmat 1y ago
A former boss of mine used to say “coopulate” when they meant “cooperate”.
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What Chinese personal productivity software app has no counterpart in the USA?
10 points by nopmat 1y ago|5 comments
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by nopmat 2y ago
An org-mode datetree that toggles between chronological and reverse-chronological order.
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by nopmat 2y ago
I worked with someone who dropped out of a physical chemistry graduate program at one of the most prestigious universities in the U.S.. His epiphany: This has nothing to with people. He is now a physician.
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by nopmat 2y ago
I was surprised by the number of science grad students I knew who were into This Old House. The dream of applying your expertise in a short time frame with tangible results.
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by nopmat 2y ago
Mark Twain once said “Be yourself is about the worst advice you can give to some people.”
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by nopmat 2y ago
Or have a self-cleaning, self-sanitized shower van with lifts and adaptive equipment make the rounds like an ice-cream truck.
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by nopmat 2y ago
I know someone in South Florida, who, while in a funeral cortege, was directed to go through a photo red light by motorcycle policemen managing traffic. Everybody who went through the red light was issued a ticket. The city learned of the
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by nopmat 2y ago
Especially the tag bundles.
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by nopmat 2y ago
“Are you scooping what I’m pooping?” Drill sergeant asking recruit if he understands what he has just been told.
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by nopmat 2y ago
This would make an unsettling interview question.
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by nopmat 3y ago
TeuxDeux?
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by nopmat 3y ago
While I was ordering food to go at a rotisserie chicken restaurant, another customer pointed out to me that the window of the rotisserie oven magnifies the size of the chicken.
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by nopmat 4y ago
Not being able to form relationships quickly. Feeling the need to be entirely self-reliant and not asking for help or admitting difficulty. Not asserting my preferences, even though I had no problem asserting rights and formal entitlements.
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Ask HN: What critical thinking skill did you find yourself lacking?
1 points by nopmat 4y ago|0 comments
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What’s the most interesting thing you learned last year just from word-of-mouth?
3 points by nopmat 5y ago|2 comments
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by nopmat 5y ago
I organize my work tasks and notes in org-mode by Area>Project>Task in a loose GTD system. For personal tasks, I similarly use Things 3 on my iPhone. I plan each work day on index cards, one task per card. This helps me to limit work
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by nopmat 5y ago
Jordan Lamborn recently compiled a guide to to 111 prioritizing schemes. You'll surely find something there of use. https://productcoalition.com/how-to-prioritize-features-and-...
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by nopmat 6y ago
Paid for and use nearly daily: ATracker Pro (time-logging) Paprika 3 (recipe management) Due (timed reminders) Just Press Record (voice recorder) Day One (journal) Things 3 (task management) Copied+ (clipboard manager) CarbonFin Outliner
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by nopmat 6y ago
* A manager discusses an unnamed worker's performance issues in front of the group, rather than confront the individual. * Expecting strong performers to carry the weak without requiring the latter to step up their game. * Requiring em
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by nopmat 6y ago
Master org-mode.
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by nopmat 7y ago
Swimming lessons.
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by nopmat 7y ago
I would like a mobile app that allows me to drag-and-drop a task from my daily todo list onto my daily schedule.
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by nopmat 7y ago
Forgot to add: - investments - real estate
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by nopmat 7y ago
This is information you should corral beforehand, based on a list I made of what had to be done after my father died: POST-MORTEM INFORMATION bills in your name charity contributions, automatically withdrawn friends, employers, and