Achieve your goals by doing less
Yep, sounds very counter-intuitive. As far back as I can remember, I’ve always thought that in order to succeed you had to be ambitious and work harder than anyone else. But lately, I’ve been discovering, after reading a number of great posts like this one that the problem is that you can be very ambitious [...]
Firefox Keyword Bookmarks
If you like having a number of bookmarks available to you, then how about using keyword bookmarks in Firefox?
Here’s how it looks:
With the use of favicons, its enough in most cases just to use just one letter, e.g. w for wikipedia. This gives you heaps more real estate to fit in your favourite bookmarks. Of [...]
Pomodoro Technique
The pomodoro technique is a time managed technique based on 25 minute time boxes with a 5 minute break. You can read all about it by visiting the web site and downloading the free ebook (PDF format). Its simple and very effective, particularly if you tend to procrastinate.
Focus on actually doing stuff with a timer
Try just doing short intervals of work, for example 20 minutes, spaced out with adequate breaks. Use a timer. Any timer will do, but if you want an online one, E.gg Timer does a good job.
I think too much effort is spent on being productive rather than just doing stuff. Once you know a task [...]