Lately, after parking the car, I've been listening to half of the podcast in the car before going upstairs. It's one of those rare moments of peace in the day, especially after getting off the highway every day and just relaxing. This makes me understand why many people will not go upstairs until after they have parked their car and smoked a cigarette. There are actually a lot of such fragments of time, so how exactly do we use them? This Monday and Wednesday's share introduced quite a few good ideas.
Recap
What if you have five or six minutes on your hands and don't know how to spend it? We're likely to pull out our phones, swipe through Twitter and tweet, and Shawn Blanc has a different answer.
- If you use Day One, scroll through your Day One timeline and read previous journals.
- Browse through some old photos and memories.
- Open Day One (or your other diary) and record how you've spent your day so far.
- Write down 3 new ideas.
- Send a text to a friend or family member and tell them how amazing they are.
- Stand up and do some stretching/body work.
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Julis Evans lists her favorite blogs, and there are quite a few in there that we often recommend, such as Will Larson's blog.
- Andy Baio’s waxy.org
- Andy Wingo
- Bonnie Eiseman
- Camille Fournier
- Cathy O’Neil
- Chelsea Troy
- CSS Tricks
- Dan Luu
- All Things Linguistic
- James Mickens
- Jeff Fowler
- Jessie Frazelle
- Kamal Marhubi
- Kyle Kingsbury
- Lara Hogan
- Lindsey Kuper
- Marianne Bellotti
- Mark Dominus
- Mel Chua
- Monica Dinculescu
- Nadia Eghbal
- Nelson Elhage
- rachel by the bay
- Raph Levien
- Robert Heaton
- Safia Abdalla
- Amy Hoy & Alex Hillman’s Stacking the Bricks
- Sumana Harihareswara
- The Morning Paper
- Vicki Boykis’ Normcore Tech
- Will Larson
- without boats
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In this Monday's share, we recommend Shawn Blanc's advice -- how to pass five minutes with nothing to do Daily Productive Sharing 421 - 20220328. Today's share lists 100 little things that can make us more enjoyable, many of which can be done in exactly five minutes. For example.
Called an old friend out of the blue.
Thank a teacher who changed your life.
Keep a book in your bag to avoid the temptation to swipe your phone.
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With the recent recurrence of the epidemic in the country, many of you may be back in remote working mode, and Matthew Weeks gives a number of suggestions for optimizing remote working.
- When working remotely, asynchronous communication is critical.
- Communicate with your colleagues on a regular basis.
- Prioritize your relationships outside of work.
- Create a separate space for work.
- Walking before and after work.
- Establishment of a work schedule.
With regard to writing, there are some key lessons.
- Make writing friendly.
- Be tolerant of dissenting views.
- Whatever you think, say it
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Pareto's law, also known as the 80/20 rule or the power law, is a law we often encounter in life, such as 80% of the wealth being owned by 20% of the population and the remaining 20% being owned by the remaining 80%. Although it seems to be a law that we are familiar with, Ben Kuhn details how to understand it and how to optimize its output in our lives.
Because the long-tail distribution is not intuitive, people often make serious mistakes when trying to sample it.
- They didn't take enough samples
- They underestimate the possibility of a good outcome
- They find it difficult to judge whether their strategies are working, so they get very frustrated.
The most important point when sampling from a long-tail distribution is that obtaining a large number of samples can greatly improve the results.
One thing to remember in this case is to trust the process and not take individual failures as evidence that the overall process is bad.
A certain amount of optimization is worthwhile, but most people place too much emphasis on optimization and not enough on extracting more samples.
Ask others what, in their eyes, the outliers are of.
- The more samples you have, the more likely you are to find outliers.
- Know what to look for: try to figure out what a good outcome is possible, and that's when you know it's time to call it quits.
- Create a set of assessments that can identify candidates that are relevant to your concerns. Filter out "probably good" rather than "probably okay".
- Whenever possible, try to evaluate candidates as quickly as possible so you can iterate your sampling process more quickly.
- Don't get discouraged when you do the same thing over and over again and it doesn't work for the most part.
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Archive
Some might say it's all about the inward roll. Yeah, so what choice do we have as individuals when the big picture is deteriorating fast? Fortunately we can still vote with our feet.
The book of Egypt is the famous biblical story of the first people, led by Moses, who fled Egypt and ran to Israel through all the hardships. After reading many experiences shared by those who came before us, and looking back at my own experience, skilled immigrants have also gone through hardships, so in my opinion, this can be called our personal Exodus.
In a later series of articles, I will focus on sharing ideas and options that can be used for your benefit, incorporating some specific examples in between. But there are so many destination countries for immigrants that we can't cover them all, so this series of articles won't make it a goal to cover every single country. The ideas/programs that can be learned from must be similar, but as for the specific operation, you still need to explore on your own, taking into account your own situation and the situation of the destination country. After all, skilled migration is a path to self-reliance, and if you need someone else to help you prepare everything, then there is no need to choose the skilled migration path.
With this Exodus series, we hope to help more of you follow your dreams. After all, we've already stepped in quite a few potholes, so sharing these may help you step in a little less.
And finally, I hope you don't forget to share these with your friends.
Exodus 09 - How do I prepare for an interview with a large company?
Exodus 08 - How to Make a Passive Resume
Exodus 07 - How to prepare a concise resume
Exodus 06 - How to write a specific and easy to understand resume?
Exodus 05 - How to deal with feelings of powerlessness in the migration process
Exodus 04 - How to adjust your mind after coming out?
Exodus 03 - How do I find valid information?
Exodus 02 - How to efficiently search for overseas job opportunities?
Exodus 01 - How to create a positive mindset in immigration?
That's it for this week's collection of productivity dailies, and if you have any suggestions, feel free to leave a comment and let us know. To receive the most timely recommendations, subscribe to our channel, or pay to unlock more value-added content, and we'll see you next time.