A Guide to Alternative Handwriting and Shorthand Systems
august 2009 by jtth
The letters you are now reading, while well adapted to the eye to be read, are so ill adapted to the hand to be written that schools teach longhand as an alternative to printing them. The more cursive longhand is easy to learn, but only about 10% faster than printing. Alternative handwriting systems offer 100% or better improvements in handwriting ease and speed. If you could spend the rest of your life taking notes or keeping a journal/diary while writing two or three times faster, then, gee, why not?
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august 2009 by jtth
ZAP Reader
july 2009 by jtth
ZAP Reader is a web based speed reading program that will change the way you read on your computer. Current beta testers report reading twice as much in half the time—that's a 300% increase in reading speed, without any loss in comprehension! There is nothing to install, it works with most popular browsers, and it's totally free!
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july 2009 by jtth
Lifehacker - Know What Salary to Ask For in Your New Job - Job search
may 2009 by jtth
Questions about salary requirements are one of the very few questions guaranteed to come up during a job interview or screening process, as well as almost always cause some severe awkwardness on both sides. Once you've found a great job, how do you demand what you're worth without sounding arrogant? What if you toss out a low number and lock yourself in at a loss, or shoot too high and scale yourself out of the running? The web's chock-full of tools to help you gauge a reasonable asking rate, and we've received some pretty sound advice over the years on how to pull off the salary tightrope walk. Follow along for a guide to finding and asking after just the right pay rate.
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may 2009 by jtth
Lifehacker - Remote control your torrents with uTorrent's WebUI - BitTorrent
april 2009 by jtth
Remote BT solution.
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april 2009 by jtth
Diary of a Self-Help Dropout: Flirting With the 4-Hour Workweek
december 2008 by jtth
Allen, Morgenstern, and Ferriss are a nicely compatible family unit: David Allen is the practical dad who reminds you not to overcomplicate things; just get the job done. Julie Morgenstern is the encouraging mom who, while hugging you, says, "It'll be all right; you just need to focus on what's important here." And Tim Ferriss is the upstart kid who cries, "Think outside the box, man!"
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december 2008 by jtth
TheDieline.com: The #1 Package Design Website, World's Best Packaging: Wine Case Lamp by Ciclus
december 2008 by jtth
The concept is simple. The cava case consists of two layers in which the interior layer is the actual wine carrier, while the outer layer turns into the lamp. The inner layer consists of two packages: one to hold the cava bottle and one to hold the bulb and electric line. Nothing is wasted as the small compartment turns into the base of the lamp. The following photos show the wine case/lamp-making process:
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december 2008 by jtth
Maxing out your Triangle — jackcheng.com
november 2008 by jtth
These three things fulfill some of our very basic needs—they give us stability, excitement, ways to contribute and opportunities to grow. If you’re with me so far, then allow me to present exhibit A, the love-growth-cash triangle:
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november 2008 by jtth
Drugs to build up that mental muscle - Los Angeles Times
december 2007 by jtth
APPARENTLY PEOPLE LIKE DOING STIMULANTS
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december 2007 by jtth
The Art of Worldly Wisdom by Balthasar Gracian. Search, Read, Study, Discuss.
november 2007 by jtth
A collection of 300 aphorisms on life and the way you should live, Balthasar Gracian's work has been used as a modern day guide to life much in the way that Sun Tzu's Art of War or Machiavelli's The Prince has.
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november 2007 by jtth
Nasal spray helps people fight their fears - Telegraph
october 2007 by jtth
A nasal spray containing an antibiotic used to treat tuberculosis may help people to overcome their fears of public speaking, attending work parties or even performing karaoke.
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october 2007 by jtth
FOSSwire » Fix a Frozen System with the Magic SysRq Keys
september 2007 by jtth
Mashing in the power button to reboot could cause a problem if your hard drive is still being written to, and usually causes more problems than it solves. The Linux kernel includes a secret method of restarting your PC should it ever stop doing its job.
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september 2007 by jtth
OnTheJob
october 2006 by jtth
On The Job is an unobtrusive, easy to use time tracker. It's not bloated with features you'll never use, yet it's powerful enough to handle all of your time tracking needs. On The Job is perfect for anyone billing by the hour.
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october 2006 by jtth
Geek to Live: Take study-worthy lecture notes
september 2006 by jtth
A great article on the Cornell Method of note taking.
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september 2006 by jtth
Save $200 in 2 minutes and have the worlds best writing pen
july 2006 by jtth
How to convert a Mont Blanc ink carterage to work with a G2 cheapie pen.
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july 2006 by jtth
Fake Name Generator
june 2006 by jtth
It generates a first name, a last name, a (somewhat) valid address and corresponding phone number. Useful for filling out those pesky government forms.
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june 2006 by jtth
Be a Customer Service Ninja
june 2006 by jtth
Awesome tips for getting customer service from a large, faceless corporation.
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june 2006 by jtth
PersonalDNA | Your True Self Revealed - Fast Fun Free Personality Tests
may 2006 by jtth
Personal DNA personality test.
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may 2006 by jtth
How to Exercise Your Eyes - WikiHow
april 2006 by jtth
An article describing how to exercise your eyes, which is a very important task for those of us who stare at two dimensional planes (monitors) all day.
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april 2006 by jtth
MailTags 1.2.1
april 2006 by jtth
Metadata plugin for Mail.app. It's handy and can be used to integrate Mail.app into an organizational (read: GTD) workflow.
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april 2006 by jtth
kgtd_intro.mov (video/quicktime Object)
march 2006 by jtth
An excellent introduction to Getting Things Done with Kinkless GTD on the Macintosh.
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march 2006 by jtth
Quick tips on processing your email inbox | 43 Folders
march 2006 by jtth
The basic idea is to firewall processing as a discrete phase you go through no more than every hour or two at the most. For God’s sake, don’t live in your Inbox if there’s any way you can avoid it.
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march 2006 by jtth
Climb to the Stars (Stephanie Booth) » Keeping The Flat Clean: Living Space As User Interface
january 2006 by jtth
Keeping your place clean and efficient.
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january 2006 by jtth
this is sippey.typepad.com: tag your tasks!
january 2006 by jtth
tag your tasks! Use Outlook? Love keeping todo lists, but hate the default task entry screen UI? Following some version of the gtd mantra, and foregoing due dates for hard scheduled calendar landscape? In love with tags, and your seemingly endless desire
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january 2006 by jtth
I-Hacked.com Taking Advantage Of Technology - Hacking Coke Machines
january 2006 by jtth
Coke vending machines are everywhere. They're getting more and more like regular computers with LEDs that show little "ICE COLD" messages and whatnot. Well, there's a lot more to those little built-in computers than you may think. Included in the low-leve
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january 2006 by jtth
banana
december 2005 by jtth
Bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose - combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proved that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute wor
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december 2005 by jtth
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