27. repetitive actions
• search the web
• open/close/save files
• switch windows
• send mail
• type your email address
• login to websites
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28. repetitive actions
if you do it more than once a day, and it takes thought…
that’s what computers are for.
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29. repetitive actions
• operating system actions
• file operations
• window switching
• text manipulation
• workflow aids (the fun ones!)
• clipboard managers
• text snippets
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30. Copy/Paste Between Two Windows
The Lifehacker Way
1. Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow
2. Ctrl + C
3. Alt + Tab
4. Ctrl +V
The Old Way
1. Click on the left side of the text,
drag until you reach the end of the
sentence.
2. Move your mouse to the menubar.
3. Click on Edit, move the mouse
down to Copy, click.
4. Move to the taskbar
5. Switch to the second window.
6. Click inside the second window to
bring it to focus.
7. Move the mouse back up to the
menu bar.
8. Move the mouse down to paste.
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31. “If you can shave two
seconds off four tasks
you perform 20 times
a day, you'll save
about 11 hours a
year, or a full day for
fun.”
- Gina Trapani
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35. final takeaways:
• focus is crucial.
• eliminate wasted time by reducing the
amount of thought in repeated decisions,
and steps in repeated actions.
• and most importantly…
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36. none of this will make
you a better worker.
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37. thanks!
(download this presentation at http://slideshare.net/evantravers, will include lists of
useful resources and applications!)
I am:
@evantravers
facebook.com/evantravers
evan.travers@luckie.com
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39. The List of Mac Apps I can’t do without:
Free:
alfred (http://www.alfredapp.com/)
cloudapp (http://getcloudapp.com/)
adium (http://adium.im/)
nvalt (http://brettterpstra.com/projects/nvalt/)
dropbox (http://dropbox.com/)
isolator (http://willmore.eu/software/isolator/)(
caffeine (http://lightheadsw.com/caffeine/)
growl (http://growl.info/)
Paid for:
byword (http://bywordapp.com/) (alternative freeware:
writemonkey, nvalt, zenpen.io)
textexpander (http://smilesoftware.com/TextExpander/index.html)
alarms (http://www.grandtotal.biz/Alarms/)
1password (https://agilebits.com/onepassword)
moom (http://manytricks.com/moom/)
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40. List of Useful PC apps:
(sorry PC people, it’s been a while. if there’s something
that you really liked the look of that’s only on the mac
list, be sure and search for it on the website http://
alternativeto.net/.You may not find it, the productivity/
lifehack crowd has been on mac only for a while, we like
the simplicity. It’s why I bought a mac.)
Free:
PhraseExpress or Texter (http://lifehacker.com/238306/
lifehacker-code-texter-windows)
AutoHotkey (http://www.autohotkey.com/)
Launchy (http://www.launchy.net/)
WriteMonkey (http://writemonkey.com/)
Paid:
1password
Sublime Text 2
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41. Useful Resources:
Books:
Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris
Getting Things Done by David Allen
Websites:
http://43folders.com
http://inboxzero.com
http://lifehacker.com
Podcasts:
Back to Work (http://5by5.tv/b2w)
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Editor's Notes
in order to tell you about becoming a ninja, I have to tell you my story a little bit
if you take away one thing, let it be this.
if you take away one thing, let it be this.
45 hours without facebook
There are roughly three parts to inbox zero. 1) Your inbox is a todo list. Keep it clean. 2) You only have four options for each item on your todo list. 3) Organize the delayed items.
all the difficulty is in how you delay. are you a filer, or a piler? how do you capture the reminder in the stack so that you don’t forget? what about priority?
For instance, I switch application windows on an average of 250-300 times a day.
learn to notice when you do something more than once in a menu, and take the time to memorize the shortcut for it. it’ll take some practice, but you’ve added a new magic to your arsenal that will save you time down the road.
you have to use your regained time and energy wisely, or all of this will go to waste.
