17 Things You Should Stop Doing (1 Viewer)

[pete]

http://www.productivity501.com/2007/04/17_things_you_s.html

 

[Corey]

Who are these people. Is that him? All that time he's saving wont make him any prettier.

 

[pete]

Who are these people. Is that him? All that time he's saving wont make him any prettier.

i don't know. i just thought #17 was appropriate for here

 

[avernus]

i don't know. i just thought #17 was appropriate for here

because of the canadians?

 

[pete]

because of the canadians?

pretty much yeah

 

[Space]

I must sort an rss reader at some point.

 

[flashback]

There is nothing in there about Asian hookers and nose picking.

Sound.

 

[Space]

There is nothing in there about Asian hookers and nose picking.

Sound.

I find nose picking improves my productivity.

 

[krystal]

life hacks? I despair.

 

[Squiggle]

Woo Hoo!

I'm sorted for all 17 of those... of course I could write my own list.

1 Stop reading/posting on thumped.
2 ...

 

[flashback]

I find between the both of them, my immune system is a finely tuned machine.

 

[Space]

We've set up our house in Wales as a perfect environment for building a super strong immune system as unfortunately there's a severe lack of Thai hookers in North Wales.

 

[Squiggle]

2 was stop writing stupid and pointless lists... but that was making it a list.

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

We've set up our house in Wales as a perfect environment for building a super strong immune system as unfortunately there's a severe lack of Thai hookers in North Wales.

try www.mythaibride.com

oh shit,it actually works.ive said too much.later skaters.

 

[Lord Damian]

can't access it at work...what is this list? what does it have to do with canadians.

oh, you'll pay. you'll ALL pay.

 

[flashback]

All this stuff about cutting down on watching Littlest Hobo and shit.

I can stop whenever I want if I needed to.

 

[Space]

1. Manually Depositing a Paycheck -- That is what direct deposit is for. If you spend 15 minutes every two weeks dealing with depositing your paycheck that is 65 hours over the next 10 years. Put this time to better use.
2. Writing Checks for Bills -- That is what the bill pay service from your bank is for. Use this time for something worthwhile.
3. Partially Filling Up with Gas -- Yes it might go down 3 cents next week, but how much is your time really worth.
4. Looking for your Keys or Cellphone -- Always put them in the same place (hook by the door, etc).
5. Unpacking your Laptop Power Adaptor -- If you go from work to home with your laptop, get an extra adaptor for each work area so you don't have to unpack and crawl under the desk each time.
6. Check Multiple Email Boxes -- Get a program that will show you all your email in one place or filter by individual accounts. Apple Mail and several other products do this.
7. Watching Commercials -- Use Tivo to skip them. Use Netflix and just skip television all together. Buy the shows you want to watch off iTunes. If you had a friend who spent 20% to 30% of your time trying to sell you things you didn't really need, would you put up with it? (If you have a friend in network marketing, you may have already experienced this.)
8. Losing Telephone Numbers -- Your cell phone should sync with your computer. We are past the days where a phone only held 25 numbers. If someone calls, take the few seconds to record their name in your phone, so it will be transfered next time you sync your computer.
9. Commuting to College -- Take your classes online. Spend your commute time studying instead of driving.
10. Commuting Through Heavy Traffic -- Talk to your boss about working from home--even for just a few days a week. Shift your schedule to miss rush hour.
11. Dialing into Voice Mail -- Get your voicemail setup to send you messages as email attachments that way you only have to check one mailbox.
12. Backing Up to CDs or Disks -- Get an external hard drive. It will be fast enough that maybe you'll go ahead and backup more often. Plus if you do it right, you can create a working version of your entire computer on the hard drive. If you laptop is stolen you can start working from your last backup with all your programs and settings just as they were. (Here are some more tips about relying on technology.)
13. Visiting Lots of Blogs -- Use a news reader like Google Reader or NewsFire. Most people don't realize how much time they waste looking at the same sites over and over again to see if there is anything new. With a newsreader you'll know whenever something new is posted.
14. Removing Spyware -- Use a computer or web browser that doesn't get infected.
15. Wasting Time in the Car -- Subscribe to podcasts and get a connector for your MP3 player in your car. Spend your time learning instead of just sitting there driving.
16. Getting Lost in the Car -- If you spend a lot of time driving to unfamiliar areas, go ahead and invest in a GPS with routing capabilities. That way you can spend your time focusing on your work instead of honing your navigation skills.
17. Clubbing Baby Seals -- Just in case this applies to you, this would be a good thing to stop as well.

 

[Lord Damian]

a lot of words

cheers Moose.

us canadians love clubbing seals. in fact i have an appointment to do just that very thing in about 20 minutes.

 

[flashback]

Pfft. Yeah. Must remember not to club seals.

Seriously. Its primarily about The Littlest Hobo. And watching them too often. And having other songs on your iPod other than ::clef::Maybe tomorrow, I'll want to settle down. Until tomorrow, I'll just keep movin' on::clef::

That sort of thing.

 

[pete]

life hacks? I despair.

i'm totally addicted to lifehacker.com

have never actually done anything mentioned on it though