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PocketMod: The Free Recyclable Personal Organizer
The PocketMod is a new way to keep yourself organized. Lets face it, PDAs are too expensive and cumbersome, and organizers are bulky and hard to carry around. Nothing beats a folded up piece of paper. That is until now. With the PocketMod, you can carry around the days notes, keep them organized in any way you wish, then easily transfer the notes to your PDA, spreadsheet, or planner.
design  howto  lifehacks  pocketmod  flash  pdf  paper  via:billanderson 
december 2008 by vielmetti
I’m an Organizing Junkie » Menu Plan Monday
I’m an Organizing Junkie is home to Menu Plan Monday. I truly believe that menu planning is one of the best places to start in your quest to get organized. Each week over 200 ladies share what’s on their menus for the week and we’d love to have you join us! It’s a wonderful opportunity to keep your menu planning efforts on track week after week not to mention the many great ideas and recipes that come from reading the menus of the many other participants.
food  lifehacks  recipes  organization  cooking  planning  menu  menu-planning  menu-plan-monday 
december 2008 by vielmetti
Only Collect « a historian’s craft
And the work is: Only Collect; that is to say, collect everything, indiscriminately. You’re five years old. Don’t presume too much to know what’s important and what isn’t. Photocopy journal articles, photograph archives; create bibliographies, buy books; make notes on every article or book you read, even if it’s just one line saying “Never read this again”; collect newspaper clippings and email them to yourself; collect quotes; save your ideas for future papers, future projects, future conferences, even if they seem wildly implausible now. Hoarding must become instinctual, it must be an uncontrollable, primal urge. And the higher, civilizing impulse that kicks in after the fact is organization, or librarianship. You must keep tabs on everything you collect, somehow; a system must be had, and the system must be idiot-proof. That is to say, you should be able to look back on it six months for now and not be completely stymied as to why you’ve organized things that way.
library  lifehacks  history  research  organization  inspiration  collecting  practice 
december 2008 by vielmetti
The Power of Writing Things Down | Dumb Little Man
One of my favorite tricks for improving many areas of my life is really simple: I write things down. This is a hugely powerful way to focus your attention, keep track of life, create a permanent record for the future, and much more.

If you think writing is a waste of time – read on for some great reasons to get in the habit of putting pen to paper on a regular basis.
lifehacks  productivity  writing 
november 2008 by vielmetti
Jott™ - Jott Links
jott has a number of built-in links to web services; think about what it would take to build one of these that would put a book on reserve from your phone to your local library, or to figure out what "jott to delicious" might be (?)
gtd  lifehacks  productivity  twitter  jott  reminder  webtools  rtm  mobile  todo:blog  todo  iphone  take-a-letter-maria-address-it-to-my-wife 
august 2008 by vielmetti
The Cornell Note-Taking System
Forty years ago, Walter Pauk (1989) developed what is known as the Cornell notetaking technique to help Cornell University students better organize their notes. Today, Pauk's notetaking technique is probably the most widely used system throughout the United States.

Pauk outlines six steps in the Cornell notetaking system:

Record
Reduce (or question)
Recite
Reflect
Review
Recapitulate
Sample
cornellnotes  todo:blog  todo  lawschool  1L  howto  gtd  lifehacks  productivity  research  writing  reference  organization  lifehacker  cornell  byu 
august 2008 by vielmetti
Scientists Find Blueberries Reverse Age Related Memory Deficits
“Impaired or failing memory as we get older is one of life’s major inconveniences. Scientists have known of the potential health benefits of diets rich in fresh fruits for a long time. Our previous work had suggested that flavonoid compounds had some kind of effect on memory, but until now we had not known the potential mechanisms to account for this,” stated Dr. Jeremy Spencer, a lecturer in Molecular Nutrition at the University of Reading, who headed the study.
lifehacks  foods  nutrition  alzheimers  news  health  science  memory  blueberry  blueberries  i-has-a-flavinoid  spencer  jeremy  university-of-reading 
august 2008 by vielmetti
Postful
Most of us know people who can't receive e-mail. For me, it's my grandparents. For others it's a friend in the hospital or in the military. We'd like to write, but between stamps, envelopes, printing, and mailing, it doesn't get done. With Postful, it's as easy as sending an e-mail. You can even create unique e-mail addresses for frequent contacts so that you don't have to type in their mailing address each time!
In business, you don't have time to deal with letters. We put a corporate mailroom in your e-mail client. Postful is smarter, faster and more cost-effective than stocking stamps, envelopes, and letterhead (not to mention wasting your time stuffing letters). Whether in the office or on the go, Postful will change the way you work.
postage-as-a-service  lifehacks  postcard  postful  productivity  marketing  letters  email  post  useful  postal 
august 2008 by vielmetti
Clutter: Celebrate Discardia Starting Today
Discardia is celebrated by getting rid of stuff and ideas you no longer need. It's about letting go, abdicating from obligation and guilt, being true to the self you are now. (dinah's holiday)
discardia  clutter  gtd  howto  5s  lifehacks  organization  via:metagrrrl 
march 2008 by vielmetti
C'mon, Get Happy? It's Easier Said Than Done. - washingtonpost.com
Harvard psychologist Daniel Gilbert has made it his life's work to understand why people not only make errors in predicting what will make them happy, but also why they make the same errors over and over again.
happiness  gilbert  prediction  lifehacks  mind  positivepsychology 
march 2008 by vielmetti
Workplace Experiments - (37signals)
we discussed how we could make 37signals one of the best places in the world to work, learn, and generally be happy.
happiness  lifehacks  management  productivity 
march 2008 by vielmetti
The Autumn of the Multitaskers
Neuroscience is confirming what we all suspect: Multitasking is dumbing us down and driving us crazy. One man’s odyssey through the nightmare of infinite connectivity
attention  2008  blog  culture  efficiency  lifehacks  organization  productivity  psychology  review  trends  web  work  gtd  thrash  multitasking 
february 2008 by vielmetti
Official Google Blog: The flow of information at the Googleplex
Although we did find strong correlations among professional and social contacts, these were substantially weaker than the correlations for micro-geography. (Or, "proximity is the killer app")
google  lifehacks  neogeography  microgeography  birds-of-a-feather  proximity  proximity. 
january 2008 by vielmetti
Mark Lyon's GMail Loader (GML) - Import Your Mail into GMail
infinite email demands infinite storage, here's one way to import more old stuff into Gmail.
google  gmail  lifehacks  osx  gmail-loader  gml  howto  google-apps 
december 2007 by vielmetti
Chest fridge (note delicious tags "basement" and "beer")
My chest fridge (Vestfrost freezer turned into a fridge) consumes about 0.1 kWh a day. It works only about 2 minutes per hour. At all other times it is perfectly quiet and consumes no power whatsoever. My wind/solar system batteries and power-sensing inve
design  electronics  energy  lifehacks  basement  beer  solar  solar-beer-fridge 
november 2007 by vielmetti
The Autumn of the Multitaskers
Neuroscience is confirming what we all suspect: Multitasking is dumbing us down and driving us crazy. One man’s odyssey through the nightmare of infinite connectivity
continuouspartialattention  gtd  lifehacks  multitasking  productivity  psychology  spark 
october 2007 by vielmetti
Grinn Blog: Add to Google Calendar by Talking Into Your Cell
We recently developed a new web application that allows you to call a number from your cellphone, say something like "Have insurance meeting with Bobby tomorrow at 3pm" and have a new event for exactly that added to your Google Calendar.
gcal  jott  mashup  voice  googlecalendar  lifehacks  howto  mobile  hacks 
october 2007 by vielmetti
Quitting the Paint Factory by Mark Slouka « adamantine
All of his thinking, moreover, would be marked by a “dread of slowness, pettiness, analysis, and detailed explanations. Love of speed, abbrevi­ation, and the summary. ‘Quick, give me the whole thing in two words!’“
slouka  sleep  thinking  abbreviation  summary  give-me-the-whole-thing-in-140-characters  productivity  toread  essay  *****  gtd  idleness  laziness  lifehacks 
october 2007 by vielmetti
gapingvoid: "cartoons drawn on the back of business cards": the sex & cash theory
As soon as you accept this, I mean really accept this, for some reason your career starts moving ahead faster. I don't know why this happens. It's the people who refuse to cleave their lives this way- who just want to start Day One by quitting their curre
lifehacks  career  balance  creativity  cash  its-all-about-the-hamiltons 
september 2007 by vielmetti
Vacuum - Edward Vielmetti in Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104: Buckminster Fuller on making money vs. making sense
you have to decide at the outset whether you are trying to make money or to make sense, as they are mutually exclusive.
lifehacks  buckminster-fuller  bucky-fuller  money  philosophy  invention  sensemaking 
september 2007 by vielmetti
Remember The Milk - Services / Remember The Milk for Twitter
You can interact with Remember The Milk via direct messages on Twitter. To add a task to your account, just send your rtm friend a direct message with the name of the task. You can also send one of the commands listed below to do more with your tasks.
rtm  gtd  howto  lifehacks  productivity  reference  twitter 
september 2007 by vielmetti
Lunch 2.0
to do: put the a2b3 lunch events on this calendar
lunch  lifehacks  meetup  startup  a2b3 
august 2007 by vielmetti
Using del.icio.us as a writing summarization tool (by Jeremy Zawodny)
It occurs to me that with a sufficient number of people bookmarking an article and selecting a short passage from it, I have a useful way to figure out what statement(s) most resonated with those readers (and possibly a much larger audience). It's almost
del.icio.us  delicious  lifehacks  writing  research  lazy-people-cut-and-paste 
august 2007 by vielmetti
Newbies Guide to Twitter : [chrisbrogan.com]
how to use twitter, or, how to write "i'm eating a bagel"
lifehacks  productivity  twitter  howto 
august 2007 by vielmetti
ITA Software: Trip Planner
your best bet for weird airfares (cheap too)
awesome  frugal  lifehacks  planning  air  airfare  airline  airlines  airport 
july 2007 by vielmetti
5 Powerful Hacks to Immediately Improve Your Presentations at Ririan Project
If you watch any presentations done by hugely successful speaker and marketer Seth Godin, you quickly notice how many of his slides are nothing more than a single image or word. These slides enhance the message he is trying to convey but they don’t stea
presentation  presentations  preso  lifehacks  hacks  howto  pointless-numbered-bullshit  keynote  advice 
june 2007 by vielmetti
Outcomes vs. Activity - Found+READ
In 2002, we were down to just four weeks of cash and about ten employees. It was during this most difficult period that we had little choice but to focus on absolutely the most critical element of corporate life support – cash flow from operations.
leadership  lifehacks  productivity  startup  gtd  advice  blog 
june 2007 by vielmetti
Everything TypePad: Go beyond blogging with TypePad Pages
But what about the parts of your site that don't fit into your blog? A detailed contact page listing all the ways someone can get in touch. What about a biography that explains just how you became such an expert on the topic you blog about?
lifehacks  typepad  just-like-wordpress-finally  blog  tools 
may 2007 by vielmetti
nocturne:nocturne [docs]
for when smash-8 gives you a fruit salad, here are nice cool night time colors. turn off the lights to compute.
via:43folders  quicksilver  display  productivity  graphics  lifehacks  screen  tiger  osx 
may 2007 by vielmetti
Simply Successful Secrets : Today is that Day
the ur-post for the "5 secrets of sucess meme". 1. postcards 2. walking 3. blog 4. bookmarks 5. ??? 6. PROFIT!1!!
lifehacks  marketing  success  motivation  daily 
may 2007 by vielmetti
AllFinancialMatters » Blog Archive » Get Yourself Organized GIVEAWAY!
Here’s the really cool part: I’m giving away a Life.doc binder to ONE lucky reader. To enter the drawing, simply leave a comment. The drawing is open to residents of the United States and Canada. I’ll randomly select a winner on Wednesday. GOOD LUCK
life.doc  organization  planning  gtd  free  giveaway  blog  personal-finance  lifehacks 
may 2007 by vielmetti
Organize Your Family with a Family Binder
the life.doc binder from Buttoned Up (available at Target) does exactly this
gtd  lifehacks  kids  organization  parenting 
april 2007 by vielmetti
"[My] Sanity Buttoned Up"* « Reveling in the Ordinary
This binder, made by Buttoned Up, Inc., contains eight sections: Emergency Plan, Family Basics, In Sickness & In Health, Insurance, Dollars & Sense, Legal Ease, Caregiver Information, and Home Sweet Home. It comes with a CD-rom that allows you to key in t
organization  parenthacks  lifehacks 
april 2007 by vielmetti
Cool Mom Picks: Making Even the Most Unorganized Mom Look Put Together
They've created simple tool kits for everything from moving homes to getting your life's essentials organized, all in one spiffy binder. The Life.doc binder in particular is great for new parents, helping you to gather your insurance information, emergenc
housekeeping  organization  parenthacks  lifehacks 
april 2007 by vielmetti
How can I Make my Offline Life Easier?
huge number of practical suggestions in the productivity and personal lifestyle approach, classic diggbait
advice  efficiency  hacks  howto  interesting  housekeeping  lifehacks  lifestyle  lofi  productivity  diggbait  tutorial 
april 2007 by vielmetti
Hard Disk Generator Version 1.0
creating a generator out of parts from discarded hard drives. quite a good supply of reusable materials buried in these things.
lifehacks  generator  power  energy  gadgets  diy  make 
april 2007 by vielmetti
Matt's Idea Blog: A key to continuous learning: Keep a decision log
Writing what you decide, including the reasons and expected outcome, strengthens the process of learning, and should ultimately teach you something about yourself.
decisions  gtd  learning  living  motivation  productivity  lifehacks  via:toddmundt 
april 2007 by vielmetti
MIAMI BUSINESS NETWORK BLOG: Blowing Off An Event Without Looking Like A Complete Loser
You planned on going, but 3 hours before, it occurs to you that you have a job and don't have the power or skill to prioritize your networking life.
lifehacks  networking  but-i-couldnt-get-a-babysitter 
april 2007 by vielmetti
David Seah : Surprise! You’re Already Here!
Insight #1: I work better if I document as I go. It is how I focus.
flow  productivity  lifehacks 
april 2007 by vielmetti
Hacking Twitter for Fun and Profit
from running a presidential campaign to hawking sandwiches, some suggestions
twitter  howto  socialmedia  mobilesocialmedia  lifehacks 
march 2007 by vielmetti
Going Bedouin | Coghead, Inc
Not every type of software business can easily "go Bedouin" and neo-Bedouinism need not be absolute. Companies that sell "enterprise application software", for example, seem to require significant infrastructure solely for the purpose of suitably impressi
bedouin  blog  business  collaboration  lifehacks  manifesto  office  technology  telecommuting 
march 2007 by vielmetti
JoelKotkin.com - The Myth of 'Superstar Cities'
The high-price trend is further exaggerated by the large concentrations of "trustafarians," or those with large amounts of inherited capital, in these areas.
architecture  bubble  cities  essay  geography  lifehacks  living  urban  urbanplanning  wsj  trustafarians 
february 2007 by vielmetti
In case you still don’t know “The Secret”… » Massage, Mind & Body
Here’s a cheat sheet for “The Secret” (the inspirational movie explaining the Universal Law of Attraction). Enjoy and spread the positivity! Thanks to Sylvia Brow for the forward.
family  health  howto  lifehacks  positive  attraction 
february 2007 by vielmetti
David Seah : The Printable CEO™ III: Emergent Task Timing
thanks for the link John. i've tried to use this without the philosophy behind it, but it does make more sense as an after the fact timer than a plan out the day one. what have I been doing?
via:jhritz  mindful  gtd  hacks  creativity  howto  innovation  kaizen  lifehacks  productivity  timer  timetracker 
february 2007 by vielmetti
Tapping the Power of Your Morning Routine : Yahoo! Finance
compare ceo morning routines vs. flylady morning routines. 1. coffee 2. email 3. ??? 4. PROFIT!!!
morning  routine  blogthis  gtd  lifehacks  lifestyle  productivity  via:linkorama 
february 2007 by vielmetti
Tastespotting
nice design for a food blog aggregating stories from all over
aggregator  cooking  design  feed  foodie  howto  lifehacks  photography  recipes 
february 2007 by vielmetti
A Head For Detail
"I'm a big fan of forgetting," says Frank Nack, a German computer scientist who published a critique of lifelogging experiments last winter. "It's how we make sense of life, how we interpret things.
lifehacks  memex  gtd  identity  augment  via:jazzmasterson 
january 2007 by vielmetti
Meeting Tip: Learning Names | Gurno.com
learning the names of new people at meetings by keeping maps
lifehacks  productivity  howto 
january 2007 by vielmetti
Remember names at meeting by making a map
This works for phone calls too - arrange people around the hands of a clock, tell them what "hour hand" they are on, and go around the room by number not name.
howto  lifehacks  productivity 
january 2007 by vielmetti
What Should I Read Next?
put in a book, get recommendations for more books. appears to be supported by amazon click-through sales, no sign of a library anywhere
recommendations  book  recommender  socialsoftware  library  lifehacks  superpatron 
december 2006 by vielmetti
Wesabe
someone needs to explain this to me in english, because I don't really quite get it yet
lifehacks  banking 
november 2006 by vielmetti
bulknews.typepad.com: 30boxes.pl: how I can end up living in the shell
shell interface to 30boxes calendar site. need this for google calendar
calendar  lifehacks  perl  unix  30boxes 
november 2006 by vielmetti
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