Open Loops 8/31/2010: Articles I Think Worth Passing Along
Posted on August 31, 2010 by LJ Earnest
Categories: Open Loops
Tuesdays are open loop at SimpleProductivity blog.
There’s too much information out there. The Simpler Life shares how to manage four of the worst offenders at “Digital Overwhelm: 4 Problems and How to Fix Them”
The web is a great reference tool. I often feel dissatisfied with the online dictionaries, though; either the tense of the word I’m after isn’t listed, or it’s part of paid content. Lifehacker talks about getting a definition from Google in “Google Just Became a Quicker Dictionary Search Tool”. For me, in Firefox, a complete new search becomes Ctrl+T, Ctrl+D, google define: and the word. Ta-da!
When simplification turns bad: simplification is behind many a bad day because our brain turns one bad incident into a throw-away day. From Lifehacker’s “The Science Behind “Having a Bad Day” (and How to Solve It)”
Getting a new perspective can make a world of difference. One way to see how much clutter you overlook is to film your house. Lifehacker talks about this in “Use a Camera to Help See Your Clutter Trouble Spots”
I’m a big fan of using nature sounds as a way to focus while I am working. Now there is a free online tool that allows you to save your mixes. Lifehacker reviews this, as well as giving two free tracks, at “NatureSoundsFor.me Makes Mixing and Sharing Relaxing Tracks Simple”
Photo by Flipped Out
If you enjoyed this post, please buy me a cup of coffee!
