Life Hacks

• NoteTaking {nid LLF}

Time Management {nid LLG}

Spend the first hour of your workday email-free. Finish a high-priority task first thing in the morning, then check your email. {nid LLH}

Schedule a post-work appointment to prevent post-work lingering. {nid LLI}

New People {nid KSJ}

When I meet someone new in a biz context, I add them to my CiviCRM database. If I'm curious enough, I'll find their blog and add them to my aggregator under "Recently Met." {nid KSK}

Blog Reading {nid KSL}

Organized by: {nid KSM}

• Frequently (check at least once a day) {nid KSN}
• Daily {nid KSO}
• Weekly {nid KSP}
• Monthly {nid KSQ}

• Wikis {nid KSR}
• Software Development (Subversion commit feeds) {nid KSS}
• Recently Met {nid KST}
• Old Blogs (inactive blogs with bookmarked entries) {nid KSU}

See my Blogline feeds. {nid KSV}

I got the idea for this organization from BillDeHora's post. It's worked very well for me; my blog reading is much more efficient. It's important to prune regularly. {nid KSW}

Email {nid KV5}

Thunderbird. Extensions: {nid KV6}

• mailredirect {nid KV7}
• Enigmail {nid KV8}
• dispMUA {nid KV9}
• Quicktext {nid LLE}

GettingThingsDone: {nid KVA}

• http://www.katywhitton.com/flipping/index.asp?view=display&ID=579 {nid KVB}
• http://entropicprincipal.blogspot.com/2005/09/using-thunderbird-to-get-things-done.html {nid KVC}
• http://www.metagrrrl.com/metagrrrl/2005/10/getting_things__1.html {nid KVD}
• http://www.summersault.com/community/weblog/2006/07/20/five-power-tips-for-thunderbird.html {nid KVE}

Firefox {nid KVG}

Extensions: {nid KVH}

• Colorful Tabs {nid KVI}
• Web Developer {nid KVJ}
• del.icio.us {nid KVK}

Filing {nid LLJ}

One file per hanging folder. {nid LLK}

Two-thirds rule. This applies to all containers, not just file cabinets. For example, your refrigerator (for those inclined to fill those up). {nid LLL}

Use a label maker. It really does make a difference. {nid LLM}