Department of Personal Efficiency

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Calendar checkmark macro

Some events require preparation. I made a Keyboard Maëstro macro that adds a checkmark next to an event’s name.

No toolbars on the Mac

Using keyboard shortcuts is much quicker than pointing and clicking. Therefore I eliminated toolbars wherever possible

Microtasks

When in a queue, instead of playing useless games, I complete microtasks. I have many notes full of tiny tasks, each one taking at most a minute to complete

Music on hold

Music on hold sucks. I am interested in reading an article or watching a video, but instead I have to pay attention to when the music ends and the operator starting babbling

Website code intact

The time has come for my website’s code to be cleaned up

Internet-free Sundays

From June to December 31, 2017, I had an experiment going on — internet-free Sundays. It worked just like it sounds

Contextual text in articles

Almost anything can be easily revealed about any internet user. Why not use it to give authors a powerful way to contextualise what people read?

Pen caps

Pen caps suck. You know that. But manufacturers don’t

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