Productivity for Students - Slick New Blog
If you’re a student looking to improve your productivity, read on!
A Legal Andrew reader just notified me about a slick blog for all the students out there. It’s The Productive Student.
Honestly, when I received Arjun’s email, I thought the blog would be just another boring, stale-template website. It’s anything but that!
I think Arjun has hit the sweet spot of quality content and slick design. I’m certainly impressed!
Here are a few articles that caught my eye….
Our Two Wisest Purchases - Multitasker and Unitasker
I always like to reflect on things we have bought over the years and think if they were worth buying. Luckily my wife has gotten into the purging mood, so we have made several donation trips to Goodwill lately.
I wanted to highlight two purchases that I think were exceptionally smart.
Multitasking card table
We bought this standard folding table early in our marriage. I think we paid $50 for the table and two matching chairs. That …
Ultimate Handbook for Life and Simplicity - Zen Habits
If you’re looking to simplify your life, Leo Babauta has the resource you need:
The Zen Habits Handbook for Life
This is a brand new e-book that Leo released today! I was privileged enough to receive a review copy, and it’s well worth the $6.95 he’s asking for it.
The Handbook for Life reorganizes a ton of the great tips from Zen Habits and presents them in a slick PDF format. This makes it easy to give as a gift, read on a …
Decision Time - Fix the Old or Buy New?
You’ve probably been faced with this important decision several times: Do you invest more money in your old thing or shell out the cash for a new one?
It doesn’t matter if we’re talking about your car, lawnmower, house, or computer. There’s a set of questions you run through. You make a decision based on similar factors, every time.
I’ve been facing one of these decisions all weekend. My bicycling hobby took me to the local bike shop. They kindly told me that it …
Streamline Your Work - Batch Process
How many simple, repetitive tasks do you have each week? Don’t they take up a lot of time? There IS a way to get them done quicker!
Easy as building cars
The assembly line revolutionized manufacturing because it broke down a complex project into a series of small, batchable tasks.
Instead of lots of people working on all parts of the car, each person was given a discrete task that they’d do repetitively. Each worker could do his task quickly because he was geared up for it all day, every day. The tools …
Get It Done AND Clear Your Inbox - Gmail + Milk
Is your email inbox overflowing? I’ll bet that’s not helping you get things done.
There’s hope for you: Gmail + Remember the Milk.
Link directly to emails
Productivity ninjas agree that you should archive email, not leave it in your inbox. But what about emails that have critical information in them? You probably get emails from your boss, asking you to do things. Nobody wants to lose those!
Gmail has a little known feature that lets you link directly to any email. …
Improve Your Workspace with $200
Are you happy with your office or workspace? Could it be better? I’ll bet you have some improvements in mind.
I know I do. And I just had a $200 windfall (more on that later). But what should I buy with it?
How can $200 improve your workspace?
Most of us spend the majority of our awake time at the office. So why not make our workspace pleasant?
That’s what I’m setting out to do, but I’m stumped. There are so many possibilities that I can’t decide what to do.
Please give me your advice!
New …
Do We Have to Use Email Salutations?
I’m always looking for ways to be more productive, especially with email. Heck, I just wrote a series on good email habits. But today I need your help.
Do we have to start every email with a salutation or even the recipient’s name? And do we have to close with our own name?
My response: no. To both questions.
Emails are notoriously less formal than the old fashioned letter. They’re quick communications that should be short and effective. Why include excess words?
You have already typed the recipient’s email address into the “To” …
11 Exercises for Your Email Inbox
Photo by Jam Adams
Now that you’ve deleted useless emails and unsubscribed from pointless lists, it’s time to focus on your inbox. This is email command central. If you can’t tame it, you’re sunk.
Unfortunately, you can’t just whip your inbox into shape and have it stay that way. You need to create the proper habits. It’s time for your inbox to get exercising!
1. Wait to check it. Don’t open the inbox when you first walk …
Eliminate Email Newsletters - Unsubscribe or RSS
Photo by edwardleger
In yesterday’s post, we talked about deleting useless emails. Today’s continuation of the Email Checkup series focuses on email subscriptions. They plague your inbox. But should they?
Unsubscribe, really
It probably took you a long time to subscribe to dozens of email newsletters and alerting services. But it will be quick to unsubscribe. Just click the little link at the bottom of each email.
Unsubscribe from those emails and see what happens. Your inbox will be cleaner. Will you miss …
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